Ron Johnson Quotes

The thing I try to tell people who are just starting in the business is to listen to yourself, trust yourself, and be kind to yourself. And do the work to cultivate who you are and what your point of view is. Don't try to be like anybody else. That's what will make you an interesting artist.

The most important thing is to have a point of view and have something to say. That is important if you are filmmaker or artist. That means you have to experience the world.

The world isn't all happy, shiny people, and great art doesn't come from vanilla. Great art comes from people with a point of view and are very passionate.

I am always updating and coming up with something fresh, whether it's a colour, a trend, or a design, as my uncle always taught me to be unique and different.

Genius gives birth, talent delivers. What Rembrandt or Van Gogh saw in the night can never be seen again.

Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.

A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament.

Michael Fassbender is just a creative force: he finds authenticity in singularity with what he brings, and it's always authentic. He doesn't try to be creative and different for the sake of it.

I want people to think I'm a creative genius.

You develop a voice and a process that's unique to yourself.

I remember someone once said there is a practical aspect to my designs, and I remember thinking, 'That doesn't sound so creative,' but that is actually the truth. There is a practicality to it. I don't design just to design. There is a reason and, hopefully, an interesting reason behind it - that is where my creativity comes in.

The brilliance of Jill Soloway is that while some people will give you Season Two, plus 10%, she's just kicked it.

You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.

You're creating ' it comes from the heart, the spirit, the soul. You're not manufacturing somebody else's plan, somebody else's blueprint, somebody else's idea that's not yours. So when you're creating, that's the beauty side of art, you know? It comes from within you.

With couture, the great thing is that each piece has its own character, and you have space to explore and continue themes season after season.

If you look at the things I'm drawn to, it's always stuff that's got a lot of imagination and heart.

We're pretty insane about art direction.

If I could say anything to anybody out there thinking of creating their own content is to always, always, come from a place of authenticity.

The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't.

Every director has a sensibility and style, and what works is his originality and conviction.

I think one of the studio's characteristics is to embrace wholeheartedly what we feel is interesting; what we perceive to be worthwhile, cool, or beautiful; and to place these ideals at the foundation of the games we make.

Art is such a personal experience, I really try to make my own thing.

The key to having something beautiful is being able to convey a normal human emotion but say it in a way that's never been said.

When Wes has a new a project, you know that it's going to be something as different as the previous was from the previous one. Each time, he tries to take you to a country, or a land that is unknown for you and for him, and reinvent this land. That's what he did with 'Darjeeling,' with 'Mr. Fox,' with 'Moonrise Kingdom.'

I can tell you that I like to take a character where everyone may have an idea of what it's supposed to look like and go in a completely different direction with it. I like to make it my own and make it very personal to me, which will end up probably looking completely different than someone else's take on it.