work over
Verb
Meaning
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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Honestly, I spend very little time thinking about past events, and I certainly don't have them ranked in any way. I look back and think that I have done a lot of good work over the years, but I am much more excited about what the future holds.
If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.
When I think of myself in those years, it seems to me that I was playing quite freely and fluently, tonally pure. But there is still have many years of hard work over the sound, rhythm and dynamics. Of course, most importantly, a deep comprehension of the inner content.
A leader is someone who steps back from the entire system and tries to build a more collaborative, more innovative system that will work over the long term.
It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at you own work over the years.
As for doing more dramatic work over comedy, I do whatever turns me on at the moment.