Quotes About Creativity

I worked at magazines for over 10 years before I even thought of writing a book.

Being a studio make-up artist and working on magazines was the only thing I wanted to do.

I love coming in and changing magazines.

When I got out of college, I had to make a living, and I started writing for magazines, and it felt like the perfect job.

Writing for TV made way more sense than writing for magazines. And by sense, I mean money.

'Guitar World' is one of my favorite magazines.

To me, design is very personal. I'm not one of those people who is like, 'This is right, this is wrong.' You should do things that you love, not things that magazines tell you to do.

If you read fashion magazines, and you couldn't afford something, or you were living outside London, you had to make it yourself.

Every creative story is different. And yet every creative story is the same: There was nothing, now there is something. It's almost like magic.

What I'm doing is art - it's low-brow art but there's a magic in that.

When a writer makes something, it's theirs forever. That is the magic for me.

There is no magic in all the world like that magic when you sell your first bit of writing.

Nosferatu' has a very close, magical connection for me.

Second, there are so many magical places in books that you can't go to, like Hogwarts and Middle Earth, so I wanted to set a story in a place where children can actually go.

Truman Capote was a magical, beautiful writer.

I often use the word 'magical' to talk about what it feels like on set.

Art gives us an opportunity to not have to leave or go somewhere or do something to experience the magic in our lives. It actually gets us to sit back and be where we are and recognize we're already magical.

I want to create a world where all the rules are different. It should be magical to enter.

As a director I would love to work with Marion Cotillard. She's so magical.

I love it, getting the chance to write and perform your own stuff, with a huge team of people creating that world for you, is truly magical.

Working with actors who are directors is magnificent. Because they understand the art form intimately, and they know exactly how everything works.

I don't want another 'It Wasn't Me.' I've been asked that question so many times. Do I want a song of that magnitude? Great, always, but not the same type of music.

When I write with Maiden, then I write only with the guys in Maiden, we don't do songs from outside people.

Some of the mail I've had has been weird. When I played Guy of Gisborne, a woman crocheted a mini-version of me.