Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

The novel and the film of 'The Color Purple' are both works of the imagination that make claim to historical truth. ”

Open borders would be clear access to this country without going through a legal immigration process, and that's exactly what Mrs. Clinton is wanting us to do. ”

Donald Trump went through the process, he earned the vote, and I am not in support of overturning the will of the voters. ”

I was lucky because my mum was a teacher and showed me how to read and write. But most importantly, she encouraged me to use my imagination. ”

Sometimes, and I hate to say it, you do feel things are asked for in the most ludicrously unrealistic fashion. The time you are expected to make things in, and the money you are expected to make them for - that is the death of creativity. Just because some things can be made very cheaply does not mean everything can be. ”

I spent about a year and a half doing technical post work on 'The Fountain'. Although I do like the process, I think my favorite part of filmmaking is the actors. ”

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance. ”

Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics. ”

Films are dreams. Many, many critics say to me that my films are not good because they are too unbelievable, but this is my style. I tell stories like they are dreams. This is my imagination. For me, it would be impossible to do a film that is so precise, that resembles real life. ”

The process of writing and directing drives you to such extremes that it's natural to feel an affinity with insanity. I approach that madness as something dangerous, and I'm afraid, but also I want to go to it, to see what's there, to embrace it. I don't know why, but I'm drawn. ”