Quotes About Creativity

Recently some work I made could be seen as feminist art or work that relates to the body. That's just what I'm feeling - like it needs to be done.

For me, setting and description is a challenge. I always want to get that part just right, and sometimes the words won't work.

I could play everything but could never take a lead. My brain just doesn't work like that.

It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.

I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.

I work in a creative industry. My work isn't terribly hard, it's artistically explorative, so I have no complaints.

I do want to work on writing, because writing's a skill. Writing is something that you can train yourself to know better. To know yourself better. And it's intimidating as hell.

I am a musician who stopped working with music. Now I work with visual music, or audio-visual music.

Every director works differently but one thing's important: they must have a vision. If they don't have a vision I don't care how they work.

That's what is was to be young - to be enthusiastic rather than envious about the good work other people could do.

A joke is like building a mousetrap from scratch. You have to work pretty hard to make the thing snap when it is supposed to snap.

I don't want to say I'm never going to direct again, but directing's hard work.

I like to edit; I like to work with other people, and that's something stand-up doesn't really have.

In my work and what I do, I am Queen of the Universe every day!

My work as an artist is completely separate from my work as a philanthropist.

I think coming to work and being absurd and neurotic and thoughtful at the same time is far more interesting.

I feel the need to work with my wife, Lena Olin, again.

Id love to work in the States; Id love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.

Collaboration. ... For me, it has informed every move I've ever made. And it saved me in many ways and still does. When things get hard, you can cling to the work.

I adore the work of Stephen Sondheim. I like musicales in general. They make surprisingly great running tapes.

I believe that I am some sort of fiction writer and I'm using myself in my work because I'm the person I'm most convenient to use!

What I love about collaborating is that you're working with other minds that work differently to yours.

Most of my friends all tend to work in restaurants part time, doing acting classes on the side.

When I work with my art department on putting imagery together for my blog posts I always think, 'Would I pin this?' That really helps.