But we wanted to work in a way we never had, which was write everything together. We had to face each other in the same creative room, which gets tougher as you get older, because you don't want to be confrontational.
I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it's a lot of work. It's work to be a star. I don't enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention, complete devotion to the students' work and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas.
When you work for somebody who is very technical, and understands and has creative solutions to your problems, it spurs you along and stops you making excuses for things. And I found that very useful.
Which, of course, isn't the point of writing - but it would be nice if, along with the creative satisfaction of writing and seeing my work in print, I could do more than merely scrape a living. Okay, moaning over.
Lovingly crafted and super-creative cupcakes are not exactly on tap in my household after a full day at work, and I do not blame my mother for a second that they were not on tap in hers, either.
Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel that you are headed in the right direction. Easiness, relaxation, comfort - these are not conditions that usually accompany serious work.
I used to write in bed, starting when I woke up. I believe that creative work comes from our subconscious mind, so I try to keep the gap between sleep and writing as minimal as possible.
I usually work on a film soundtrack for two years, turning in a song every few months, and that keeps my creative energy high, because I'm constantly rotating projects. The trick is to make sure I don't work too hard and get exhausted.
What we call creative work, ought not to be called work at all, because it isn't. I imagine that Thomas Edison never did a day's work in his last fifty years.
Don’t live like a CEO when you’re still a sandwich artist.
It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity.
There are so many artists who get to my age that get comfortable and just stick in a groove, and I really don't want to do that.
The artist alone sees spirits. But after he has told of their appearing to him, everybody sees them.
I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.
When you sing live, you cannot expect any artist, except for the amazing Beyonce or GaGa, to get it right every time.
I am very rich because of 'Chic' - artistically as well as spiritually. It's been an amazing life.
The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Every picture shows a spot with which the artist has fallen in love.
Artists are never complete people. But if it's art that completes them, then what is taken away?
