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Creative process Quotes

"I pulled my weight when it came to my pen."

"Bad artists copy. Good artists steal. "

"When inspiration does not come to me, I go halfway to meet it."

"When you’re first thinking through an idea, it’s important not to get bogged down in complexity. Thinking simply and clearly, is hard to do."

"When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it."

"The artist is of no importance. Only what he creates is important."

"I don’t think film is like other art forms in that it’s a thing; it’s not a finished object, it’s an experience"

"I need to have a bit of distance from the way I personally feel about things in order to stay fresh as an actor"

"The muse visits during the writing."

"And what is wonderful about movies is that once they’re done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it’s what they see. That’s where my head is at."

"I learned working with the negatives could make for better pictures "

"In order to write about life first you must live it"

"Be religious about creating content every single day."

"You can't decide to turn creativity on or off. You can't tell yourself to have a good idea. The best you can do is try to create an environment where good ideas can happen"

"I’ve always been interested in the concept that every film is a puzzle to be solved"

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