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It's a fallen world. We eat and sacrifice in the process. ”
I love finding new creative partnerships but then continuing the partnerships I'm already in. ”
You may stifle your creativity by learning too much about processes that should be spontaneous and automatic. ”
Unrequited affection is very painful for the lover, but it can have unexpected, creative consequences. ”
Each song is a small universe to me. Each song has a story of its own. Each has a full life to express in order to be complete, so it often happens that the building to a big crescendo feels right in the recording or writing process. ”
Inside, I've got a real purist desire and dream about the music. I like the idea of being able to carve out a kind of magical, colourful, artistic, inspirational life. And the reality just turns out to be quite different, working with the business to bring this thing you have created into the world. ”
In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. ”
It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw. ”
Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas. ”
I remember when I first met Jason Reitman with the 'Whiplash' script; he quickly became a mentor figure who guided me through the process and also protected me and made sure that when it came time to actually make 'Whiplash,' I was able to make exactly the movie I wanted to make. ”