Kenny Omega Quotes

An artist is a man of action, whether he creates a personality, invents an expedient, or finds the issue of a complicated situation.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

For me, some of the most intense creativity comes when something has to change for technical or design reasons, and you're trying to find a way to make it fit the fiction.

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

The imagination is how things get done. You have to cultivate creativity.

I simply think things through, and I look at problems. One thing I pride myself on is the ability to connect unconnected thoughts and come up with new, unique thoughts.

The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone.

Charles Bean is a brilliant director. I come in with an idea and try to do it, but I fall on my face. And then, he says, 'Wait a minute, there was a little moment in there. Let's try that moment and expand in that direction.'

I've worked in network and cable on and off for a number of years, and you just understand what your parameters are. A lot of times, I think the best work that my team has come up with comes from having to deal with certain boundaries.

I always conceive a piece as a different set of challenges.

Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.

When I'm stuck for a closing to a lyric, I will drag out my last resort: overwhelming illogic.

When I'm writing, I'm just in it and trying to figure out what seems best.

When you have two alternatives, the first thing you have to do is to look for the third that you didn't think about, that doesn't exist.

You can't teach someone to be imaginative.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The most creative person is not the person who can come up with the best idea; it's the one who can take that group of things on the table and assemble them in the greatest multiple of unique ways.

Every movie presents unusual challenges, and I like solving the problems with a combination of artwork and engineering.

Innovation comes from, one, acknowledging yourself; two, studying and understanding the problem; and three, finding a solution.

When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.

I always like to write myself into a corner. I think the best stuff comes from only having a few ways out.

Film work is a job I like to do because I really love to solve problems.

I know how to think outside of the box and be creative.

I tend to gravitate toward people who are a bit more eccentric and creative and artistic in some ways. And I like bringing disparate kinds of creative people together to create some great work, even to share points of view on a new direction.