Quotes About Inspiration

You look at who's actually created shows for FX that have succeeded, and there are a lot of first-time showrunners - Ryan Murphy, Denis Leary, Louis C.K., the 'It's Always Sunny' creators, Kurt Sutter, Joe Weisberg, Pamela Adlon, Donald Glover.

I can't conceive of cooking in a sunny place like Florida because my motivation comes from the changing seasons. That's why I decided to live in New York.

I've always worked with new directors. 'Pyar Koi Khel Nahin' with Sunny Deol, Anupam Kher's debut film 'Om Jai Jagdish,' and Niraj Vohra's 'Khiladi' were all first-time films.

My name means 'sunrise of life.'

My first place in Nashville was like 'Animal House.' The whole band lived under one roof, and most nights the jam sessions ended close to sunrise.

Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.

All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks.

I believe that looking at the sunset or the city's landscape helps me think.

Everything I do, whether it's producing or signing an artist, always starts with the songs. When I'm listening, I'm looking for a balance that you could see in anything. Whether it's a great painting or a building or a sunset.

Sunsets are absolutely amazing from the Space Station.

I'm continually inspired by nature, and the rainbow is one of nature's greatest optical phenomenons. The sighting of a rainbow never fails to bring a smile to people's faces. They signify optimism and positivity: with them comes the sunshine after the rain.

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.

My best actress of all time is Kate Winslet. I want to be just like her. 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is one of my favourite films.

'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.

I'm not the kind of writer that goes, 'I'm gonna write a song about sunshine,' or, 'I've just heard a phrase, so I'm gonna write that,' and then I write a song. I'll wait for inspiration to hit, and you can't depend on it.

You just have to work super hard, and if you have a passion, that's the most beautiful thing in life, and you just have to bust out and do it, baby!

Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.

My favorite super hero has always been Spiderman.

My father was a guitar player, and I was raised with a super high standard of what good guitar playing was.

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

I think I was super young when I decided I wanted to be in music and be a singer.

Growing up in Houston, the music scene is super boring.

When Curtis Mayfield made 'Super Fly,' he used the lyric to make a statement.

When I started producing, I was just making music under all different names. 'Black Afro.' 'Super Grandmaster.' 'Mister Bull.' Like, the most stupid, idiotic names. 'Afrojack' was one of those idiotic names.