Creative Process Quotes

"Bad artists copy. Good artists steal. " "When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it." "My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot" "Critique by creating." "Yes, money is important. But it's all about the creative process" "The thing that kept me from being a writer was writers' block" "I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale" "I found that I had to find a way to protect myself because writing is a very vulnerable position." "All movies are alchemy and time is the crucible." "When you have a good script, you're almost in more trouble than if you have a terrible script" "As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process" "When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly, is hard to do." "I need to have a bit of distance from the way I personally feel about things in order to stay fresh as an actor" "My comedy is different every time I do it. I just throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks." "There'll always be serendipity involved in discovery." "And what is wonderful about movies is that once they’re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it’s what they see. That’s where my head is at." "I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them. " "The chief enemy of creativity is 'good' sense."