Quotes About Creativity

I have kept a part of Catalina Productions going, through which I develop a few projects just for me.

Some writing and production projects will be a great way to spend my elderly rock years.

And then I think they asked me to work on Wish You Were Here, which was the next album coming up. And I didn't do anything for a long time. I had other projects, and I didn't get around to doing anything for a bit.

I would like to continue making music and acting in projects that give me a lot of satisfaction.

I hope to do films. Right now I'm just doing projects that are interesting.

I'm really not feeling one way or the other with comedy or drama, I'm just sort of doing projects that I've been finding really fun to be a part of.

For the last 20 years of my life, I've had the mantra to do amazing parts with amazing people in amazing projects, so I'm attracted to good story, writing and character and good people. That's what I'm always searching for and I don't think that's ever going to change.

I just want to try and be in projects that are exciting to me.

I think sometimes we in the industry have to do ambitious projects.

I'd already started directing short films when we were doing 'Lord of the Rings,' then videogame projects.

I like a lot of different kinds of music. I like strong projects, big music.

I'm kind of getting more excited about developing my own stuff, or getting involved early in projects and doing my best to make things that I care about happen.

On 'Paranormal Activity,' it worked to my advantage not to have much of a crew, but on a bigger movie, where you have to work with a larger group of people who basically become your second family for a few months, it can be a great experience. Even though all of my projects are small scale compared to most Hollywood productions.

I don't think in terms of projects.

I want to work on projects that I feel passionate about and do things that are fun and challenging. I would love to do a live musical. I'm not interested in doing the same thing over and over or the fame and exposure that comes with it. When people keep doing that, they just end up doing the same dumb stuff again and again.

I only get involved with projects as a producer if I feel creatively inspired.

I'm just looking for projects I enjoy.

The way I choose projects is based on what I think is most real and most interesting, not on what's paying the most money or what's most popular.

I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.

I've always loved projects where I can combine acting and music.

Usually for cartoons, I record them in the mornings from 9 A.M. to noon, then I have the rest of the day to do on camera. It actually gives me time to work on my own projects.

Juggling many projects and having all these accidental collisions that you can't predict enables a kind of comparative thinking. To focus on a single project from beginning to end is extremely difficult, not just for me, but for many people.

The reason I like doing these acting projects is because no matter how much acting I do, I'll always have music in my life. I love having both.

Working on new projects gives you the opportunity to learn and absorb new things.