Quotes About Originality

Every second or third day I'm getting calls from people with new projects, asking me to listen to stories. But I don't want to do just any other project. There should be some zing to it; something new.

Most musicians make the same record every time, and that's fine. But the people I respected when I was growing up, like Jeff Beck - they weren't afraid to try something new.

What I feel like science fiction fans respond to is just people trying to hit them with something new, something they haven't seen. And if you do that you'll be okay.

We didn't want to just be a cover group, we wanted to do our music, to be a band. Once we were able to do it, it was a little scary, but it was also something inspiring - something new, fresh for us to get into. It was amazing to see the reaction of our fans.

Personally, I like narrating stories that revolve around something new. I'd find it very boring otherwise.

It's difficult, very difficult to create something new every time in this space of horror and scare people every time.

Sometimes a crazy idea can make something special.

There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play.

When I direct - everything I've directed has had improv in it, because I think there's something special in a performance the first time it's said out loud that's hard to recreate.

Sometimes it's flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.

As an artist, you're always somewhat obscure. We're not talking Hollywood.

I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique.

I grew up a 'Ginger,' and I liked having a somewhat unique name.

I was never so directly inspired by fashion. It always came from somewhere else.

I don't think a song should be put in a category.

If I'm inspired to make a certain kind of song, I'm going to make that kind of song, no matter if it's what they know me as or think I am.

When you hear me, you know it's me, regardless of the song.

One of the most amazing things about 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' is that every song is an original. There are no covers. I think 'Glee' had to deal with forcing covers into their plotlines. That can be difficult to pull off.

When I sing, I try to make the song my own and sing it my way because, in my mind, I am not following any school of thought. I just make myself free.

In future also, we would like to back films that can be considered slightly risky since they don't have song and dance.

It's not enough to play the old songs; that feels like being your own covers band or something. It's a big release to do new stuff.

My friends started making music, and then I started making covers because I was like, 'I don't have anything to write, but I like music.' So I would just cover Frank Ocean songs.

I got a lot of experience for my age. Some artists might take a line or two from a bunch of songs and snip it together and make something, but everything I say I do.

Everyone is trying to make these huge songs; I just make things that I want to listen to. Music that I will be comfortable listening to 10 years from now, that's my only thing.