Thom Browne Quotes

I believe you have to be willing to be misunderstood if you're going to innovate.

Part of the beauty of Silicon Valley is that people generally encourage you to think crazy. It's the hypothesis that there's nothing sacred that can't be changed.

I like a cliche if it's sort of turned on its head.

What people don't realize is that when you start making things outside of the convention of what is normal or good or 'best practices,' you're also shedding some of the baggage that comes with the concept of what a game 'should' be.

Art isn't about following the rules. It's about breaking them.

I'd rather experiment than follow the same formula. I'm a curious person. It's gotten me into trouble, but I say, 'Why not? Let's try it.'

When you're really having fun, you're always doing it a little bit in a way that you're not supposed to. That's when great things happen.

Being an artist is in part an act of rupture.

In art, anything goes, and if it goes, it goes.

I think I'm always trying to subvert conventions, and sometimes it's more successful than others.

If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.

I want to entertain, but I also want to push the barriers beyond what kids are conditioned into accepting.

As a creator, I always want to betray fans' expectations.

If you are going to break a Law of Art, make the crime interesting.

They sent me some tapes of the original Mole and I thought it was pretty intriguing. I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there. It was fun. Turned out to be good.

I like to reinvent with each project, in any which way possible.

Play is the answer to the question, 'How does anything new come about?'

Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the expectation of the audience. Surprise them with unexpected choices.

I'm not interested in re-creating the same blues I love so much. I'm interested in pushing boundaries.

It's something I have always tried to do in my career - play outside the box.

My goal isn't to be one of the best; it's to change the game, to change the way things work.

I am not afraid to experiment - sometimes going beyond what is traditionally beautiful is what makes a great picture.

I feel the best way to respect my audience is to not give them what they expect from me... 'cause it's fun that way.

Defying genre conventions is instantly a risky move.

Be it in the movies I make or on stage, I think it's a trap to keep doing the same thing over and over again.