All I know is when I start getting serious about songwriting... it's like a playground. All responsibilities slip away and you're with your essence. There can be delight there and self-discovery. You can dance there... I think of it as my serious playground.
Interpretation
Songwriting is a joyful escape that fosters self-discovery.
Laura Nyro describes the transformative and liberating experience of songwriting, likening it to a playground where one can explore their true self without the burdens of responsibility. This creative space allows for both delight and profound self-discovery, making it a significant aspect of her life as an artist.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of creativity in education, I mentioned how songwriting can be a playground for self-expression.
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook, and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there.
A nation devoid of art and artists cannot have a full existence.
Many really good films allow us to empathize with other lives.
He believed that life, true life, was something that was stored in music. True life was kept safe in the lines of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin while you went out in the world and met the obligations required of you. Certainly he knew (though did not completely understand) that opera wasn't for everyone, but for everyone he hoped there was something. The records he cherished, the rare opportunities to see a live performance, those were the marks by which he gauged his ability to love.
I've always tried to make movies that pull the audience out of their seats... I want audiences to be transported.
Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good and bad teas, as we have good and bad paintings - generally the latter.
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