When do I say No? I say No when I feel that the intention of the play, or the spirit, or tone - or text! - is being knowingly changed. Fortunately, this has happened only once. Next time I would say No earlier, and definitively. Otherwise, ultimately, the only No you have is No, you can't open the play. And that No is very very hard to say.
I love that there's a beginning, middle and end to a film and you can craft what the whole journey is going to look like.
Art leaves something to the listener; that's what separates art from craft.
It's not hard to make a space that looks good by itself. The trick is to craft a room that's even more attractive when it's occupied. That's when it becomes magical.
Craft is a trick you make up to let you write the poem.
The best part of being on a television series for all those years is that you really get to hone your craft.
There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be.
What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world.
You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write.
I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.
People enquire as to the craft behind our art and we reply by making references to a patently childish notion.
The moment we think we're masters of our crafts is the moment we've lost the hunger to become masters of our crafts.
Hairdressing in general hasn't been given the kudos it deserves. It's not recognised by enough people as a worthy craft.
The craft of painting has virtually disappeared. There is hardly anyone left who really possesses it. For evidence one has only to look at the painters of this century.
Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.
Every experience that you experience yourself you use, because that's our craft.
I really wasn't equipped to be a writer when I left Oxford. But then I set out to learn. I've always had the highest regard for the craft. I've always felt it was work.
For me, the good songs are the ones that come really naturally. There are certain songs that you rework and rewrite and the craft becomes very evident, but a lot of times those aren't my favorite songs. The favorite songs are the ones that I can't even hear my own voice in.
I realized that was what was happening in my work already. I think that's where, as artists, we begin to master our craft: when we're able to step back and understand things.
Be a sponge. Spend as much time as possible with people who truly know their craft and be a great listener. That is how you learn.