Enzo Amore Quotes

The artistic side of a person is never narcissist; it's always empathic. It's always kind and compassionate.

No one can be an artist without a rich inner life.

I say it's easier to write for other people than write for myself.

I like to think of myself as a true artist.

I take for granted that for the imaginative writer, the exercise of the imagination is part of the basic process of coping with reality, just as actors need to act all the time to make up for some deficiency in their sense of themselves.

I've just begun to dare to think I perhaps am a bit of an artist.

My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way - they just don't want to say it.

Part of my job as Children's Laureate is to visit schools and talk about my love of books and stories and encourage them all to do it as well - to read, to write, to never be afraid of their own voice. Because we all have something to say.

A lot of kids are broken, and it's hard for them to believe in anything. But you have to have an imaginative mind and tell yourself, 'Hey, I can do whatever I want to.'

Let me read you some of my poetry. My poetry just takes me to another level.

As a musician and a songwriter, it is an act of the ego to believe that other people might be interested in your point of view. But it is usually an empathetic nature that gets you going in the first place.

I think that, to be an artist, you have to have a big enough ego to believe that people out in the world want to see what you think is a good idea. And if you don't have that sense of ego, then the minute that idea goes into the world, self-doubt kicks in.

You need a big ego to be an artist.

I don't think I'm boring.

The writer is someone who tears himself to pieces in order to liberate his neighbor.

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

I consider everything I compose a gift.

I was quite creative at school, and was also interested in fashion, but I was shy - I'm still not the loudest of people, believe it or not.

If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like.

I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that.

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn't run dry, I imagine this will be the case.

I was a pretty pretentious kid. I was always making art.

When I was younger I thought I was an artist, and inspiration would just come to me.

I don't find it hard to direct myself. I can easily think of me as a horrible performer or a good performer. I work with actors who cannot stand watching or looking at themselves, which is not my case. I can have an eye and perspective on whether I'm terrible or good enough for me.

I always knew that I was tremendously creative. I recited love poems, I wrote stories and I got excellent grades in every subject, except for maths.