A few months ago, BSW (director) and I (writer/producer) were having a spirited philosophical conversation about the oil & water of art & commerce. That night, I dreamed this quote; I swear, it unspooled in my head just like this, and I grabbed my journal to scribble it down before it got lost in the ether:
"There may be room for compromise in commerce, but there can be no compromise when it comes to art. Artists accomplish the impossible: through words and images and sounds, we make dreams come true. We need to be left to our various processes -- they can't be manipulated or even understood -- they simply need a safe place for the miracle to manifest."
And, I might add, a commensurate cash flow.
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