Quotes About Originality

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

With confidence, I think anyone can get a dress and make it their own. I don't think you should have it off the runway and wear it like they want you to wear it. You know, with their hair and makeup - their woman. I just think it's boring. You have to make it your own. That's what fashion is all about.

I'm not to be confused with Natasha Henstridge in 'Species,' where I just emerge out of the weird alien womb looking amazing. I really rely heavily on my black outfits and my gold chains to give me sort of a thing.

I don't think you can replaces great themes. But I think people do want to hear fresh arrangements of them. They don't want to hear them played the same way all the time.

I think when you're writing films that just come fresh out of your own imagination - I think probably anyone who's done that, there are certain themes or styles.

Films with fresh themes and able directors are a pleasure to associate yourself with.

Be yourself, be an individual - people are scared to be themselves.

I know my theories and findings are hard for you to accept because they are so original and extraordinary.

The artist discards all theories, both his own and those of others. He forgets everything when he is in front of his canvas.

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

Their films would probably be better if they'd seen a few more films, which runs counter to this idiotic theory that you run the risk of being influenced if you see too much.

That is why one day I said my game will be like the Pythagorean Theorem - hard to figure out. A lot of people really don't know the Pythagorean Theory. They don't make them like me anymore. They don't want to make them like that anymore.

Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for cheesemakers. I don't know anything about music theory. Every time I approach my guitar, it's like the first time. There's no craft in that.

If you sing beautifully about nothing, no one will listen. If you sing badly about great stuff, no one will listen. Ideas are everywhere, but my theory is that a writer doesn't just think of an idea: they perform them.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.

I didn't have the kind of budget to compete with the big studios, therefore I had to make my films more outlandish, more outrageous.

I don't like being compared to anyone or being in a class with someone. I'm a teen actress and therefore I'm competing against Hilary Duff. We're different people like everyone else.

There are very few people who are creative and imaginative. Therefore, fiction is difficult for people to embrace.

When I started writing it was kind of hard getting people to do my stuff. They' say they couldn't do my style.

I am who I am. I was never 'in,' as they say. Never.

Ten comics can say the same joke, and I'm the one who gets called a thief.

Often, I'm sitting opposite a client, and I'm thinking, 'How do I convince him to not copy the best-selling product out there?' And sometimes I don't know. Really, it's smarter to be a thief.

When people told me that 'Polladhavan' was a remake of 'Bicycle Thieves,' I wanted to laugh because comparing 'Polladhavan' to 'Bicycle Thieves' is a disgrace to the latter.

A writer is an artist. They're creating things out of thin air.