Heston Blumenthal Quotes

I would say that kids are great in many ways, because I think that we are less hampered when it comes to 'this costs too much' or 'that's impossible'.

I hope I haven't grown up. The cliche for all artists is that you don't want to lose that child inside. I think when you get sedentary and set in your ways, you can lose a lot of that spontaneity and creativity. I hope I'm holding on to that.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible.

As children, our imaginations are vibrant, and our hearts are open. We believe that the bad guy always loses and that the tooth fairy sneaks into our rooms at night to put money under our pillow. Everything amazes us, and we think anything is possible. We continuously experience life with a sense of newness and unbridled curiosity.

I think at any age, you can stay open and creative and excited.

Children see things very well sometimes - and idealists even better.

Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.

My imagination is closer to a child's imagination than to a grown-up's.

Once in a while, I do these things that would make the 10-year old version of me laugh. I don't know why. You've got to do something a little bit immature. I'm surprised at how often those are my best ideas.

The child who has no need to feign empirical knowledge about life can wonder and fantasise with great ease. The world is his oyster, or any other thing he wants it to be.

Over time, naturally, you lose your innocence from gaining knowledge. You can't be innocent forever, but there's something in innocence you need to regain to be creative.

Children live in a world filled with possibilities. Their thoughts roam without boundaries, like dreams – full of images, places and actions. Unlike adults, they can’t temper their imaginations with experience. So, when a child plays with a toy or reads a story, it becomes an adventure, a new reality to them.

The idea that I'm 45 doesn't mean that I have no creativity. I'm like a student: it's the same - it's not a war!

I have a childlike spirit.

The main thing about SpongeBob is that he celebrates innocence. His outlook on life is very optimistic and earnest, and I think kids relate to that. He has a creative spark in the same way children are very creative from an open and naive perspective.

When you try to create something different, there is always a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism, and I think this is fair.

You need a mind open to possibility, conditioned to love the creative spirit we all have inside ourselves.

In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

Mr. Disney believed everyone was still a child deep inside.

Negativity is the enemy of creativity.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists - with it all things are possible.

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

I have an abundance of enthusiasm; however, it would be foolish to think I can predict a future that doesn't exist.