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.”

When I sat with Jenny, she told me about her dedication to her creative process: “My daily life is almost a constant preparation for my life on stage.” But she also told me about her teaching process which is also a creative one. 

When I sat with Vadim in his home in Brooklyn, he told me that he has tried to find out what his personal calling was. It started for him with just noticing that music came easy. Listen to his inspiring journey into his art. 

When I sat with Jessica, she told me that she has always tried to perceive the relationship between the invisible and the visible, between the emotions of the people in the play and the emotions of the people who are watching it. She added: “The weird thing about being an actor is that all the characters are you.”

When I sat with Mary, she told me she tried to find her personal legend in music. Music has been a liberating experience for her that enabled her to play with stars like Pharell Williams. To just name one!

All his life, Joel have had a dream that he could make something that was invisible that would make everything around more beautiful. What a dream! 

When I sat with Charlotte, she told me that she has always tried to entertain herself. That drew her to writing and even performing on stage. She felt there was really something to explore about it. I asked her: what makes a good story? Listen to her answer. 

As an artist Amelie tries to stay as free as possible. But freedom comes with a scary feeling because it pushes her out of her comfort zone, in a kind of chaos where she is able to experiment new things and new projects.