Quotes About Inspiration

'Mafiosa' was written by Veronica Russo. It's her first time making a film, and I'm really proud of her because this woman has a full-time job, and she decided one day, 'You know, I want to write a film, and I want to make it.'

I started my career as a novelist. 'Veronica Mars' was first imagined as a novel.

I was Versace's muse, I was Valentino's muse, I was Alaia's muse, Lancetti's muse, Calvin Klein's, Halston's. I could go on and on.

I know who the Versace woman is, because I wear the clothes myself.

I have been a muse to Mr. Saint-Laurent, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Versace.

I have been a fan of Versace for so long, watching people like Biggie, Puff, Jay-Z.

Of course you draw from yourself, but the artistic nourishment you want to get is be versatile, do something different, and I think I got a chance to do that in a lot of different ways.

I love Keira Knightley. She's had a really versatile career, which I really admire.

I am inspired by the work done by Vidya Balan and Priyanka Chopra. They are both versatile and extremely talented actors.

I always loved Hanks in 'Philadelphia' and 'Forrest Gump' and watching how versatile he was. That shaped my impression of what someone was able to do. Of course, everything De Niro came up with was always something I was taken by.

I'm versatile, so however the beat makes me go on it, that's just what it do.

I'm always thinking about Prince when I make my music and how genre-less he was and just how versatile and amazing he was on the stage. I'm so inspired by him.

While composing the music for 'Romeo,' I will be very versatile.

I have always been inspired by the versatility of both Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor.

Mrs. Thatcher was a powerful figure at the time I was a student in London. And I admire her versatility and strength.

You always want to be innovating and creating what's next. Versatility is also really important for a producer.

I want versatility, like J-Lo or Beyonce.

Gary Oldman is my TV hero. The incredible thing about Gary Oldman is his versatility.

Marlon Brando changed everything for actors. After him, everyone wanted to be Marlon. No one wanted to be a type: they all wanted to display versatility in every role.

People don't realize this, but throughout my career, I grew up patterning my game after Scottie Pippen's. I admire him for his versatility.

I watch a lot of British television so people like Olivia Coleman, Sheridan Smith and Jodie Comer continue to inspire me with their versatility and story telling in British television.

Each memorable verse of a true poet has two or three times the written content.

When I wrote 'Mushaboom', I was living in the second verse, but I suddenly found myself in the first.

Even writing verses from my first album, there were songs that I didn't use because I just felt that they weren't really for me. But I think that happens naturally when you write songs. You're in a different mood in every session. There's so many songs out there that could potentially be used by other artists.