Synyster Gates Quotes

I always wanted to do something creative, but as much as I'm creative, it's in a really hard-core, right-brained way. For me, painting doesn't do it for me. There's no constraint.

I love this freedom that has been given to me as an artist to express myself.

Creative process gives me the most freedom because I can do anything I want on a piece of blank media.

Art gives me the freedom I don't have when I make music.

I am here on Earth to express myself, and the many media of art are my magic carpets that allow me the freedom to do so.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

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.

I really understand what that process is all about and how important it is, especially with young folk and creative folk that love looking for some platform that makes it easier for them to express themselves.

My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself.

Don't be an art critic. Paint. There lies salvation.

It's actually very freeing to be given permission as an artist to let that ride and to really let it ride, to actually experience it and bring it out of you. It's been uncomfortable and it's freeing at the same time.

From the moment I got to Hollywood, I've always felt like I never really got to do what I wanted to do. In general, artists feel that you're never really allowed to accomplish what you would like to accomplish because there's just so much of this system that gets in the way; the business gets in the way of the art.

I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid.

PowerPoint may not be of any use for you in a presentation, but it may liberate you in another way, an artistic way. Who knows.

Anytime you put yourself in a creative box, it's going to stifle you; it's not conducive to the writing or recording process.

Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.

There's no wrong way of doing art. It's an expression of the individual.

I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.

I don't want to have the bounds put on me in terms of mediums.

Even if a kid doesn't go into acting or the arts like I did, some kids need that environment to find themselves and find what they love to do.

If the creative artist worries if he will still be free tomorrow, then he will not be free today.

My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can see it, whether that's onstage or on the Internet or wherever. Just do the things that make you happy creatively, and then show them to people.

Acting gives you freedom to express your thoughts.

Music videos were an outlet. They were the jobs most easily available to me, but creatively, they're also so free form; there are no rules whatsoever.

It is important for the creative juices to find an outlet, otherwise they stagnate.