The businessman says 'If I don't do it first, somebody else will.' The artist says 'If I don't do it first, nobody else will.'

  • -- LeRoy Neiman 雷若伊·尼曼

这位商人说,如果我不先做,其他人就会做。这位艺术家说:“如果我不先做,别人也不会。”

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I had the most reversed education possible. Every parent wants their son to be a businessman, respectable - me, it was the opposite. When I had an artist career my mum was like, 'Oh finally, I'm proud of you!'

我所受的教育完全相反。每个父母都希望自己的儿子成为一名受人尊敬的商人,而我的想法恰恰相反。当我从事艺术生涯时,我妈妈说:“哦,我终于为你骄傲了!”

I'm not gonna say that I hate it, because I really respect Usher and I was influenced by him. But so many people compare me to him, and I don't think it'll ever stop. I just want to be my own artist.

我不会说我讨厌它,因为我真的很尊重亚瑟,我受他的影响。但是很多人把我和他做比较,我认为这不会停止。我只想做我自己的艺术家。

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.

我讨厌演员和观众。一个作家应该在人群中,踢他们的小腿,或者为他们欢呼,给他们一些恶作剧或欢乐。

I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.

我的父亲是一位艺术家,我父母的朋友也主要是艺术家或作家,所以他把我的工作和他的例子联系起来。