It took, for me, a long time to develop this idea of what to do on the radio. But from the beginning of my time in radio, I had pretty non-traditional tasks.
Interpretation
Ira Glass reflects on his unique journey in radio and the time it took to define his approach.
In this quote, Ira Glass discusses the evolution of his ideas and methods in the field of radio. He emphasizes that from his initial experiences, he was engaged in non-traditional tasks that shaped his perspective and creative style, indicating that the development of one's craft is often a gradual and individualized process.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a workshop on creative processes and the importance of non-traditional approaches.
At some point, all comics have to go out and be retail salesmen doing door-to-door. And this idea of somebody who totally knows their craft having to get up for free in front of a crowd to work out some stuff they're thinking in their head, still, after as much success as you can get, is really interesting.
I think good radio often uses the techniques of fiction: characters, scenes, a big urgent emotional question. And as in the best fiction, tone counts for a lot.
It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions.
It's hard to make something that's interesting. It's really, really hard. It's like a law of nature, a law of aerodynamics, that anything that's written or anything that's created wants to be mediocre. The natural state of all writing is mediocrity... So what it takes to make anything more than mediocre is such an act of will.
I wish that someone had said to me that it's normal to feel lost for a little while.
When I was a bad writer, I would consciously imitate other NPR writers who I thought were wonderful. I suppose that everyone's artistic practice is different. But I collaborate and sometimes don't agree at all with my collaborators' opinions. It forces you to understand why you don't agree with something: what's the fight you're picking.
Photographier: c'est mettre sur la meme ligne de mire la tete, l'oeil et le coeur.
Everything comes out in blues music: joy , pain , struggle . Blues is affirmation with absolute elegance.
In writing, I apply my feminine side and respect the mystery involved in creation.
When I am writing best, I really am lost in my world. I lose track of the outside world. I have a difficult time balancing between my real world and the artificial world.
If you're performing music that is not who you are or where you're at, it is painful. It's painful for the performer and for the audience.
What makes international cinema so interesting is that each territory has its own sensibility. When you look at an Indian or French film, there's a certain flavor. And even though the language is different, if the film is successful, it has something very common and understandable.
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