“Great artists are products of their own time: they do not spring forth fully equipped from the head of Jove, but are formed by the circumstances acting upon them since birth. These circumstances include the ambiance created by the other, lesser artists of their own time, who have all done their part in creating the pressure that forces up an exceptional talent. Unjustly, but unavoidably, the very closeness of a great artist to his colleagues and contemporaries leads to their eclipse.” DoneArtistForceActingTalentProductsBirthCircumstancesCreatingSpringPressureColleaguesGreat ArtExceptionalGreat ArtistClosenessEclipseAmbiance Book:The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work Source: The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work
“I really think of it - acting and writing and producing, whatever - as shipping. You gotta ship. Put the widget together in the easiest, quickest way possible and ship the product.” ThinkingWayWritingTogetherActingProductsShipsShipping Author:Rob Corddry
“I started acting at seven years old. It took me 20 years to understand that if I was going to make my dreams a reality, I had to take the reigns. I had to learn something about being productive and being self what's the word I'm looking for? Self-sufficient, but I had to be productive at all costs and I had to make product.” IfsYearsSelfDreamRealityActingProductsCostSevenSufficientProductiveReignSeven YearsSelf Sufficient Author:Vin Diesel