好英语网2019年逝去的艺术家，以及他们留给世人的话
At their best, the artists who died this year could make us see the world in new ways — even as they made us laugh and cry. Here is a tribute to some of them, in their own words.
今年去世的艺术家，在他们最好的作品中，让我们得以用全新的方式看待这个世界——在让我们欢笑与哭泣的同时。我们在此向他们中的一些人致敬，用他们自己的语言。
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: CHRIS PIZZELLO/A-PIZZELLO VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS; VALENTIN FLAURAUD/EPA VIA SHUTTERSTOCK; FRED R. CONRAD/THE NEW YORK TIMES; LESLIE HASSLER/ASSOCIATED PRESS; DAMON WINTER/THE NEW YORK TIMES; BEBETO MATTHEWS/ASSOCIATED PRESS
“A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.”
“作家的生活和工作不是人类的礼物，而是必需品。”
— Toni Morrison
——托妮·莫里森(Toni Morrison)
Author, born 1931
作家，生于1931年
“Architecture is the very mirror of life. You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit of a place; they are the reflection of society.”
“建筑是生活的一面镜子。你只需要把目光投向建筑物，感受过去的存在、一个地方的精神，它们是社会的反映。”
— I.M. Pei
——贝聿铭(I.M. Pei)
Architect, born 1917
建筑师，生于1917年
“In my films I always wanted to make people see deeply. I don’t want to show things, but to give people the desire to see.”
“在我的电影中，我一直想让人们看到深入的内容。我不想展示事物，而是让人们渴望去看到。”
— Agnes Varda
——阿涅斯·瓦尔达(Agnes Varda)
Filmmaker, born 1928
电影制作人，生于1928年
“I felt like I belonged on a screen. I don’t know why. I guess because I related to the people up on that screen much more than the people around me.”
“我觉得我属于荧幕。我不知道为什么。我猜是因为我与荧幕上的人产生的共鸣远比与我周围的人更强。”
— Luke Perry
——卢克·派瑞(Luke Perry)
Actor, born 1966
演员，生于1966年
“Pigeonholes are for pigeons.”
“鸽舍是属于鸽子的。”（鸽舍[pigeonholes]一词有限制、束之高阁的意思——译注）
— Jessye Norman
——杰西·诺曼(Jessye Norman)
Opera singer, born 1945
歌剧演唱家，生于1945年
“It may be a waning art, the art of reading closely, lovingly, scrupulously with the excitement of seeing how the text will unfold.”
“这可能是一种衰落的艺术，仔细、钟情、谨慎地带着兴奋之情去发现文本将如何展开的阅读的艺术。”
— Harold Bloom
——哈罗德·布洛姆(Harold Bloom)
Literary critic, born 1930
文学评论家，生于1930年
“I believe that my dancing is the most eloquent testament that I shall leave.”
“我相信，在我离开时，我的舞蹈就是最动人的遗书。”
— Alicia Alonso
——阿莉西亚·阿隆索(Alicia Alonso)
Ballet dancer, born 1920
芭蕾舞蹈家，生于1920年
“There is never a question of what to paint, but only how to paint. The how of painting has always been the image — the end product.”
“画什么不重要，怎么画才是个问题。绘画的重点永远是图像——最终的作品。”
— Robert Ryman
罗伯特·雷曼(Robert Ryman)
Painter, born 1930
画家，生于1930年
“I cherish every mini-second of this life.”
“我珍惜生活中的每一微秒。”
— Juice WRLD
——朱斯·沃尔德(Juice WRLD)
Rapper, born 1998
饶舌歌手，生于1998年
“I really don’t spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future.”
“我真不会花时间思考过去。我思考未来。”
— Hal Prince
——哈尔·普林斯(Hal Prince)
Theater producer and director, born 1928
舞台剧制作人、导演，生于1928年
“I write these lyrics, and sometimes I read them afterwards on the album sleeve and think to myself, ‘God, what an attitude!’”
“我写这些歌词，有时我后来在专辑封面上读到它们，然后自己想，‘上帝啊，这么有态度！’”
— Ric Ocasek
——里克·奥卡西克(Ric Ocasek)
Singer, guitarist and songwriter, born 1944
歌手、吉他手和词曲作者，生于1944年
“Different films resonate with viewers for different reasons, but the common thread seems to be that my films are uplifting.”
