Quotes About Artistic

I think I'm a director that is very easily misunderstood.

My No. 1 artistic inspiration in theater is Brian Stokes Mitchell.

I don't understand business minds. I consider myself an artist, and they just really don't mix.

Some of the songs I've made, I'm really disappointed in how I mixed them.

All my movies are difficult to classify because they are very eclectic in mixing genres.

I model irregular clothing.

Modeling is exciting, but I certainly felt frustrated that I couldn't speak out or express myself. I always wanted to express my desires in some other medium.

I was acting before I was modelling, when I was very young, doing the Edinburgh Festival and that sort of stuff.

All the adults in my family were actors, so there wasn't much else in terms of role models. I fell in love with that world, being backstage at the theatre.

The modern composer builds upon the foundation of truth.

I got the Mr. Incredible mold - the 3D, you know - it's cool.

My films are the expression of momentary desires. I follow my instincts, but in a disciplined way.

To me, writing is much freer than dancing. With writing, you could do it whenever you wanted. You didn't have to do little exercises and stay in shape. You could have great moments of inspiration that advanced the story. In dance, unless you're going to choreograph things yourself, you're at the service of someone else.

We always started these albums as making demos, that went right on until Scary Monsters.

I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it got to be less and less that stuff and more about trying to be everywhere and not being able to do one thing very enjoyably.

I often write songs, and when I do, I usually write quite a few of them. I really have to be in the mood.

One thing that the audience, and perhaps critics, aren't aware of is that, especially in a film like 'Moonlight,' you always shoot a lot more footage than makes the cut of the film.

It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question.

If you're a female and you get asked by someone who shoots the most beautiful female scenes to be in their film, it's kind of exciting.

I liked film-making, but the most difficult thing was the editing. I found it tormentingly difficult.

As far as I'm concerned, freedom is the most important thing to creativity. You should feel free to write in whatever way, whatever language, feels comfortable to you.

Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.

I don't think that Slaughterhouse-Five was successful movie material. In fact, Vonnegut's books mostly I don't feel are movie material.

To just tell a story from beginning, middle and end doesn't motivate me that much.