A Quote by James Arthur
In my case, performance is part of the medium. Sometimes I feel that it's my main medium, and that the presentation of my poems on the page is secondary.
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The only place where you can really surprise or shock the reader, or make someone laugh, is on the lower righthand corner - the very last panel - so as you turn the page, the payoff is in the upper lefthand panel. To pace every story so that there's a setup and a payoff at the page turn was a huge challenge; it's a part of the medium and you really have to learn what can be done in the medium.
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For me it's always been about the stories, not what medium. The medium is secondary to the stories.
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They say that theater is the actor's medium, television is the writer's medium and film is the director's medium, and it's really true.
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