Robert Cormier Quotes

To be a film-maker, you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different.

For a writer, you definitely do not want to be in the mainstream. You want to be on the edge because that's where the vantage point is. That's where you can see.

I think music needs danger; it needs risk.

You can't ever create defensively. You just have to create the next thing that really speaks to you.

Creating content and never being afraid to try something new have been my two hallmarks.

Risk is what separates the artist from the artisan.

I'd rather take risks than make something that's cookie cutter.

Cinema without risk is like having no sex and expecting to have a baby.

I'm definitely a risk-taker with my music.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

I tend to just do whatever I want on an album and try to make it work. I'm just adventurous. It's most exciting to be at the edge of your abilities. I want to see how far I can push things.

People think that when they're playing it safe, they're trying to preserve what they have, but there is no preservation of what you have in music. There's no safety in music.

You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.

I think anytime you can do something you haven't seen or done in a film before, it's always a great day as an actor.

To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new.

Artists rarely do the same thing over and over again. Art is about the new, doing things in a new way.

The best thing for an actor is to try it his way. The way they do it may not work, but it may inspire me to try something else.

Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk.

What's missing from pop music is danger.

I think if you're everyone's cup of tea, that probably means you're a little bit boring, or you're not pushing yourself. Creativity happens where it's dangerous and scary: where you're not comfortable.

Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.

I could never be like Hitchcock and do only one kind of movie. Anything that's good is worthwhile.

Balance is the enemy of art.

I always wanted to be really experimental.

I wanted to make my sophomore film as different as possible. I didn't want to be pigeonholed. I didn't want to be identifiable.