Quotes About Creativity

Sometimes people can see a movie of mine and not know until the credits roll that I wrote the score. That makes me feel good, that I can get out of that box every once in a while.

The entertainment industry can feel so serious. But at the end of the day, it's music and it's supposed to be positive and make people feel good.

I feel good cinema, be it big or small, with small actor or big actor, it always works.

When I write, I try to think back to what I was afraid of or what was scary to me, and try to put those feelings into books.

I love thinking of cartoon characters feeling really real feelings. And I love to do that, not just as a fan, but as a creator, so if people want to look for those levels, they're actually there.

I'm not afraid to write my feelings in songs.

The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to be 'taught' - is disturbing.

Cynthia's lyrics always expressed the feelings people felt but they couldn't express themselves.

Every book for me is an exorcism in some way or another, working through my feelings at the time.

I think I write songs because of pent-up feelings.

I want to go and see things as a fan again. I am a fan, but I can't remember what it feels like to be a fan anymore. Because I've become an artist. I've become the artist.

I'd like to make music for as long as I can; it feels like something I need to do.

I come from the school of thought that feels that if you can shoot film, you should shoot film.

I sometimes feel like I could do another job. Anything. Maybe because as an actress you're playing different characters, everything feels possible.

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

Let's just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty.

I come from a long line of people who express themselves through the dance. I come from a long line of people who create music through their feet.

When I have the ball at my feet, I'm in different world.

I used to find great difficulty in drawing feet.

I didn't take writing seriously at first - I didn't think I could do it. When I did, I fell in love with it. But writing is very lonely.

I fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it.

As I always said: I fell in with David Jones. I did not fall in love with David Bowie.

Kellie Overbey gave me this play called 'Girl Talk.' I read it and totally fell in love with the characters. I told her she had to let me direct it and put Marcia DeBonis in it.

I didn't ever think about being an actor. But I fell in love with it when I realized how amazing, difficult, and interesting it is.