Quotes About Creativity

I will say that art may well be the only thing that lasts, so I guess it's worth trying.

Less money for public media means less access to the arts.

Art was always for me an escape and a way to relate to the world around me.

At the end of the day, filmmaking is a sheer act of creative will. You have to be prepared to stick with your art no matter what comes your way.

You can turn something into art just because of the way you tell people to look at it.

He who cannot limit himself will never know how to write.

How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not going into the arts, but the thing is, I couldn't do anything else.

Acting is like any other art form, in that you have the option to go very big or go very small.

I never want to discourage anyone who chooses the arts as a path because it's hard enough to make it in this business or even get ahead.

I don't think rap really fits in to 'American Idol' in the sense that I believe rap is an art form in itself more akin to poetry, more akin to drama, if you will.

If I wasn't an actress I'd definitely want to do something in the arts and something that was very creative.

Choose to give your creative art priority over other things. You can do it.

Creative expression is not just a means of getting attention, although some have approached art that way. Think of art as a way of connecting, of sharing your insights with others.

When I was three or four, I was really good at drawing and painting, and everyone used to say, "You're going to go to art college." I didn't really know what that meant.

The process of art evolving is always one which has fascinated me.

The art of not playing in tempo--one has to learn it. And the art of not playing what is written on the printed paper.

What's my dilemma here? Am I making entertainment or am I making art? What am I saying? At the end of the day, cinema is entertainment for millions of people, but for me it's expression.

Art has such a transforming power. It can really take over your mind once you allow it to.

I sold my apartment this year. It's like, Wow, this is where the arts are now.

I use whatever media I think will best express my ideas and therefore I don't have a lot invested in the idea of photography specifically. I am more interested in Art.

I am very, very clear on how difficult it is for a young kid out there to go into the arts without taking a lot of heat from his peers.

I think masturbating is a really important function in art. People don't like to hear that kind of stuff, but it's true.

I'm an artist. I'm interested in how art gets made.

I believe that every artist, in one way or another, is a wounded person. It's not natural to make art.