“Prior to being bullied, I was a very footloose sixth-grader. You know, I was quirky, I was creative - I really felt good in my own body. And when I was bullied in seventh grade, my self-esteem tanked.” KnowsSelfBodyFeltMy OwnCreativeSelf EsteemEsteemGradesBulliedQuirkyBeing BulliedSeventh GradeFootloose Author:Carolyn Mackler
“I think some of the most creative work is coming out of television. I felt it's very immediate and I like that. It's really fast. It's got a pace to it, and that's why I think everybody in my field wants to just do good material.” ThinkingWantFeltCreativeFieldsTelevisionMaterialsPaceComing OutCreative Work Author:Charlize Theron
“Half of the pleasure of painting and feeling the joy of the creative act is sharing it with others and the feeling of connection. It could just be the colour. But it is something that someone other than you has seen and felt. It is momentous. It is magic.” FeelingsJoyFeltPleasureHalfCreativeMagicPaintingConnectionsColour Author:Sara Genn
“Opinion in all parts of the world would agree that Rachmaninoff is the most complete of living masters of the instrument; his technique is comprehensive, and he is, of course, musical to his bone's marrow. Most important of all, he is a composer, and for this reason he is able to approach a work as none of his pianist contemporaries can approach one - that is, from the inside, as an organic and felt creative process.” WorldImportantReasonAbleCoursesFeltProcessOpinionCreativeMastersApproachAgreeInstrumentsMusicalBonesTechniqueComposerCreative ProcessComprehensivePianistMarrowRachmaninoff Author:Sergei Rachmaninoff
“I definitely felt that I was put at a very high place to be able to be a part of such a wonderful franchise in cinema history, so I was definitely very driven at doing a great job and having my body look the way it should and just being a part of the creative process.” WayShouldLooksBodyAbleJobsFeltProcessCreativeWonderfulDrivenCinemaCreative ProcessJust BeingGreat JobHigh Places Author:Kristanna Loken
“After I started publishing poetry I got to teach creative writing. Eventually I was promoted and even got tenure. But then I felt compelled to drop everything and move. But I've been teaching for a long time. More than four decades.” WritingLongMovingFeltTeachCreativeFourTeachingLong TimeDecadesPublishingCompelledCreative WritingTenure Author:Joan Larkin
“Your personal life, your professional life, and your creative life are all intertwined. I went through a few very difficult years where I felt like a failure. But it was actually really important for me to go through that. Struggle, for me, is the most inspirational thing in the world at the end of the day - as long as you treat it that way.” WorldWayYearsLongImportantEndsFeltDifficultStruggleCreativeTreatsThe End Of The DayPersonal LifeIntertwinedCreative LifeProfessional LifeAnd At The End Of The DayPersonal And Professional Life Author:Skylar Grey
“One of the most perfect and unfailing joys of life is planting. It is the creative joy felt by God.” Life IsJoyFeltPerfectCreativeGardeningJoy Of Life Book:Yesterdays in a Busy Life Source: Yesterdays in a Busy Life
“Who will free me from hurry, flurry, the feeling of a crowd pushing behind me, of being hustled and crushed? How can I regain even for a minute the feeling of ample leisure I had during my early, my creative years? Then I seldom felt fussed, or hurried. There was time for work, for play, for love, the confidence that if a task was not done at the appointed time, I easily could fit it into another hour. I used to take leisure for granted, as I did time itself.” IfsYearsDonePlayFeelingsUsedFeltHoursBehindsCreativeMinutesFitTasksCrowdsGrantedPushingLeisureCrushed Book:Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958 Source: Sunset and Twilight: From the Diaries of 1947-1958
“How can you be afraid to feel? Isn't fear a feeling? If you're feeling fear, you've felt one of the most negative emotions there is to feel. Everything else should be a piece of cake. Feel good, feel happy, feel healthy, feel loved, feel abundant, feel creative, feel compassionate, feel knowledgeable, feel powerful.” IfsFeelsShouldFeelingsFeltFearPowerfulEmotionCreativityCreativePiecesHealthHealthyNegativeHappyFeel GoodCakeCompassionateKnowledgeableNegative Emotions Author:Bashar al-Assad
