Tavi Gevinson Quotes

I'm not the first guy to make a record or to make hip-hop, but I did it differently.

The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't.

Creating content and never being afraid to try something new have been my two hallmarks.

Creative instinct is personal.

If you're not allowed to experiment anymore for fear of being considered self-indulgent or pretentious or what have you, then everyone's going to just stick to the rules - there's not going to be any additional ideas.

Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that.

Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.

I make records with an open mind, I always have.

It's so important to me that I feel like I'm doing something that's never been done before, whether that's in the show, or I'm writing a song. I can exist in this little box here, but I have to do something new with it.

I tend to just do whatever I want on an album and try to make it work. I'm just adventurous. It's most exciting to be at the edge of your abilities. I want to see how far I can push things.

When you make new musicals, you have the great freedom and the great burden that it can be changed.

I never got tied down to any social scene. I was just into creating stuff. And I think, even today, that's how I'm able to work and move between so many different genres - I want to be part of what's happening, I want to make new things.

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

I always wanted to be really experimental.

I'm always trying to find something unique or a project that I can do something unique in.

I've worked with people who wanted to be creative every day: it was like a goal to arrive with something very special. Sometimes it's just disturbing, because special is good when it's needed. But when it's not needed, it's confusing, and you go away from the authenticity by a strong desire to be unique and singular.

I want to see creativity that breaks boundaries and isn't just about money.

I've admired Lawrence master from his choreographer days. I love how he experiments and makes it work. I like his attention to detail and the intrigue in his movies.

I thought I would be a visual artist when I was growing up, so I'm always up for a bit of experimentation.

We're all inspired by what has come before us, but hope to use the inspiration to create our own. That's the artist's journey. It's a pretty amazing path.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

Stay loyal to your creativity because it's a gift.

We're all trying to be artists making our own unique statements. I think the only real way to do that is through failure.

I don't think my work is so strange. It's just a matter of having the discipline to go the whole way with an idea, to stretch it as far as it can go.