Quotes About Creativity

Songs go through cycles for me. And sometimes I lose my passion for some of them.

I feel like I go through cycles as an actress.

I can always tell when I'm about to start writing. I go through cycles in reading. When I'm beginning to start to write something, I start reading what I think of as good literature. I read things with wonderful language.

I was done with music and I became very cynical about the industry and Top 40 radio. I didn't even want to look at music for a while, and did a course in screen-writing.

If you're an artist, it's great to have a knowledge of the business and be educated about that, but you've got to keep the balance right between business and artistry; otherwise, you get cynical.

I commit words to paper and the Internet for everyone to pick apart, so I think I tend to be a lot more cynical and dulled.

I always like to write something that will paint a cynical picture, but provide hope at the same time; I like to do that with my writing, even in the worst of times.

Audiences are embracing more and more unique material. I think they can sense the cynicism when people are just cranking something out to try to ride off the success of something else. I think they can feel it.

All my kids play guitar, sing, and dabble with writing.

I really just dabble in music; I really just did a few albums for my fans.

I'd love to write a book and dabble in TV a little more - but only if it's right. I'm not going to go out there and beg anyone for a job.

If you've got a daft idea, it's probably good to have a go.

Nothing frustrates me about the art world. It is a lovely place. There are many daft things that amuse me about it though.

If you're in a band, you can dress like a daft teenager for as long as you like. In fact, it's expected of you!

Information is expanding daily. How to get it out visually is important.

I still do a lot of drawing on a daily basis.

I wanted to go beyond the sentiments and needs of daily life to create a sense of wonder and find a new space for design.

You never know when you're going to have to make a daisy chain.

I don't think you should ever damage other people for your art.

Theater really gets damaged when there is a paucity of good criticism around.

I'd rather not get into what I'm talking about lyrically. I think it's impossible not to demystify a song when saying what it's about. Music and art can be damaged severely by too much information; I say that as somebody that has participated in that.

As a director, I design every movie to be true to itself, and damn it if they like it, and damn it if they don't.

Just write about what bites you and damn the rest.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've written 29 damn plays. Isn't that enough?