tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963295719686288946.post4974172896029191782..comments2016-02-16T09:49:58.812-08:00Comments on On The Edge: AuditioningEileen Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576441035431752895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963295719686288946.post-20521517043549458642013-03-18T13:10:31.759-07:002013-03-18T13:10:31.759-07:00Why, thank you, Travis. I agree that an artist can...Why, thank you, Travis. I agree that an artist cannot separate his/her life from their calling. Each informs the other. Good to hear about Goethe and Bataille being prolific in their sixties. It gives a fifty-something hope. As for words living on throughout history, yes, a writer has an edge there. Of course film actors have made history as well. But there are stories passed down through the ages about unforgettable theatrical portrayals, the stuff of legends. I believe an actor's performance, and the play as a whole, live on in the hearts and minds of audiences, hopefully changing the way they look at life in the bargain.Eileen Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576441035431752895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6963295719686288946.post-8980891258485215802013-03-18T11:51:54.005-07:002013-03-18T11:51:54.005-07:00It's more than a compulsion, but, as you adequ...It's more than a compulsion, but, as you adequately put it, a necessity. Artwork is a life project, and cannot manifest any other way. The opus' of men like Goethe and Bataille came in their 60's, not to mention countless others. You may never be seen on the red carpet, but that doesn't mean you won't be an acclaimed writer, whose words, I would humbly add, will live far longer into history than those utterances of any actor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574903049688883561noreply@blogger.com