Claude Monet Quotes

At moments of great enthusiasm it seems to me that no one in the world has ever made something this beautiful and important.

What inspires you, what excites you when you wake up in the morning?

I think if people are passionate about something, it could be real estate or biochemistry, and that spark gets turned on in them, everyone's beautiful in that zone.

All I know is that I am constantly intrigued by something I'm doing.

It's the best thing, when you are in a creative space, discovering something and being enamored with it and excited by it.

There's a lot of people I would be more than a little overwhelmed by and thrilled to work with.

I like creation even if it is a bit difficult. It is always very exciting.

If something has not been part of your dreams or ambitions, then you are not awestruck by it.

Enthusiasm is the most beautiful word on earth.

A poet feels the impulse to create a work of art when the passive awe provoked by an event is transformed into a desire to express that awe in a rite of worship.

I just have a gut feeling about something, if I really want to do it, if I'm excited about it, if I want to explore it. And that goes across all different sorts of genres.

I knew neither jealousy nor hate but was possessed by a rage to recreate a new world, the world which my eyes perceived, a world all to myself. I was poor but I knew that life is beautiful.

I wish I could paint that picture. As a 20-year-old kid, that was a big thrill.

To paint is to love again, and to love is to live life to the fullest.

Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.

My imagination was no competition for nature.

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.

I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.

When I was 16, I discovered this island called cinema and I thought: 'Oh, how wonderful; I'm ready.'

A friend of mine, that I had known for some time, came up one day with an old guitar. I don't know where he got it, I don't know how long he'd had it, but he knew about two chords on it. He proceeded to teach them to me, and then we proceeded to go crazy over music.

Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never seen before, something that does not yet exist.

If you truly dig what you are doing, if you lay it out that way, nobody can not respond. That's what rock and roll is; it's relentless.

Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.

When I look for the next project, it's always about, 'Is it going to push me out of my comfort zone? Am I doing something different? Am I working with people who are passionate about what they're doing?' At the end of the day, if I'm going to be bored on set, then I'm not gonna be happy.

Good writing excites me, and makes life worth living.