Quotes About Creativity

I learned a lot from Russell T. Davies, who is the most wonderful writer.

I could turn Russell Westbrook into an All-Pro free safety.

I always thought I was going to be an artist. I used to draw, and I would read Russian novels until 3 or 4 in the morning.

I thought if I didn't write my own show, I'll rust.

It's very easy to fall into a rut where you're just making things that you don't believe in for other people.

If you feel like you're getting into a rut with a song, a night off usually fixes it.

I stay out of typecasting ruts.

I think what's really important is to challenge yourself. You can very easily fall into the rut of, 'We know it works! We'll use that old chestnut.'

I feel fortunate every day I'm in this business. No matter how hard it is, no matter how ruthless some people are, I was born to do this; I was born for movies.

I never try and sound like Sabbath.

I don't want to ride on Sabbath's coattails in order to encourage my own opportunities.

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.

I'm not the sad sack that people might think I am. But I think that if I didn't write and perform, I probably would be.

As an artist, my only relationship to my audience is through my work. That relationship is sacred to me.

I can't even begin to express the joy I get from writing songs, both on my own and with others, I hold it all sacred.

My passion for painting is so sacred and personal to me.

I always think that art is a form of sacrifice.

I'm enslaved to writing to the point where I sacrifice almost everything else.

It can be really powerful to write something when you're sad.

I play sad bastard music. For the money.

My mother used to ask, 'Why do you always write such sad songs?' I don't know if I was different from a lot of adolescents in that respect.

Even when I'm in quite a happy state of mind, I like writing really sad songs. I think a lot of people do.

I write a lot of sad songs!

The sad truth is, there's more Walter White in me than I'd care to admit, because if I truly was as kind as people think I am, I wouldn't be able to write Walter White.