“Creativity is a gift, but if you don't know how to use it you might not even know it's there. There's a lot of creativity in the air, but it's meaningless if you're not open to receiving it.” IfsKnowsUseMightCreativityKnow HowAirMeaninglessReceiving Author:Julie Taymor
“Because my parents had given me tremendous respect, trust, and freedom as a child, I knew how to take responsibility for myself. If you're constantly being told "No, don't do that" or "We don't trust you," you can't develop that responsibility.” IfsChildrenGivenParentResponsibilityTaking ResponsibilityDon't Trust Author:Julie Taymor
“I believe that if you really have a strong idea, you can say, "What do you think? Let's see how my idea plays off yours."” IfsThinkingBelieveIdeasPlayStrongI Believe Author:Julie Taymor
“That's my policy - to be positive, to just hope that something will happen. If you start with all your fears, your receptivity is for the negative.” IfsHappensPolicyNegativeBeing PositiveReceptivity Author:Julie Taymor
“A performance can have amazing visuals and special effects, but it has to tell a good story, even if that story isn't original.” IfsStoriesSpecialEffectsPerformancesOriginalsVisualsGood StorySpecial Effects Author:Julie Taymor
“My aesthetic is not a Disney aesthetic at all, but when I met with the wonderful producers at Disney, they weren't looking for me to do their aesthetic. I'd already spent 20 years in the theater, so if they were going to hire me, they'd be hiring me for what I have to offer.” IfsYearsWonderfulMetsOffersTheaterProducersAestheticHiring Author:Julie Taymor
“You just have to throw fear out the window. If there's anything that's going to hold you back, it's fear.” IfsWindow Author:Julie Taymor
“I don't want to sound like a heroic woman or to seem full of myself, but I do have a core of trust that I'll figure things out and find my way. And if whatever I try is not a good experience, even that is a good experience. If something turns out lousy, it's interesting.” IfsWayWantTryingSeemsTurnsSoundInterestingFiguresCoreMy WayHeroicGood Experiences Author:Julie Taymor
“Everything amounts to nothing if you don't love someone or something.” IfsAmountLove Someone Author:Julie Taymor
“I really do believe that if you don't challenge yourself and risk failing, that it's not interesting.” IfsBelieveChallengesInterestingFailingRiskBelieve In YourselfChallenge Yourself Author:Julie Taymor
“I'm not going to spend two years on a film or four years on an opera if I don't feel like I can put my own self into it. That doesn't mean it has to be about myself.” IfsFeelsYearsMeanI CanTwoSelfFilmMy OwnFourTwo YearsFour YearsOperaNasty Author:Julie Taymor
