Julian Schnabel Quotes

Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

I love cinema and creating new things, but essentially, I am creating all this because I want people to see it.

I never considered myself an entertainer. I always felt I had to be connected to something meaningful, or it wasn't worth doing.

You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.

I feel a passion for what we're trying to do.I mean, why does somebody who's old who's a writer keep writing? Because that's who they are.

Don't make music for some vast, unseen audience or market or ratings share or even for something as tangible as money. Though it's crucial to make a living, that shouldn't be your inspiration. Do it for yourself.

I'm a real person that cares about his art and cares about what he's doing. I have a heart and a soul and I want to touch people and give.

The greatest music is made for love, not for money.

It's all about doing work, being creative and staying true to who you are and having fun. That's what us actors are all about.

What I'm passionate about is telling stories which mean something to me.

As far as I'm concerned, an audience is an audience. Whether it's an audience in Hull or the National Theatre, that's who you play to. It's not money - it's good to get some, but that's not why I do it. You do it because you have to, to tell a story.

You've got to sing like you don't need the money.

Dancing is my obsession. My life.

In the beginning, I didn't have to love them, my acts. It was mostly about being successful, getting a trophy, and making some money. Now if I don't love the idea of it, I don't work on it.

I feel fiery in my life. I feel fiery in my art.

If I didn't find art valuable, I would stop doing my work and only work for justice.

You create content because you love it, not necessarily because you're looking for fame or know what it will potentially lead to.

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

I write for my people.

Most importantly, I don't do music for people to want to be a singer, actor, or dancer. I do it because I love it and I want to show others you can accomplish goals.

I will always, forever, write songs, and wherever they're meant to be is where they'll be.

I was never in this for the money. It's all about the passion for the music.

The greatest creators are as hungry to consume as they are to create.

Every creativity has a motive. Either one does it for money, for fame, or for passion. My energies go out for passion.