“You shouldn't strategize your career if you're in a creative realm. You can't either. I love the unknown. I love the element of surprise. I've always felt really inspired by it. I love the spontaneity of the job. I think you can't really fight against it.” IfsThinkingJobsFightingFeltCareersCreativeElementsSurpriseInspiredRealmsSpontaneityElement Of Surprise Author:Emily Blunt
“I've never felt really creative or intuitive using software. I like paper and pens and paint. I need to angle real lights on my artwork and work with my hands and build props. Computers just take all that fun out of it [animation drawing].” NeedsRealHandsLightFunFeltCreativePaperComputerPaintDrawingPensSoftwareAngleIntuitiveAnimationPropsArtworkPaper And Pen Author:Don Hertzfeldt
“I think it's probably true that creative people are touched by melancholy more than the average person, and to the extent that delving into that shadow world produces good work, I'm all for it. But I think you have to be able to step back from the work, and say, "Look how miserable I felt. Look how beautifully I wrote about it. Now I'm going to get an iced coffee and chat with a friend." Writing should be a way out of despair.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayShouldWritingLooksPersonsAbleFeltStepsCreativeProduceDespairShadowAverageCoffeeMiserableTouchedMelancholyGood WorkCreative PeopleAverage PersonDelving Author:David Starkey
“It's hard for me to say what would happen if I didn't go to art school. It wasn't that I learned any specific painting or drafting skills at school that I felt I couldn't have taught myself. However there is something quintessentially unique and important that you gain by immersing yourself in ascholastic and creative universe, and being held to certain academic standards while being surrounded by artists of varying disciplines.” IfsArtImportantHardHappensSchoolArtistCertainUniverseFeltCreativeTaughtPaintingDisciplineSkillsUniqueStandardsGainsAcademicArt SchoolDraftingImmersing YourselfAcademic Standards Author:John Dyer Baizley
“I was never not in a show from ages 11 until 18. It was a great creative atmosphere but also a professional kind of atmosphere. When I finally went into the professional world, I felt ready. I was prepared for work.” WorldKindShowsAgeFeltCreativeReadyPreparedAtmosphere Author:Ansel Elgort
“Ever since I was little, I've felt very comfortable on a set. The time is stressful - being creative under time constraints. But there is an excitement and energy that you only have a certain amount of time to get what you want.” WantLittlesCertainEnergyFeltCreativeAmountComfortableWhat You WantExcitementBe CreativeConstraintsStressful Author:Sofia Coppola
“If I waited until I felt creative, I would never have had a career. I long ago learned that a day that starts out badly, when nothing comes out on the page or comes out wrong, can suddenly turn into a good day a few hours later, when suddenly everything starts to click. The brain can be cajoled into being creative.” IfsLongTurnsFeltHoursBrainCareersCreativePagesLong AgoBe CreativeGood DayClicks Author:Dean Koontz
“I felt I could become a performer who stood out, who challenged the way things were done and make it more creative and also encourage men and women to not be afraid of their sexuality.” MenWayDoneFeltCreativeMen And WomenSexualityPerformers Author:Sasha Grey
“I left for the same reasons everyone leaves jobs that are no longer fulfilling their hopes and aspirations. I didn't see myself spending the rest of my life being a strummer for someone else's dreams. Whatever the opposite of regret is best describes how I've always felt about that decision - it opened me up to a million creative opportunities I needed to experience away from the bullshit and distorting mirrors that fame engenders.” ReasonDreamJobsOpportunityLeftFeltDecisionMillionsCreativeRegretNeededFameOppositesMirrorsSpendingAspirationBullshitFulfilling Author:Mark Knopfler