Quotes About Creativity

I really have to think of myself as a painter first because sculpture came much, much later. As a student at the Art Institute in Chicago, I simply never became involved in sculpture. I did prints, and I did paintings.

Prior to Wordsworth, humor was an essential part of poetry. I mean, they don't call them Shakespeare comedies for nothing.

Prior to 'Insidious Chapter 3,' I was happy to write movies for James Wan to direct as I felt very much that I was one half of a duo. I looked at us as a team who works together and I was happy to be part of that, I was happy to effectively be the bass player in The Beatles.

I really wish people - maybe it's naive - wish people had priorities and were willing to be artistic patrons.

Making independent films is liberating. It eliminates self-censorship, which mainstream films are infected with due to commercial priorities.

Every artist has different priorities. Some artists I know don't make as much music as they used to, because social media has taken over their lives. I work at what I feel is a very normal pace, and things keep clicking. It's rewarding.

My cinema is of a different kind: give me a good meaty role instead of two or three songs and running around in foreign locations wearing itsy-bitsy costumes. I'm clear and focussed about my priorities.

It's always the music first for me. But if the music isn't selling, there isn't gonna be no business. So you gotta make sure music is always the first priority.

Singing and entertainment are now my first priority.

Once I made the decision to make art despite the obstacles and to make this my priority, things just opened up for me.

I love to have a band, but dancers are my priority because I really want a show, you know?

Music is always my first priority.

I tend to research as I write so that the narrative can take priority, which is important for a piece of fiction, I think, finding out facts as and when I need to.

Music has always been my first love, so making music happen is a big priority of mine.

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.

My priority is having the ability to be creative and to come up with the right decisions and not be fettered. If there are a lot of people involved in decision making, it can become frustrating.

I would say to anyone starting out that if their priority in life is happiness, then don't be a musician.

In earlier comics, my only priority was telling a joke in the last panel, but now I try to make every panel as interesting as possible, and that normally means at least a li'l joke there.

I didn't become an actor for the money, so I can't stay with a job for that reason. I did too many years of theater where you just get by from month to month, happily, to make that a priority.

Money is just a low priority for me. I'm more interested in good work than a big bank account.

Corporate career is like my wife, and writing is my girlfriend. My priority is the first but enjoy doing the second, as I have taken to writing as a stress-beater.

I'm an actor, and so of course I want to see TV companies making good dramas. I want that to be a priority.

My priority as an actor is just to be doing different kinds of roles. I say no to anything I have done before.

The priority for me has always been good films.