Quotes About Creativity

I don't generate a storyline and then fill it out in the course of writing. The story actually generates in the course of the writing. It's one of the reasons I've never been comfortable doing screenplays, because in order to get the contract for the screenplay, you have to sit down and tell them what's going to happen.

I like something with a really great storyline, characters, and concept. I like doing things that are new and cutting edge.

What happens in improv is you create your own storyline.

It's of course important to mention that when DJing, I'm building my own story through the music. I'm figuring out what song to play next, what song to play after that, and how the two will blend together. How the emotion is going to develop from one song to another. So I first build that storyline.

The story of 'Libra Scale,' the storyline was created first, and then the music was created around the story line.

Every good look needs a storyline.

The first 'Hunger Games' movie was one of those rare films to combine epic storyline, memorable characters and challenging musical opportunities.

I suppose if the script and storyline is good, you've got to take what you're given, really.

Creating is one thing; telling the story is one thing. I see myself more as a storyteller than a story creator.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

I think I just have this need to be a storyteller. That's why I wasn't a great dancer - I couldn't articulate a story. I was a better choreographer. I have the need to to just express myself in that way. I can't explain it.

There's always going to be pressure, and there's always going to be an area where you disappoint. As a storyteller, you have to understand that.

I'm certainly no Bruce Springsteen in terms of being a storyteller, but I'm trying to get a better handle on it and not always go after it from an autobiographical standpoint.

I think, make it as beautiful as you can, and then rip it away. That's my sadistic thought as a storyteller.

The great film editor is not a cutter, he's a storyteller, right?

I am a storyteller, and the stories I tell are, when I'm lucky, really good ones. It's a very exciting thing to do with your life, and that's, I think, what keeps me hopeful.

Essentially, I'm a storyteller, and I make my living by telling stories, be they music or nonfiction or fiction.

George Clinton is the best storyteller in the world.

Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller, without even knowing it.

I want to be seen as a good storyteller. I'm a manipulator as well.

I just follow what inspires me as an artist and a storyteller, and stay true to myself in my work.

I'm a storyteller. If I have that on my precis when I go, 'Storyteller,' I'm satisfied with that.

I must confess that although I am quite passionate about the books I create for children, I am not the best oral storyteller. In fact, I stink at it.

I consider myself a better storyteller than a Dungeon Master.