“There’s never a wrong idea. You just keep throwing stuff out and inevitably there are elements of different things that inspire a character or environment.” IdeasDifferentCharacterStuffEnvironmentInspireElementsDifferent ThingsThrowingWrong Ideas Author:John Lasseter
“I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said "That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that." It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say "There's a challenge.".” WantSaidBookAbleReadingStuffImaginationChallengesInspireScriptsCaptureNot InterestedMy ImaginationBooks And ReadingTurned Down Author:Karl Urban
“Comedians kind of write what comes to them. You can give yourself little assignments, but it's what inspires you. So I feel like with food, it is a passion of mine. It's where my sensibility rests. I love topics that are universal, and I love stuff that doesn't alienate people.” PeopleGivingFeelsWritingKindLittlesPassionStuffInspireMinesUniversalComedianSensibilityTopicsAssignments Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Well people love to go dirty and stuff like that. It's funny, because even really dirty things can kind of inspire, but all things inspire really dirty improv and monologues. So then really dirty things can inspire the exact opposite. It's kind of a crapshoot.” PeopleWellsKindStuffInspireAll ThingsOppositesDirtyMonologues Author:Amy Poehler
“New York's architecture alone is enough to inspire a whole album. In fact, that's what happened at first - my early stuff was mostly just interpretations of landscapes.” FirstsEnoughWholeFactsStuffHappenedNew YorkInspireAlbumsArchitectureLandscapeInterpretation Author:Lana Del Rey
“I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.” PeopleI CanRunningStuffRocksInspireClimbingSurfingCyclingHumblingRock Climbing Author:Dean Karnazes
“When you write an album and you're writing about relationships, the stuff that I've been through in my relationships, 99 percent of it is really good, but it's that one percent that always inspires you to write a song.” WritingSongStuffInspirePercentAlbums Author:Kris Allen
“Artists thrive off each other, and when you see other people doing cool stuff, it inspires you to do cool stuff.” PeopleArtistStuffInspireThriveCool Stuff Author:Courtney Barnett
“I'm not really sure if I have anything that inspires me. I think what goes into my work is everything beforehand that I do with my dad. He teaches me acting, and I think maybe without him it would be pretty hard. I started acting for fun, really, because my dad's an actor and my sister's an actor, so I started doing it and it was normal. But it got places really fast, and I started doing feature film auditions and stuff.” IfsThinkingHardWould BeFilmActorsFunStuffActingTeachInspireDadNormalMy DadFeaturesMy SisterAuditions Author:Kodi Smit-McPhee
“Every day of my life is going out in public and seeing people's lives and listening to stories - all that kind of stuff musically inspires me.” PeopleKindStoriesLife IsStuffSeeingInspireListeningGoing Out Author:LeAnn Rimes
“Lots of things inspire me. My friends and my family, obviously. I really like to travel, so very inspired by traveling and meeting new people along the way. Also, music and the arts, like film and television. I like to read a lot too; that stuff inspires me.” PeopleWayArtFilmStuffTelevisionInspireMy FriendsMy FamilyMeetingsInspiredMeeting New PeopleFilm And TelevisionVery Inspired Author:Jessica McNamee
“Tons of people inspire my music, and now when I do an interview, I'm scared to say who they are. I'm scared to give gratitude to the people that, if I hadn't heard their stuff, I wouldn't be able to make music.” PeopleIfsGivingAbleStuffHeardInspireGratitudeScaredInterviews Author:Mike Posner
“Half the stuff I've written was written when I was half asleep watching the David Letterman show when some boring actress was on talking about herself. I would just mute the TV, look over to the computer and start plugging in notes. Then the next morning you go "Wow, I like this". I'd almost forget what I did, and then it would inspire me to go on and do the next thing. That's what I do. Just kind of follow my own little thing.” LooksKindLittlesShowsNextStuffMy OwnForgetHalfTalkingMorningWrittenInspireTvsGoes OnComputerNotesBoringActressesLittle ThingsWowMuteLettermanPlugging In Author:Terry Bozzio
“In the future, I just think that as far as when it comes to me and my music, I'm trying to help be the catalyst for whatever is going to inspire more people and keep a great creative community going. Whatever I can do to make everyone's records better, not just my own, just hopefully keep the whole flow of stuff going in a good direction. That's what I'll be doing, so look forward to whatever I'm involved with it and hopefully I can inspire the next generation.” PeopleThinkingTryingLooksI CanWholeHelpingNextStuffCan DoCommunityMy OwnCreativeRecordsGenerationsInspireInvolvedFlowHopefullyNext GenerationCatalyst Author:Salaam Remi
“It's good to be happy and tell us how cool your life is and how awesome you are on social media. It inspires other people to be happy, too. But a lot of times, people are trying to be happy in the wrong ways - with money or with different things that are not true happiness. It's leading people down a rabbit hole that actually doesn't exist. So people think like, "Yo, once I get this money and these cars and stuff, I'ma be so happy." But that's not true. And I feel like that's why it's very important to educate people on different things while you are actually on social media.” PeopleThinkingWayFeelsTryingImportantDifferentLife IsSocialStuffMediaCarInspireSocial MediaHolesDifferent ThingsEducateRabbitsTrue HappinessWrong WayInspire OthersRabbit HolesTrying To Be Happy Author:Jaden Smith
“I love jotting down ideas for my blog, so I doodle or take notes on all kinds of stuff that inspires me: the people I meet, boutiques I visit, a florist that just gave me a great idea for an interior-design project, things like that.” PeopleKindIdeasStuffDesignInspireProjectsNotesAll KindsInteriorsBlogsGreat IdeaInterior Design Author:Maria Sharapova
“I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.” GivingWellsHeartKindMeanStuffSawsCrazyInspireSonTvsLettersMailSurgeryDefectsCool Things Author:Shaun White