“不同的电影因为不同的原因引发观众的共鸣，但共同点似乎是，我的电影是令人振奋的。”
— Doris Day
——多丽丝·戴(Doris Day)
Actress, born 1922
演员，生于1922年
When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
“当它结束时，我想说：我的一生是一个嫁给惊喜的新娘。我是新郎，将世界带入我的怀抱。”
— Mary Oliver, “When Death Comes”
——玛丽·奥利弗(Mary Oliver)，《当死亡来临时》(When Death Comes)
Poet, born 1935
诗人，生于1935年
“The job of a drummer is to make the singer or guitarist sound really good. So it’s all about listening, and it’s all about improvising, responding to what’s going on around you.”
“鼓手的工作是让主唱或吉他手的声音真正棒起来。所以重要的是聆听，是即兴创作，对你周围发生的事情做出反应。”
— Ginger Baker
——金格·贝克(Ginger Baker)
Drummer, born 1939
鼓手，生于1939年
“How many actresses receive a call at 50 to play an overdressed black bitch on an international hit show like ‘Dynasty?’”
“有多少女演员会在50岁的时候接到电话，让她在《豪门恩怨》(Dynasty)这样的国际热门电视剧中扮演一个穿着夸张的黑婊子？”
— Diahann Carroll
——黛汉恩·卡罗尔(Diahann Carroll)
Actress, born 1935
演员，生于1935年
“The desire to reach for the sky runs very deep in the human psyche.”
“触摸天空的渴望在人类的心灵中深深扎根。”
— Cesar Pelli
——西萨·佩里(Cesar Pelli)
Architect, born 1926
建筑师，生于1926年
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.”
“这是一个多么漫长而奇异的旅程啊。”
— Robert Hunter, “Truckin’,” the Grateful Dead
——罗伯特·亨特(Robert Hunter)，感恩至死(Grateful Dead)乐队的《Truckin’》
Lyricist, born 1941
词作者，生于1941年
“We had the right to vote as American citizens. We didn’t have to be granted it by some bunch of guys.”
“我们有权以美国公民的身份投票。我们不需要被一群男人授予权利。”
— Cokie Roberts
——科基·罗伯茨(Cokie Roberts)
Journalist, born 1943
记者，生于1943年
“I have thought of myself as a star since I was about 15.”
“我从大概15岁的时候就把自己视为明星了。”
— Mable Lee
——梅布尔·李(Mable Lee)
Tap dancer, born 1921
踢踏舞者，生于1921年
“The cinema saved me from being a delinquent.”
“电影救了我，让我没成为一个流氓。”
— John Singleton
——约翰·辛格顿(John Singleton)
Filmmaker, born 1968
电影制作人，生于1968年
“I am not a decorator. The only place I decorate is my own house.”
“我不是一个装饰者。我装饰的唯一一个地方就是我自己的房子。”
— Florence Knoll Bassett
——弗洛朗斯·诺尔·巴塞特(Florence Knoll Bassett)
Designer, born 1917
设计师，生于1917年
“Let the other guys do the crybaby stuff. Go for the laughs.”
“让别人去做爱哭鬼做的事吧。追求点值得一笑的事。”
— Rip Torn
——雷普·汤恩(Rip Torn)
Actor, born 1931
演员，生于1931年
“I’m having an affair with dance, and it’s the best thing I ever could have done. It’s like water to a duck; it’s natural.”
“我和舞蹈有段恋情，这是我做过的最棒的事。就像水之于鸭子，是很自然的事。”
— Mel A. Tomlinson
——梅尔·A·汤姆林森(Mel A. Tomlinson)
Ballet dancer, born 1954
芭蕾舞者，生于1954年
“You know, if you’re lucky enough to have two smash hit shows, the traffic of the world goes through your dressing room.”
“你知道的，如果你足够幸运，出演了两部热门电影，那全世界的车流都会穿过你的更衣室。”
— Carol Channing
——卡罗尔·钱宁(Carol Channing)
Actress, born 1921
演员，生于1921年
“My films are the celebration of reality, of life, of my friends, of actual daily life that passes and is gone tomorrow.”
