Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

What distinguishes a great artist from a weak one is first their sensibility and tenderness; second, their imagination, and third, their industry. ”

If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today. ”

I enjoy the process of composing music. The first time I hear a song, it has to bring a smile to my lips. You have to tap your feet and be able to sing the song. ”

There is a subconscious way of taking violence as a way of expression, as a normality, and it has a lot of effects in the youth in the way they absorb education and what they hope to get out of life. ”

In everything I do, my principal inspiration is the 1996 Belle & Sebastian album 'If You're Feeling Sinister.' ”

When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes. ”

I have a vivid, apocalyptic imagination. ”

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression. ”

One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at the end of the day is very important, too. That process of remembering who I am. ”

Often, African-Americans' work is accepted as if we did something artistic by happenstance. It's almost like, 'They make TV shows the same way they dance. It's just natural!' ”