Chuck Close Quotes

I always thought problem solving was greatly overrated - and that the most important thing was problem creation.

The nature of having ideas and creativity is incredibly inspiring.

I'm always looking for the creative spark. Always.

I think it's a big part of being a creative person.

All you need is your own imagination. So use it that's what it's for.

If you want to be creative, go where your questions lead you.

Curiosity is the key to creativity.

There is something more important than logic: imagination

Never abandon imagination

Creativity is the ability to see and to respond.

I've always thought that problem-solving is highly overrated and that problem creation is far more interesting.

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the marvelous.

Conception, my boy, fundamental brain work, is what makes all the difference in art.

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.

The choices I make - they have to be creative.

Somebody informed me recently that the key to every art, from writing to gardening to sculpture, is creativity. I beg to differ.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.

I mean, the most important thing to me is imagination.

What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.