Quotes About Inspiration

Music is essentially an emotional language, so you want to feel something from the relationships and build music based on those feelings.

I essentially write for myself.

That's what the 'Doctor' is about, essentially - having that energy that you just can't understand.

It's really cool to come from nothing and essentially be a nobody and make yourself somebody.

Sometimes I can really agonize over a creative project and forget that it's essentially professional play, you know?

I want to work on projects that I can connect with and those that establish a connectivity with the audience too.

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

Like a lot of the guys that I looked up to in the business, I wanted to travel the world and establish myself.

Every player has their own story, but I always thought of playing on my estate with dreams of what I might be able to achieve.

I still believe that the best art - be it music, comedy, painting, etc. - is the art that hasn't been asked for, or is expected.

When it comes to work ethics and business, I look up to Aziz Ansari. He's got everything together on his own terms. He does stand-up, comes out with books, and has his own show.

My ethos is musical freedom: to create whatever I want.

With each song, I'm trying to go after that feeling of elation, of euphoria. It's not the only feeling in the world; it's just the one I thought I should try to focus on and find the most effective way of getting there.

I'm really drawn to European films.

My favorite film is 'All About Eve'.

I don't know if I would be doing what I do without 'Eve's Bayou,' and I don't know if I would have the career that I have without working on 'Eve's Bayou.' The love for what I do, I found it in that project.

'Eve's Daughter' - that's like, 'Make way, women are cool.' I feel like it's my responsibility to try and do at least a little bit for my own daughter.

Killing Eve' was kind of the road for me as an art person, where you have this opportunity to work with so many different writers, so many different directors, and so many actors at the same time.

It helps, especially in college, and even now; having good playmakers around you.

I get up in the morning, get to the office, and write until about six o'clock in the evening.

Music is a spiritual event and a means to realize freedom.

For me, a show is an event - something we work toward that focuses an idea.

Eventually you get to this point where you understand what you want to do and get across and sound like.

Every author has to eventually write a food book.