When Nancy talks about music, she also talks about silence and life and joy. I learned a lot from her. Heres's a phrase she told me that I really like: "Listening is like not being afraid of the empty space, and building a trust that if you allow for the silence, for the empty space, then, something important will come to fill it. You will see all the treasures that are in there."

Ara is an Armenian-American musician. He is considered one of the top oud players in the world, his compositions have been recorded in thirteen different languages, which include the multi-platinum hit "Dinata" which was performed in the closing ceremonies of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

J'ai rencontré Emmanuel dans son bureau à New York où il est actuellement en mission. Il m'a parlé de sa passion pour l'espace public et la démocratie. Ce qui ne va pas sans friction, ni trouble. Comment faire circuler la parole dans des situations de crise ? "Quand une situation est bloquée, soit on en sort par la force (mais on reste dans l'immobilité), soit on créé du mouvement par le dialogue. C'est de l'Aïkido."

I sat with Francois at his place in New York filled with art. His parents were huge collectors whose collection is now visible at the Menil Foundation in Houston (TX). He told me about his taste and his view of what an eye for art is: "You can recognize quality in art even though you may not respond to it as something you personally like."

I sat with Valérie to better know her curating process. Objects can speak when they resonate. When she curates an exhibition, she tries to make them resonate with the larger audience.

I sat with Eileen. She told me that all her life she tried to figure out who she is. And that's where her creative process comes in: "As an artist I can explore myself through my creative process. I am present in my artwork, whereas in the graphic design it is my job to not be present. It is my job that the work that is communicating is the presence."

Claire is very concerned about, for many reasons, art is more or less accessible. "Art should be a democratic space. I am always thinking about how to make an artist's work accessible to people who might not know about art."

When you play an instrument, Nina told me, "you have to find your own sound". Same thing for the recorder. She added: "You have to play as if you are breathing life into a musical phrase.""

You have to push yourself out of your comfort zone to translate a language into another: "Finding a common place from which both sides can understand each other is always a challenge." Thinking of what Jeremy told me, I realized that creative people are all, in their own way, translators.

Pour Madeleine, le processus de l'écriture permet à l'écrivain d'être plus sensible à ce qui résonne en lui en le partageant : "Faire avec le lecteur un bout de chemin où on se rapproche au plus près de soi. Là où ça compte. Là où il faut une exigence d'honnêteté."