“Baz [Luhrmann] paid me one of the greatest compliments ever. I don't know him, really, but when I first met him I was congratulating him on ROMEO + JULIET - which I think is a wonderful adaptation - and he said, "Oh, well we couldn't have done it without your RICHARD III, which was an inspiration!" I've never quite checked up on the dates to see whether or if, in fact, we did our film before he did his.” IfsThinkingKnowsFirstsWellsSaidDoneFactsInspirationFilmWonderfulMetsPaidComplimentAdaptationNever QuitJulietOh WellRomeo Juliet Author:Ian Mckellen
“The inspiration for my work comes from areas spanning the stark regions of Newfoundland to the lush and fertile valleys of the South. The landscapes offer me form; the people I've met in these places give them color.” PeopleGivingInspirationFormColorMetsOffersAreasSouthLandscapeRegionsValleysStarksFertileLush Author:Peter Sculthorpe
“None of my inventions came by accident. I see a worthwhile need to be met and I make trial after trial until it comes. What it boils down to is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.” NeedsInspirationMetsAccidentsNineTrialsInventionWorthwhileCentsNinetyNinety NinePerspiration Author:Thomas A. Edison
“remember a feeling of excitement, of sudden inspiration, when I was visiting Giovanni Boccaccio's home in the walled village of Certaldo, outside of Florence. (Boccaccio was the medieval author of The Decameron.) It was as though I had met my muse! After this trip, I read The Decameron and began writing the Alchemy Series in earnest.” WritingFeelingsHomeInspirationRememberMetsSeriesExcitementVillageMuseEarnestMedievalVisitingAlchemyFlorence Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“My greatest inspiration has to be a Thai lady called Kru Nam, 40, she is from an upper middle class family and degree educated who has chosen to dedicated her life to rescuing children. I met her just after she rescued 27 children, since then she has continued to rescue more children without money, influence and making connections.” ChildrenInspirationClassInfluenceMiddleMetsDegreesConnectionsChosenEducatedMiddle ClassDedicatedRescueThaiMiddle Class FamilyUpper Middle Class Author:David Batstone
“I brought a lot of images of pieces I got from my grandmother, pieces I collected over time and then we met with a designer and we tried to morph all my inspirations into one story.” StoriesInspirationPiecesMetsDesignerGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Julia Restoin Roitfeld
“Inspiration comes from books, music, films and of course, living memories and life experiences, my own and those of people I've known or met; the casual glimpse from the stranger or the life and death of the close relative; to breathe, for a moment, a Chekhovian air, it's all song and ice.” PeopleBookMomentsInspirationFilmSongCoursesMemoriesMy OwnKnownAirMetsStrangerBreatheIceLife And DeathRelativeLife ExperienceGlimpseCasual Author:Suhayl Saadi