“我的电影是对现实、生活、我的朋友，以及过去和未来的真实日常生活的庆祝。”
— Jonas Mekas
——乔纳斯·梅卡斯(Jonas Mekas)
Filmmaker, born 1922
电影制作人，生于1922年
“I have always believed that opera is a planet where the muses work together, join hands and celebrate all the arts.”
“我一直认为歌剧是一个行星，各种灵感在那里相互协作、携手颂扬所有的艺术。”
— Franco Zeffirelli
——佛朗哥·泽菲雷里(Franco Zeffirelli)
Opera and film director, born 1923
歌剧和电影导演，生于1923年
“Rhoda, like most of us, was a victorious loser.”
“罗达，就像我们大多数人一样，是一个胜利的失败者。”
— Valerie Harper
——瓦莱丽·哈勃(Valerie Harper)
Actress, born 1939
演员，生于1939年
“In many instances I am reminding actors of things that they knew but had forgotten, and in other instances I am asking them to forget that they have learned beforehand if it is obstructing a way forward.”
“很多时候，我提醒演员们那些他们知道、但是忘了的事；而在其他时候，我要求他们忘记他们此前了解到的事，如果那些事阻碍了前进的道路的话。”
— Jonathan Miller
——乔纳森·米勒(Jonathan Miller)
Theater and opera director, born 1934
舞台剧和歌剧导演，生于1934年
“Jazz to me is a lifelong quest, because you never finish searching for that high you can reach when everything’s clickin’ and the audience is right there with you.”
“对我而言，爵士乐是一项终生的追求，因为当所有东西响起来，而听众就在你身边时，你永远都无法完成对可以达到之高度的追寻。”
— Clora Bryant
——克劳拉·布莱恩特(Clora Bryant)
Musician, born 1927
音乐家，生于1927年
“I don’t feature myself as being the head man. I would much rather stand in the background and make small, funny things go than be up at the head of the class.”
“我不把自己视为头领。我宁愿站在背景里做些有趣的小事，也不愿意站在前面。”
— Tim Conway
——蒂姆·康维(Tim Conway)
Comedian, born 1933
喜剧演员，生于1933年
“I don’t think any musician plays anything that is new. Everything musical has been played.”
“我不认为任何音乐家演奏的任何东西是新的。一切音乐都被演奏过了。”
— Dr. John
——约翰博士(Dr. John)
Musician, born 1941
音乐家，生于1941年
“I like to write for the so-called pedestrian people.”
“我喜欢写那些所谓的路人。”
— C.Y. Lee
——黎锦扬(C.Y. Lee)
Author, born 1915
作家，生于1915年
“You have to judge a director by his very best work, and then get it out of him.”
“你必须通过一个导演最好的作品来评判他，然后再把那部作品从他身上抽离出来。”
— Robert Evans
——罗伯特·埃文斯(Robert Evans)
Film producer, born 1930
电影制片人，生于1930年
“You no longer have to do just Broadway shows, or movies, or conduct — you can do any or all of them.”
“你不再只能做百老汇剧、或电影、或指挥；你可以做其中任何一个，或者全部。”
— André Previn
——安德烈·普列文(André Previn)
Musician, born 1929
音乐家，生于1929年
“I never thought I was shocking. I say this all the time and it sounds disingenuous, but I always thought: ‘This is something they need. My culture is going to recognize it’s missing something.’”
“我从不觉得我会感到震惊。我一直这么说，这听起来很虚伪，但我一直想：‘这是他们需要的。我的文化将认识到，它缺少某些东西。’”
— Carolee Schneemann
——卡洛莉·史尼曼(Carolee Schneemann)
Performance artist, born 1939
表演艺术家，生于1939年
“I’ll never be able to explain why these vibrating frequencies have the power to transport us to levels of consciousness that defy words — I simply accept the fact that music has this miraculous power for me and for myriad other people I have known.”
“我永远无法解释，为什么这些振动的频率拥有将我们带到无法用言语描述的意识水平的能量——我只是接受这个事实，音乐对我和我认识的其他许多人来说，具有如此神奇的力量。”
— Christopher Rouse
——克里斯托弗·劳瑟(Christopher Rouse)
Composer, born 1949
作曲家，生于1949年
“Every person can look back on their life and see a great opera.”
“每个人都可以回顾自己的生活，看到一出精彩的歌剧。”
— John Giorno
——约翰·焦尔诺(John Giorno)
Poet, born 1936
诗人，生于1936年