We all have 10,000 bad drawings in us.
We all have 10,000 bad drawings in us. The sooner we get them out the better.
— Walt Stanchfield
27
Mar
27
Mar
Speed is not always a constituent to great
Speed is not always a constituent to great work, the process of creation should be given time and thought.
— E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly,
27
Mar
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don?t bother concealing your thievery – celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: It?s not where you take things from – it?s where you take them to.”
[MovieMaker Magazine #53 – Winter, January 22, 2004 ]
— Jim Jarmusch
27
Mar
Please don’t entertain for a moment the utterly
Please don’t entertain for a moment the utterly mistaken idea that there is no drudgery in writing. There is a great deal of drudgery in even the most inspired, the most noble, the most distinguished writing. Read what the great ones have said about their jobs; how they never sit down to their work without a sigh of distress and never get up from it witout a sigh of relief. Do you imagine that your Muse is forever flamelike — breathing the inspired word, the wonderful situation, the superb solution into your attentive ear? … Believe me, my poor boy, if you wait for inspiration in our set-up, you’ll wait for ever.
— Ngaio Marsh, Death on the Air and Other Stories
26
Mar
An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren,
An artist without ideas is a mendicant; barren, he goes begging among the hours.
— Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy
26
Mar
She preferred the quiet solitary atmosphere, to create
She preferred the quiet solitary atmosphere, to create in her own world of paint and colour, the thrill of anticipating how her works would turn out as she eyed the blank sheets of paper or canvas before starting her next masterpiece. How satisfying it was to mess around in paint gear, without having to worry about spills, starch or frills, that was the life!
— E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly,
26
Mar
Actually, writers have no business writing about their
Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: ‘My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, “The Cookiepants Hypotenuse.”‘ Or else they get unbearably cutesy: ‘My cat Ootsywootums has given me all my best ideas, hasn’t oo, squeezums?
— Connie Willis, The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories
26
Mar
When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab
When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.
— Justina Chen Headley, North of Beautiful
26
Mar
Create. Not for the money. Not for the
Create. Not for the money. Not for the fame. Not for the recognition. But for the pure joy of creating something and sharing it.
— Ernest Barbaric