My creative partner is a writer, and he's got an executive producing credit on this film. We've made three films together and I would never underestimate the impact of a writer.
I view my role more as trying to set up an environment where the personalities, creativity and individuality of all the different employees come out and can shine.
The perfect state of creative bliss is having power (you are 50) and knowing nothing (you are 9). This assures an interesting and successful outcome.
I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. That's really exciting and really frustrating, because it's there and gone.
I'm impressed with how the NBA, as a whole, is dressing so well. Guys are being very creative and having fun with it.
The creative road is a tough one to follow. There are many bumps and detours we hit before arriving at the end of our journey
I consider myself West African, among other cultural identities, and a writer, among other creative ones.
If the spirit of wonder & curiosity stays alive in us, then surely we will always have new questions, and always expand our creativity in response?
I suppose the worst case scenario is that people will get to the point where they can't actually afford to make what they want to make creatively. The industry is collapsing.
I enjoy total creative control right now. Nobody tells me to make it longer, shorter, better, sexier, more violent, whatever.
Reinvent new combinations of what you already own. Improvise. Become more creative. Not because you have to, but because you want to. Evolution is the secret for the next step.
I've loved the Internet space in terms of creative content control and ownership, the things I haven't had since I started as a stand-up comedian.
I believe this passionately: that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it.
The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it's to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they're valued.
You can't be a creative thinker if you're not stimulating your mind, just as you can't be an Olympic athlete if you don't train regularly.
One with true creativity can erase their one past, and replace it with an infinite number of pasts, creating new possibilities for the future.
When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.
I feel like I've been the star of my own show for a while now. I was always putting on shows as a kid, and obviously, my household was really creative.
You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.
For me, the creative process for me always starts in a personal place. I step away from my iPod or any records or CDs.
When I'm a part of someone else's creative process, it's all about facilitating their ideas and hopefully bringing their perspective and making it a part of a song.
