Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

Imagination, the traitor of the mind, has taken my solitude and slain it. ”

I write on big yellow legal pads - ideas in outline form when I'm doing stand-up and stuff. It's vivid that way. I can't type it into an iPad - I think that would put a filter into the process. ”

I feel I've been blessed with a gift of creativity and composition. That's why I've been able to keep going. ”

When we talk about novels, we don't often talk about imagination. Why not? Does it seem too first grade? In reviews, you read about limpid prose, about the faithful reproduction of consciousness, about moral heft, but rarely about the power of pure, unadulterated imagination. ”

Much of my life has been a devotion to a simple expression: you can Lead Without a Title. ”

Your billion-dollar ideas don't show up in the middle of dramatic distraction. They show up when you have the business and personal discipline to make space for your creative mind to flourish. ”

Everyone's looking to the urban scene for inspiration now. ”

When you tell people you're a playwright, their eyes sort of glaze over. But when you say you write the 'Fantastic Four' or 'Spider-Man,' they perk up. It's a touchstone that has gained more credibility as artistic expression. ”

The great thing about being a producer on a project is that you get to see the ins and outs of every piece of the puzzle. There are so many elements involved in every aspect of a film's development that I don't think the average person is aware of, which is, I guess, why the whole process is referred to as movie magic. ”

Science is not a collection of facts; it is a process of discovery. ”