Of all the wonders that the world had to offer, only art promised immortality.
Interpretation
Art is seen as a means to achieve immortality through lasting creative expression.
This quote by Sergei Diaghilev suggests that among all the extraordinary things in the world, it is through art that one can attain a form of immortality. The creations and influences of artists can endure long after they are gone, allowing them to live on through their work, captivating and inspiring future generations.
In practice
This quote can be used during an art exhibition opening to emphasize the enduring nature of artistic expression.
There's racist casting, and there is normal casting. Normal casting, to me, is a process that strives for representation and, in many cases, strives to simply portray the world as it actually is instead of as falsely non-inclusive. And sadly, sometimes that involves removing the whitewash that exists on history.
The painter... does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. He fits himself to the paint. The self is the servant who bears the paintbox and its inherited contents.
If I had not been successful as a director, then I'm sure I would still be telling stories. I would have continued on 16mm or found a different medium through which to tell them.
When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.
Art requires philosophy, just as philosophy requires art. Otherwise, what would become of beauty?
Gardeners (or just plain simple writers who write about the garden) always have something they like intensely and in particular, right at the moment you engage them in the reality of the borders they cultivate, the space in the garden they occupy at any moment, they like in particular this, or they like in particular that.
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