Quotes About Creativity

A good story is obviously a difficult thing to invent, but its difficulty is a poor reason for despising it.

It makes you feel good when a movie works. Usually when I see an old movie I've made, I say to myself, 'Oh God, why did I do this?' and 'Why didn't I change that?' and things like that.

I was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and I do know from what my parents tell me that I was always interested in art, although not very good at it.

We both [with Alixandra Kolesky MacKenzie] got into ceramics, you might say, by the back door. Looking back on it, I think this was a very good thing.

I'll write whatever I damn please, whenever I damn please and as I damn please and it'll be good if the authentic spirit of change is on it.

I think it is owing to the good sense of the English that they have not painted better.

And they're also very good at math, these super boogers, and so they teach Billy the ways of mathematics.

There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.

Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of the mouths of other people.

You don't have to be scared of me, because I am loyal. Why are people so scared of creative ideas and so scared of truth? All I want to do is do good.

Many existing top 20 Scottish writers have flourished in part because of good turns done by institutions, arts community, libraries and bookshops.

The form of government that is most suitable to the artist is no government at all. Authority over him and his art is ridiculous.

I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.

There can be no freedom in art and literature where the government determines who shall create them.

The Spiral Gallery may happen, too. It is not dependent on government funding.

A government which is not liked by the artists is certainly a bad government, because artist sees very well what is behind the masks!

I believe - indeed, I know - that whatever is fine and beautiful in the human expresses and asserts itself in spite of government, and not because of it.

I once wrote a song so beautiful that I myself couldn't sing it. It's called Plastic Government Cheese Swan, and it's about how the world is plastic and full of government cheese swans.

I think the British government's cutting back of arts funding is such a crime. I bet it will happen in Denmark soon, too.

When I see our country's stagnation and economic woes, I cannot help but think that we need a creative revolution that is embraced by business and endorsed by government and educators alike.

If a government commission had worked on the horse, you would have the first horse that could operate its knee joint in both directions. The trouble is it couldn't have stood up.

The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.

Not every innovation in transportation is going to come from government or even a large enterprise. There are smart people out there with tools and skills to come up with great ideas.

Curiosity is the key to creativity.