Quotes About Insight

Sometimes when you're looking at your own work, you can't really see, and it's only when you step back a little bit later that you think, 'Oh, that's completely in line with everything else I've done.'

The evil that we know is best.

I think the more I learn, the more I see, and what you see makes your eyes and talent evolve.

After playing for 40 years, I've been able to evolve the way I see the fretboard and how I hear the guitar in my head.

Certain gorillas are more evolved than certain human beings I know.

When you engage with people as an artist you know exactly what they feel and what they're thinking.

I would never advocate anyone doing anything without educating themselves and finding out exactly what they're in for.

No one tells a child how to see, especially in the early years. They learn this through real-world experiences and examples.

Having an eye is one thing, but you have to be able to execute.

There's a whole advantage being an executive as an artist.

While we are examining into everything we sometimes find truth where we least expected it.

A lot of writing is a form of seeing - putting down what you see in terms of action and landscape.

The people you learn most from are the audiences, which is why I'm always best on my last night.

When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.

The longer you are in a place, the more you get under its layers.

Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.

I think you need a leadership team that is absolutely ravenous to get at the truth.

You can learn from anyone even your enemy.

Everything is a learning experience for me.

Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.

Every piece of work has been a learning experience.

Everything's a learning experience.

Every day's a learning experience.

A good learner learns from everything!