You need that same creative force that exists in a building like Disney [Walt Disney Concert Hall] to actually tackle that most prosaic of problems.
Words have power. Words created this universe. . . Everything started with the Word. The Bible says, In the beginning was the word. In the same way, your words have creative power.
Faith in the creative process, in the dynamics of emergence, in the values and purposes that transcend past achievements and past forms, is the precondition of all further growth.
Gambles are the most fun because it's part of being an actor or being a creative person. It's risky only in the vulnerable sense. And then outside of that, no one gets too hurt by it.
So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and clay:. . . that our Earth has fashioned itself, from its chaos of substances and powers, through the animating warmth of the creative spirit, to a peculiar and original whole, by a series of preparatory revolutions, till at last the crown of its creation, the exquisite and tender creature man, was enabled to appear.
Whatever direction your life takes, your underlying themes remain. Discover and explore your themes to open the way for rich creative development.
The idea of making music from an imaginary culture was to give ourselves a set of restrictions and parameters within which to work. Otherwise, we might have just gone on all kinds of creative detours, some of which might have been interesting. But better we confine ourselves to something.
We must accept that this creative pulse within us is God's creative pulse itself.
There are always a lot of leading questions and opinions. Of course, our work is creative, and it's subjective.
I write my novels longhand. I love the feeling of writing; I love to see pen on paper. It feels more creative than typing, and it's a more visual process for me - I can picture the entire scene in my head and am merely writing what I see.
. . . whenever there is inspiration. . . and enthusiasm. . . there is a creative empowerment that goes far beyond what a mere person is capable of.
The second and sometimes most important part of the creative process is performing it live, so that the work can evolve to a different level and it is also important to make that connection with your audience as they are the reason why you make this work in the first place.
The gap between vision and current reality is also a source of energy. If there were no gap, there would be no need for any action to move towards the vision. We call this gap creative tension.
We all have our individual artistic temperaments as well as partisanships in creative directions. And we have strong opinions on the merits of the products of our occupation.
The result of the mathematician's creative work is demonstrative reasoning, a proof, but the proof is discovered by plausible reasoning, by GUESSING.
Nature's creative power is far beyond man's instinct of destruction.
Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.
I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.
It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy. . . I can't get into minute details