Quotes About Innovation

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

Perpetual modernness is the measure of merit, in every work of art; since the author of it was not misled by anything short- livedor local, but abode by real and abiding traits.

The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.

When Lord Kelvin was in this country [U.S.], he said that nothing interested him so much as Mr. Hewitt's work and his vacuum lamp.

For scientists, growing cells took so much work that they couldn't get much research done. So the selling of cells was really just for the sake of science, and there weren't a lot of profits.

Ultimately I want to be able to create whatever I want whenever I want. And if that doesn't work, I don't mind just doing weird plays.

I don't think about, "How does this song that has more of an electronic mix prefix to a song that has a full orchestra next to a song that has other things?" I just work on it as-needed.

This is very much part of my style, I work a lot on the back ­- I love the back of clothes for men. I love even T-shirts printed behind. I think, "Why do you want to show only the front?"

If you do something for fun and create the best possible product, then the profit will come.

We've got an engaging, edgy, vibrant, fun product, ... It may or may not work, but we're going to give it our best shot.

I was a great admirer of George Lucas' work.

I enjoy doing digital work. I enjoy sculpting digitally. I've had my digital sculptures on covers of the top digital magazines.

I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.

When you're in the studio, you've got a narrative for what goes on, you might switch on a bit of gear and it might not work as you intended or come out a bit wrong, and you try and exploit it.

When you work on a computer in the studio, it's almost like fossilizing on the spot, you know, the idea of getting solidified on the spot, like a snowflake might create branches by accumulation.

I've always said my biggest influence is my, just, the last work I did, the last piece I made.

When somebody would come in with a sketch that was not so good, you figured out in a room how to make that sketch work.

Someday a political genius will come along and make the Senate work.

Merely transferring the content of existing newspapers online and expecting payment won't work because they are two separate business concepts.

It is usually a mistake to reject something merely because it has been tried before and didn't work.

It's okay to be kind of looking for what you want and trying out all kinds of different ideas and different course work, etc.

It's when you've stopped writing and are doing other things, especially when you're asleep, that the real work is done.

The real artist's work is a surprise to himself.

Business and leadership is about the future. What worked five years ago is unlikely to work tomorrow.