Quotes about "Creativity & Arts"

If my accent betrayed my foreign birth, it also stamped me as an enemy, in the imagination of the producers. ”

In the studio the director controls the actor's every move, every inflection, every expression. ”

The democratic process is always vulnerable and threatened by terrorists, by parties that do not believe in democracy. ”

When we consume vastly more protein than we need, our kidneys struggle to process it, resulting in protein in the urine. Too much protein from meat may also contribute to kidney stones. ”

I actually don't know much about Jaclyn Moriarty's process or where her stories come from or who inspired her characters. I just know that reading her books feels like sitting with friends. Her characters feel alive. ”

I wish I had more confidence. I think that's probably my Achilles' heel. If I had more, I probably would have felt emboldened to make more interesting music earlier on, or really go for it in an artistic or songwriting sense. ”

You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record. ”

The years keep going by and you realize, Wow. Doing these records is such a process: going on tour for a year and a half, then you get home and you want to do other things. ”

Donatella Versace has been a renegade. Just an incredible, artistic person. ”

One of my biggest inspirations was Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill.' ”