“Creativity is an act of defiance.”
I have been reading this book for a while now and these are some lines that I found useful:
“You can’t overthink when you don’t have time to think at all.”
“There comes a point where you have to let your creation out into the world or it isn’t worth a tinkerer’s damn.”
“Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.”
“If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge”
“Every day you don’t practice you’re one day further from being good.”
“There’s nothing wrong with fear; the only mistake is to let it stop you in your tracks”
I’m often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” This happens to anyone who is willing to stand in front of an audience and talk about his or her work. The short answer is: everywhere. It’s like asking “Where do you find the air you breathe?” Ideas are all around you.
“Remember this when you’re struggling for a big idea. You’re much better off scratching for a small one.”
“You don’t get lucky without preparation, and there’s no sense in being prepared if you’re not open to the possibility of a glorious accident.”
“You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that’s a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you.”
