Quotes About Artistry

With photography, I always think that it's not good enough.

I don't need the money I generate from photography to support myself.

Actually, when I first started dabbling in photography, I was still working for my parents as a salesman.

I never tried to revolutionise photography; I just do what I do and keep my fingers crossed that people will like it.

My directors of photography light my films, but the colours of the sets, furnishings, clothes, hairstyles - that's me. Everything that's in front of the camera, I bring you.

My studio, nicknamed 'Funny Farm,' is in a hidden location. It's very private. Not only do I create my photography there, but it is also where I write my books and create music.

Using the correct apps can completely change how your photos look. It's really exciting because once you've already taken a good photo, it can become 10 times better if you use the right combination of apps. My favorites are VSCO Cam, Afterlight, Facetune and SKRWT.

I'm always taking behind-the-scenes photos and stuff.

Music is a lens through which to see who we are. Every phrase of every piece of music is trying to tell a story.

I just make up lyrics off the top of my head. A lot of times, there's a phrase I really like, and I kind of build the song around that.

I'm definitely influenced by the music. We dance to music, and you have to listen to it and phrase your dancing and movement in a certain way to compliment the music. We have to work hand in hand, the dancer and the music.

The more songs I've written, the more I've grown interested in telling a story. When I first began, I had this list of opaque phrases where you can make of it what you want.

You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas... when you actually do something physical.

My own physicality, not an abstract idea, makes me a choreographer.

Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.

Who a dancer is physically feeds into character for me. Always has.

I had always felt deep down that I owned the characters. Much as I adored and cherished the work of my actors, I felt that they were cast to do and be what I could not physically do or be.

I've been told I'm bright. But when I act, I get incredibly stupid. I feel my intellect slowing down. I feel it happening physically. And that's not negative in acting!

So much of my background is about making: physically doing it myself.

I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change.

My mother is a poet/novelist, and my father was a pianist and cook. Both artists who colored my personality and brain in ways I'm still discovering!

I got obsessed with classical music, I got obsessed with Chopin, with playing the piano.

It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. I shouldn't say that, but I believe that this is the only instrument I can really feel happy about playing.

I love doing music, and I plan to do it until I die or as long as I can walk to the piano.