Parenting Perspectives in TÁR
Olga Metkina:
You have a child?
Lydia Tár:
Yes.
Olga Metkina:
I will never do that!
Lydia Tár:
Pets are best for some people.
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The Essence of Love in Music
Lydia Tár: [Referring to Mahler's Adagietto Symphony 5]
And this piece was not born into aching tragedy. It was born into young love.
Adam Gopnik:
And so you chose...
Lydia Tár:
Love.
Adam Gopnik:
Right, but precisely how long?
Lydia Tár:
Well, seven minutes!
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Conflict Between Max and Lydia Tár
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Crocodiles in Unexpected Places
Lydia Tár:
Is there something wrong with the water?
Cirio:
No. There are crocodiles.
Lydia Tár:
Oh. I didn't think they'd be this far inland.
Cirio: [[Marlon Brando]
They escaped from a ] movie.
Lydia Tár:
Wow. That was a long time ago.
Cirio:
They survived.
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Avoiding Unwanted Conversations with Similar Individuals
Eliot Kaplan:
The last thing I need is to be buttonholed in here by someone exactly like me.
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The Importance of Listener Engagement in Questions
Lydia Tár:
It is always the question that involves the listener, never the answer.
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Claiming Ownership in Creative Spaces
Lydia Tár:
It's my score! You fucking, little nothing!
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Embrace Individuality Over Conformity
Lydia Tár:
There's no glory for a robot, Eliot. Do your own thing!
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The Complexity of Artistic Evaluation
Lydia Tár:
The problem with enrolling yourself as an ultrasonic epistemic dissident is that if Bach's talent can be reduced to his gender, birth country, religion, sexuality, and so on, then so can yours. Now, some day, Max, when you go out into the world, and you guest conduct for a major or minor orchestra, you may notice that the players have more than light bulbs and music on their stands. They will also have been handed rating sheets - the purpose of which is to rate you. Now, what kind of criteria would you hope that they use to do this? Your score reading and stick technique, or something else?
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The Cost of Artistic Authenticity
Lydia Tár:
You want to dance the mask, you must service the composer. You gotta sublimate yourself, your ego, and, yes, your identity. You must, in fact, stand in front of the public and God and obliterate yourself.
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The Dangers of Overreacting to Differences
Lydia Tár:
Don't be so eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to the most boring kind of conformity.
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