Can You Legally Copyright Your Own ''Definition'' Behind Any Particular Work Of Art?

Greetings once again everyone. I am aware of the fact that this isn't the first time I asked this sort of question but I made a costly mistake and was unable to correct it in time.

I posted a similar question a couple of weeks ago right here on yahoo answers.

Now, even though I received sufficient responses to my original post. The problem was that I failed to properly word the question beforehand and realized this all too late.

You see when I meant interpreting someone else work, I didn't literally mean to give the original work of art a ''re-imagining'' of sorts.

I simply meant giving the original work my own unique interpretation.

As in what is the original painting, story, film or any other work of art suppose to ''mean'' through metaphor's, symbolism, allegory and what have you.

Basically what said work of art is suppose to represent from my own individual perspective.

Since not two people are going to think exactly alike. I believe in protecting one's intellectual labor (as silly as it may seem).

I sincerely apologize for any kind of confusion this may have caused.

As always, thanks in advanced.

Happy Holidays!!!