I think of art as the highest level of creativity. To me it is one of the greatest sources of enjoyment.
The price of a work of art has nothing to do with what the work of art is can do or is worth on an existential alchemical level.
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.
When science art literature and philosophy are simply the manifestation of personality they are on a level where glorious and dazzling achievements are possible which can make a man's name live for thousands of years.
The creative act lasts but a brief moment a lightning instant of give-and-take just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.
Take the high road. No matter how much strife and consternation frustration and anger you might be confronted with - don't go to that level.
To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now.
It's amazing to me that people have any interest in such a low-level sex scandal. If I were sleeping with a congressman maybe but I'm a nobody and the people I'm writing about are nobodies.
The greatest thing about doing this movie was that Chris and I both were involved in folk music in the '60s. I had a group but I don't think it was at the same level as Chris because he's an amazing musician.
I studied voice for about two years with an amazing coach and I never rose above the level of mediocre.