Stephen Fry Quotes Oscar Wilde

Stephen Fry Quotes Oscar Wilde on what it is to be an artist

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Education

Tags:

• stephen fry
• oscar wilde
• artist

[heartion]

"Wilde said If you want to be a grocer or a general or a politcian or a judge, you will invariably become it. That is your punishment. If you never know what you want to be, if you live what some might call the dynamic life but I will call the artisitic life -- if each day you are unsure of who you are and what you know -- you will never become anything and that is your reward."

For those that want to copy and paste. Because everything Fry says is the absolute balls.

[craxmen]

When's this interview from? Have you got the rest of it?

[snatchhog]

the mask

[simonsaintgilles]

What Wilde says is a bit different. It's from De Profundis. I really like Stephen Fry and what he says here but it would be a shame for people to quote his words as Wilde's. Basically what he's saying is that if you take on a mask you're condemned to wear it.

[BeerGogglesReviews]

It's true, every word.

I wanted to be a space man and a train driver.

Now half the time I'm spaced out, and the rest of the time I'm late.

[BanBanBananaMan]

@ajaggard Similar to Eddie Izzard's description of "the dog's bullocks." :D

[ajaggard]

@jag305 or for all those out there getting confused about heartion's comments:

"the absolute balls" = amazing

"absolute balls" = rubbish

so the "the" makes all the difference. besides, whatever stephen fry says is pure, indisputable gold anyways

[D3w10n]

@heartion balls? Good? Positive? Or... ?

[viridismonasteriense]

well, it doesn't feel like a reward...not yet anyway

[jag305]

@heartion 'Absolute balls' - is that a compliment or an insult? Just curious. I think it's a compliment, but I'm not sure...

[RBronan]

@heartion i think they are quite the same , whats the matter , he might have some changes in words same though , its the same.... you can say I LOVE YOU in any words but the thought is still the same duhhh,....