I'm presenting these two together since I think they offer a nice counterpoint to each other. The kind of total commitment Bukowski talks about can, in fact, lead to great art—but it can also lead to noisy rubbish and an early grave. “If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery--isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you'll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is.” ― Charles Bukowski, Factotum
"I've met actors where you think, 'if only you could just clean up your act and get it together, people would want to work with you.' Some people are so difficult, it's just not worth working with them." ― Sir Patrick Stewart
FYI Bukowsical, a musical based on the life of Charles Bukowski, opens at New Line Theatre on May 30th and runs through June 22nd.
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