Paul G. Tremblay Quotes

He just kind of talks them through, and then I get the fun part cause I get to make up the stories.

Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art.

I don't feel there's any reason to apologise for having a wicked imagination. I think it's important as a maker of fantasy and of horror.

I try not to picture a reader when I'm writing. It's like trying to make a great table but not picturing anybody sitting at it.

The idea led me into the research, which continues to give me more ideas for the story.

When I sit down to write, I consider myself an artist.

I wrote 'Hereafter' quickly and without mapping it out too much or being too schematic. As an exercise, I think that was incredibly important.

Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen.

When you sit down to write something, there should be no guidelines. The main idea is not supposed to be, 'How many different ways can we sell it?' That's so far away from the true spirit of what music is.

I work for ABC. If the thing that ABC is paying me for is storytelling - not to make sure that a costume is exactly right or all those other things - then it is up to me to find the most creative space possible so that that function of my job can happen.

I think you always win in storytelling when you let the best creative ideas guide you.

I don't even think about maintaining a relevance. I just think about what do I want to paint, what am I gonna do now, what am I gonna do later.

With art and the work you do, it has to be constantly dictated by what you're feeling and where you want to go with it.

I'm always thinking about stories and ideas, and I have a few I'd like to actively pursue, but as much as I love them, I love the process of creation, and I want to go on and create things for myself, and create new things.

For me, it's always about the work and the stories I'm telling and the slices of life I feel should be illuminated.

You need space to try things and create. It takes a long time to recalibrate if you let people pull at you all the time. A lot of stress comes from reacting to stuff. You have to keep a certain guard [up], if you're a creative person.

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

I've always said I'm more influenced in what I do by artists, and how they work, how they think, and the freedom they're given to work and think, than I really am by other writers.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

Make good art.

It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond where you're writing.

Encourage children to write their own stories, and then don't rain on their parade. Don't say, 'That's not true.' Applaud flights of fantasy. Help with spelling and grammar, but stand up and cheer the use of imagination.

I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life.

Don't write outlines; I hate outlines.

If I had done a sequel to 'Day of the Tentacle,' there probably wouldn't have been a 'Full Throttle.' If I did a 'Full Throttle' sequel, there wouldn't have been a 'Grim Fandango.' It's important to make new stuff up.