A. S. Byatt Quotes

To idealize: all writing is a campaign against cliché. Not just clichés of the pen but clichés of the mind and clichés of the heart.

I realized I had something new to say, something that wasn't already out there.

Artists aren't looking for you to write them something; they're looking for you to give them something new.

Hollywood has to start finding more original stuff They've got to start by not depending on, 'What can we churn back out? How can we regurgitate this?' That's why I want to redo the feel of Transformers. That's why I wanted to start with a new cast. You want it to feel fresh, and you want to make it feel different than the other three.

I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh.

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.

Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don't skimp on the words. Work on the words.

Originality is, for me, the most important quality in a script.

Agents and publishers are always looking for something 'different,' a fresh viewpoint and a new voice, not just re-hashed versions of stuff that's gone before.

I think rappers spend a lot of time trying to figure out what is new. 'How can I say this in a way that no one has ever said it before?'

You have to be as original as possible. It's a tough thing to come up with something totally original.

I think I'll always be making movies that intend to say something new.

I love fresh ideas and want to do films which offer something new.

Artists are always looking for new things and fresh ground and fresh air. If it feels new to me, there's a chance it'll feel new to the audience and we'll have found something.

A man who writes well writes not as others write, but as he himself writes; it is often in speaking badly that he speaks well.

Doing something different, doing something original is always fun because there is a lot of creativity that comes with it.

There's so much going on today. I continually hear, sometimes from artists, that everything's done. It's been done. I fail to see that.

If I begin writing a poem that means I'm intrigued in some way by whatever it's about and that if I'm not trying to find something new and pushing the envelope in the poem I can't expect my reader to be particularly excited about it either.

Style is the answer to everything. A fresh way to approach a dull or dangerous thing

Style means the right word. The rest matters little.

So all my best is dressing old words new.

Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.