Quotes About Creativity

I think comics can be the basis for great films, but I think the focus of such a project should be on making the film as good as possible, not on painstakingly replicating the comic.

The best project is one that asks a novel question.

What I discovered in Berlin was this immense freedom because it felt like you could start any kind of project and nobody would care... and that's what I sort of adopted to my own.

That's the way I started playing music: just playing guitar by myself in my room when I was a kid, and exploring the guitar and exploring the space I was in, with no project in mind.

Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.

Outside' was more of a personal project. This, the 'African Giant', is more of an African project.

'Sara' was the first film project I worked on as an actress; it's a short film.

If I do a certain number of ads, I have to do a personal project in between, just for my own sanity. I still consider myself a punk-rock kid.

My next project is to get back to that. Actually, to learn how to write poetry. I'm not kidding.

Just doing a project because it's an opportunity won't create meaning. As an artist, I need something to communicate.

I hibernate. I hibernate until the next project takes shape in my mind.

Every single project deserves a different approach.

I know how long it takes me to draw a page, how long it takes me to complete a project, how long I can work before my hand gives out, that sort of thing.

When you're excited about a project, sometimes it's hard to put a script down.

I've worked with a lot of first time directors; in fact, I enjoy it because there is a certain beginner's mind that they bring into a project that isn't loaded with the way things have been done before. There's a certain freedom to it.

When you work for long, you know things about your craft, but how differently you are going to project it so that it can still look new is what I am constantly trying.

You know, I don't really do that much looking inside me when I'm working on a project. Whatever I am becomes what that film is. But I change; you change.

I'm going to design again, but I come back when it's the right project, so I keep my passion for it intact.

I never talk about my next project.

I often say flippantly that the short story is... shorter; you can be done with it more easily. It's much less of a commitment of time and energy than a big project like a novel or long nonfiction book.

I just feel like when a good project comes along, I'm not going to discriminate against it because it's television or because it's a film. I never want to say no to something just because of the area that it's in. If it's a good story or I think it's going to be exciting to play or exciting to be a part of, then I'm going to be a part of it.

There is a healthy fraternal rivalry, but nothing serious and we both have been looking for a project to do together. I guess he may direct me in a project some day.

You never know when you start a project just how good it can be.

I always listen to a lot of different music when I am working on a project.