Quotes About Originality

Men of genius are far more abundant than is supposed. In fact, to appreciate thoroughly the work of what we call genius, is to possess all the genius by which the work was produced.

I will work in my own way, according to the light that is in me.

The lucky few who can be involved in creative work of any sort will be the true elite of mankind, for they alone will do more than serve a machine.

I've been inspired by people's work, but I never grew up with posters on my bedroom wall or obsessed with one person.

As an artist, as an actor, as a writer, you have to use what's personal to you. You have to be personal about your work; otherwise, it doesn't ring true.

So there is a personal sense of style for a given work - I don't like a general style, but every work has its own style, and I want to create a style for every work.

It is impossible to think of a man of any actual force and originality, universally recognized as having those qualities, who spent his whole life appraising and describing the work of other men.

My job as an actress is to make things work and come up with reasons of my own and not just fill in the blanks for anybody else, you know what I mean?

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

You don't need to be flamboyant in your life to be flamboyant in your work.

Assuming roles is something that simply won't work for me, since I don't have a style. None at all.

When its comes to music and books 'OK' is not good enough. We need creative work that floors us! That we can't believe the beauty and brains and style and cool of. 'OK' can kiss my arse.

The very basis of creative work is irreverence! The very basis of creative work is bold experimentation. There has never been a creator of lasting importance who has not also been an innovator.

You are an artist. What work of art will you leave behind?

The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed.

Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands.

I don't work from drawings. I don't make sketches and drawings and color sketches into a final painting.

If you don't interfere with me, I'll always do something really good.

Copy nature and you infringe on the work of our Lord. Interpret nature and you are an artist.

Our best work can't possibly appeal to the average masses, only our average work can. Finding the humility to happily walk away from those that don't get it unlocks our ability to do great work.

Creative work is incredibly difficult, and that is where the tests lie.

My best piece of advice I could give to all of the women and girls is really to honor and love your own uniqueness and to celebrate that and to really work hard not to try to be something you're not.

The artist has only to remain true to his dream and it will possess his work in such a manner that it will resemble the work of no other man.

I've noticed it a lot. I'm not someone who revises. It's always the first movement, it's that. It's an instinct. Either it works straight away, or it won't ever work.