For a long time I managed to think two things simultaneously, that I am actually a good playwright, and that the next time I write a play I will be revealed as someone who is no good at all.

  • -- Tom Stoppard 汤姆·斯托帕德

很长一段时间,我同时想到了两件事,一是我实际上是一个优秀的剧作家,二是下次我写剧本的时候,我就会被人认为是一个一无是处的人。

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There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really speeds up exponentially. With that, I think you start to put a lot of things into context; you start to see how huge the world is, and really, the universe.

当你意识到时间过得有多快,时间过得有多快,你的生命就会走到这一步。然后它就会成倍地加速。有了这些,我认为你开始把很多东西放到背景中;你开始看到世界有多大,真的,宇宙有多大。

But I'll tell you this, it started with my mother. I have to give her. God bless her and rest her soul. I had a good foundation at home, so when I was able to go off and do these things in baseball there was always support.

但我要告诉你,这始于我母亲。我必须给她。上帝保佑她,让她的灵魂安息。我在家里有一个很好的基础,所以当我能够在棒球场上做这些事情的时候,总会有人支持我。

All, all of a piece throughout; Thy chase had a beast in view; Thy wars brought nothing about; Thy lovers were all untrue. ’Tis well an old age is out, And time to begin a new.

所有的,所有的一片;你追赶的时候,见有野兽。你的战争没有带来任何结果;你的良人都不忠诚。老年已逝,是开始新生活的时候了。

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.

一幅好的画对我来说就像一个朋友。它陪伴着我,安慰着我,激励着我。

You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.

你不能以剧作家的身份谋生。你勉强过得去。