Quotes About Creativity

The poet's first job of work is to put bread on the table.

I think that within the world of music that we work in, which is so not perfect, I think that you really do have to learn to accept your own mistakes as part of the beauty of music itself.

I can't work in Brooklyn. Unless I'm completely locked away in a studio, there's just too much distraction and stimulation.

I don't want to name any names, but I've worked on television shows where there's a guy writing for my generation who's like 60 - and it doesn't work.

You know, it's a hugely difficult thing to take any work of art or drawing and say 'make that real.'

I do my best work under pressure, so I'll nick an artery, and my husband isn't allowed to stanch the bleeding till I've banged out a chapter.

I love my work but do not know how I write it.

That's one of the main things I do, work with choreographers. I've been doing it a long time, and it's a real important part of my life as a soundmaker, making music for dance.

Some of my songs I don't do on tour because they don't work well live.

It's hard to resist the magical thinking that the work habits of great writers are the key to their greatness.

On a personal level, just for me in my own work, I would say the most interesting thing has been getting to work with the people that I've worked with.

I'm in all of my work, and there's nowhere to hide when you make work.

I choose to work behind the camera. And I kind of want to make the work and then run away. The presentation of myself really feels complicated for me.

I'm always amazed at how people make work no matter how intense the pressure.

I'll finish a body of work and think, "Okay, I got nothing. That was it. I'm done." And then you'll turn a corner and be like, "Oh my God!" And it keeps happening. I feel so lucky.

I think I'd say that my whole body of work is a reflection of who I am, but not any one specific thing.

Every artist takes their final work to the grave.

The source of work? Man's mind...man's reasoning mind.

When I can no longer create anything I'll be done for.

I love Sell Out, I think it's great. I love the jingles. The whole thing as an album is a wonderful piece of work. The cover. Everything about it. It's got humor, great songs, irony.

Always take some of the play, fun, freedom and wonder of the weekend into your week & your work

When you master the art of work, then your life becomes a work of art...and you're the artist and no one else paints your life for you.

Any work is always improvable, you cannot really finish the work, you can only abandon it out of tiredness or incompetence.

We writers are a crazy group. I can't think of any other profession where the actual work is deep within, uncomfortable, and wanting out.