Carla Gugino Quotes

I make playlists on my iPod like nobody's business!

I don't really do playlists. I don't know how to make a playlist, honestly.

A playlist can be very versatile, almost like a programming language.

I use Spotify to listen to music when I am taking a shower and when I am doing projects.

I don't generally listen to music while working, but sometimes music can help me get past minor writer's block.

I have a whole lot of songs.

I listen to music constantly while writing.

I always have music playing in my studio when I design. It really gets me in the mood and allows me to focus.

I don't listen to music when I'm writing, but I often do when I'm reworking, editing or when I need to relax.

Some writers like to work in other places like coffee shops, but I can't - I'd end up people-watching. And if I were at a bookstore, I'd be reading. Sometimes I have some music on, but usually I like it quiet.

Sometimes I write with music on, and if I'm in a good flow, I don't even hear it.

I'm very easily distracted unless I have music on. Listening to music while I brainstorm makes me think of scenes that would fit the mood of the music I'm playing.

I have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I'm going to have.

When I'm driving I should make more of an effort with my iPod, but I'm too lazy to organise a playlist.

In terms of, like, getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I'm working.

It's annoying when you've got a guitar and you're working on music and then you have to go and do the shopping or someone calls your mobile and you get distracted or you have to go out and do something. So it's nice to just concentrate on it one hundred percent and give your all to it.

I don't need music to write, but sometimes I put music on. I don't need special clothes or even my own equipment.

Just keep thinking about the good side of ADD - the creativity and the originality it can stimulate.

I get so many ideas for songs, but I'm so seldom disciplined enough to sit down and crank them out.

I can't write a line without music - it provides just the right amount of distraction to keep me focused. Clearly, I still miss the noisy roommates.

Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.

Twice a year, I take myself off to a self-imposed 'writer's retreat', staying at a small inn or on a friend's farm, where I am all alone and do nothing other than write.

My iPod's unbelievable. Seriously. The kids have put most of the music on it, but there's a complete mix of '80s rubbish and current day stuff.

A lot of painters listen to music, I think, while they paint. But I hate to do that. It's a horror. I can't really listen to the music. I'm not really concentrating on it, and I'm not really concentrating on the painting.

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be.