“I've found that sitting around and obsessing about projects moving forward, when there's actually nothing I can do about it, at a certain point, is really counter-productive.” I CanMovingCertainFoundCan DoProjectsSittingMoving ForwardProductiveSitting AroundObsessing Author:Danny Strong
“Sometimes all that saves me is being willing to make mistakes. There are projects that strike me as so beautiful, important, complicated, or just plain big, that they convince me of my own inadequacy. This awful state of reverence leads to paralyzing brain freeze. At times like that the only way out is for me to decide, 'To hell with it. I can't do it right, so I'll do it wrong. I can't do it well, but I can do it badly.' Sometimes, with luck, while I'm sweating to do it wrong, I stumble on a right way.” WayWellsI CanImportantSometimesStatesBigsBeautifulCan DoMy OwnMistakeBrainHellWillingProjectsLuckComplicatedStrikesAwfulConvinceMaking MistakesReverenceRight WayFreezeI Can Do ItSave MeInadequacySweating Author:Katherine Dunn
“I believe art prefers rules. For some artists, the worst thing you can do is say 'Do whatever you want.' Such permission can be terrifying. I know it is for me. Often it's better if you impose rules or restrictions on a project. Requirements can force you to be creative in unusual ways.” IfsKnowsWayWantBelieveArtArtistForceI BelieveCan DoCreativeWorstProjectsUnusualPermissionRequirementsWorst ThingsBe CreativeRestrictionDo Whatever You Want Author:Lisa Mangum
“The main thing is to do each project the way you want, and if they find an audience, that's terrific. And if they don't, there's nothing you can do anyway, so don't let it concern you that much. An awful lot of good movies have done badly and an awful lot of bad movies have done very well. There are no real rhymes or reasons for it. Sometimes the stars don't always align right. But if you've done the best you can, you feel pretty good about it.” IfsWayWantFeelsWellsRealSometimesReasonDoneStarsCan DoAudienceProjectsConcernAwfulRhymeTerrificGood MovieBad Movies Author:Clint Eastwood
“The thing you have to understand is that there are only so many things you can do in a year. There are only so many days in a year. There is only so much time you can set aside for certain projects.” YearsCertainCan DoProjects Author:Corey Feldman
“When I'm offered a role, I look at what I think I can do with it. I look to see if I can project myself into it.” IfsThinkingLooksI CanCan DoRolesProjects Author:Louis Gossett, Jr.
“I'm always trying to find something unique or a project that I can do something unique in.” TryingI CanCan DoProjectsUniqueAlways TryingCan Do Something Author:Josh Hartnett
“My dream project is a sports film, because I love writing emotional music and a sports film is one of the few places you can do it without being melodramatic.” WritingDreamFilmSportsCan DoEmotionalProjectsYou Can Do ItBeing Me Author:Jeff Cardoni
“There's an anxiety of wanting to please the studios. You want to prove to them that you can do it and sometimes you might jump at a project that you're not totally passionate about.” WantSometimesMightCan DoPleaseProveAnxietyProjectsPassionateStudiosYou Can Do It Author:Justin Lin
“The purpose of romantic relationships is to encourage you to grow spiritually. Romantic relationships can do this because they are interactions in which you come to see those parts of yourself that are constructive, healthy and creative. You see them because you project them onto someone else.” PurposeGrowsCan DoCreativeHealthyProjectsInteractionConstructiveRomantic Relationship Author:Gary Zukav
“I realize that in a happy life, making your bed should play a very small part, I don't know why this is so helpful to people getting started on a happiness project, but for some reason, making your bed - it's concrete, it's manageable. There's a big difference between having a bed that's unmade and a bed that's made. That little bit of outer order in people's lives seem to help them get started. So, that's a very small thing that you can do.” PeopleKnowsShouldLittlesMadeReasonPlayHelpingBigsSeemsOrderBitsCan DoRealizingDifferencesBedProjectsLittle BitHelpfulHappy LifeConcreteSmall ThingsSmall PartsManageableGetting Started Author:Gretchen Rubin