Kenneth Branagh Quotes

'Postcards' was just a way of slapping myself in the face and saying, 'You can do anything! Just go for it!'

The beginning of genius is being scared shitless.

There’s a great expression in Twelve Step programs: Act as if. Act as if you’re a writer. Sit down and begin. Act as if you might just create something beautiful, and by beautiful I mean something authentic and universal. Don’t wait for anybody to tell you it’s okay. Take that shimmer and show us our humanity. That’s your job.

I didn't just get an idea. I got a great idea.

If you feel driven and compelled to make your work and to be fiercely original and have something unique to say, in a compelling way, then chances are the helpers will be there for you the doors will open some, the ice will crack.

I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else.

A truly creative person rids him or herself of all self-imposed limitations.

I don't intimidate anyone. Instead, I try to get people to believe in themselves.

Follow your image as far as you can no matter how useless you think it is. Push yourself.

Sitting around and waiting for your muse is not the best choice.

The man of genius inspires us with a boundless confidence in our own powers.

You can't do your work worrying about what people will think of it - you kind of just have to do your work.

Being friends with Hannah Hart has been a huge asset in helping me create better content and just becoming a person that I like. So make an effort to find people who inspire you, intimidate you in a positive way, and support you as much as you support them.

My mom always told me that I could be anything I wanted to be. And I truly, actually believed it. And I fought.

There are so many songs in me that haven't been born yet. So I can't call myself a genius, but I never turn away a compliment, and I feel like I'm on my way to that mountain.

My well-known aesthetic sense, which is so obvious and personal, spontaneously spurs me to challenge myself with different disciplines.

When material comes to me, I don't care where it's coming from. Japan, Singapore, China, Africa... it could be from everywhere. The material should excite me. It's not important where it's coming from.

Obviously, after 'The Matrix,' it was a case of, 'OK, I did that. What's next?' I mean, it's always like that, but more so this time. How do I change it up? How do I keep it interesting for myself?

My favorite model of success is when people say, 'Nobody bought that first Velvet Underground album, but everyone who did started a band.'

I'm trying to just keep pushing on the things I've been wanting to do in my life and in music. And think of new things to do!

I want to inspire people to do whatever they desire in life.

I just try to do things that make me excited. If I can find a way to surprise myself, then that's when I'm really excited to share something and really can stand behind it.

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.

I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

Do your homework. Find your voice. Be authentic. And then dive in with purpose.