Gloria Steinem Quotes

I'm going to do whatever interests me. Look, writing 'Rabbit Hole' came out of an interest in diversifying my portfolio, frankly.

Working on my own gave me a chance to take my time and experiment a lot.

Your competition is not other people but the time you kill, the ill will you create, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the connections you fail to build, the health you sacrifice along the path, your inability to generate ideas, the people around you who don't support and love your efforts, and whatever god you curse for your bad luck.

I just love the idea of going into a room and creating something by myself.

Start writing sooner. Don't wait for permission. Don't hesitate.

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

You can't wait for someone to give you a show. That can't be the first time you're writing and drawing a character.

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

I didn't have the time to literally write and draw the strip at the same time.

I kinda went back to that period between '88 and '94 where I felt like I was the most creative, without being hindered by powers that be. I was no longer going to try to hinder myself to what I thought was going to be on the radio.

It is important to make your own stuff. Even if you are not an actor, it is important to not stop involving yourself as a creative person.

My writing was liberated once I abandoned acting.

It's not that I don't want to become famous or that I'm obsessed by my work as an actress, but it's all about not limiting myself, such as putting myself in a little jail that I can escape from.

I kept on writing and illustrating, for this is what I did well because I loved it.

The deeper I get into my life as a musician, I'm discovering that it becomes less and less about other people, and more about what I want to do. And that's a good place to be.

My main thing is just to keep writing. I've been doing some songwriting that's for my own record, I suppose.

I don't very much distinguish when I'm working. I do what I like to do: the time changes and my activity changes.

I'm an artist. Artists don't need permission to work. Regardless of whether I'm acting or not, I write. I write when I'm tired in fact, because I believe your most pure thoughts surface.

I feel like there's too many paintings left unpainted that I just don't want to take the time away.

The ultimate thing is creating your own stuff and making projects for yourself. That's what Seth Rogen does. He's writing and producing a lot of the movies that he's the lead in.

For me, it's always just been about finding material that I think is creative and interesting and fun and something that can expand me and that I can hopefully do something with.

We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves.

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.

For this album I was determined to do it my way. Take my time. I'm gonna win, lose or draw on my own.

I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.