Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

The thought came to me that all one loves in art becomes beautiful. Beauty is nothing but the expression of the fact that something is being loved. Only thus could she be defined. ”

It's not that the creative act and the critical act are simultaneous. It's more like you blurt something out and then analyze it. ”

If you can't find your inspiration by walking around the block one time, go around two blocks-but never three. ”

I don't think American poetry has gotten any better in the past 35 years. Oddly enough, creative writing programs seem to have been good for fiction, and I would not have predicted that. ”

My theory about creativity is that the more money one has, the more creative one can be. ”

It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness which would do credit to any college student, but the monkey is serious because he itches. ”

This is one of my lesser moments, and one I'm not proud to admit to, but there's always a time I feel the need to have control over the process and try to defend the song from the person I'm writing with. It never, ever helps and always causes problems. ”

The temptation to quit and start over infects every creative process I've ever been in. Frustration and boredom always fuel this self-doubt. ”

I don't really care who gets their inspiration from where, it's the end results that count. ”

The real writing of a piece comes only when you are performing it. It is why I like theatre. In film and TV, the image is locked forever, but in theatre, there is constant change; each performance is part of the writing process. ”