Piers Anthony Quotes

Just trying to be different - when I hear something - I don't like to go trampling on other people's sounds.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.

I hope that the things that I sing about will be an inspiration for people to be original.

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

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

It does not matter how badly you paint so long as you don't paint badly like other people.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

We can use techniques in modifying things, in controlling things, but the first impulse has to be something that you simply cannot make just out of technique, or else it becomes perfectly evident that it is nothing but technique that you're exercising.

I never liked to copy things that are out there. I always like to come up with something new, something different.

As long as you're true to you, you believe it and you make others believe it, then what you're doing is just art. If you give everybody a blank canvas and some paint, not everybody's picture is going to be exactly the same, but it's still art. I just do what I do.

Originality is a thing we constantly clamour for, and constantly quarrel with.

It is always possible to create something original.

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

A mere copier of nature can never produce anything great.

I'd rather do my own performance than copy someone else's.

I love when people have their own creative vision, when a person stands out and tries different things.

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

A lot of people forget how important it is to be creative. We get caught up in getting ahead and in day-to-day minutiae. But creativity is a fundamental mode of expression, as is being tenacious and standing by your own convictions and passions, even if it's not the 'popular' choice.

If it feels like we're re-creating something rather than creating something, we don't do it.

My creativity is an entity unto its own.

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 don't feel I have to be Jackson Browne. Still, I like to say something.

Creativity is not about making 30 songs in 30 days. It's never about demand and supply. No one can possibly do that.

As an artist, I try not to sound the same as others. Or even as myself.