Creative Process Quotes

"Bad artists copy. Good artists steal. " "When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it." "As a director, it is important to understand the actor's process" "When I was a screenwriter, I was doing the work so that I could keep making a living. I wasn't really thinking, I want to be remembered for writing this movie" "Any relationship I've ever been in, any heartbreak, has been used by one incredible writer to write a new thing about terrorizing me and who I am" "I’ve always been interested in the concept that every film is a puzzle to be solved" "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" "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." "My curiosity sustains me for the period of the shoot" "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. "