Patricia Richardson Quotes

I'm always praying for a part that would be something that I could be really proud of, in which I could use the gifts God gave me in a positive way.

But I really love music, and having a creative outlet is really the best thing you can do for yourself.

I think it's really important for actors to have another creative outlet, or for anyone, really.

The definition of the good life is doing creative things, whether making music, trying to figure out how to do a particular piece of code, or putting together investments.

If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy.

I think there's a deep impulse in most humans to do creative stuff, whether that's music or art, photography or writing. Most people at some point in their life say they want to do something creative - they want to be an actor, a director, a writer, a poet, a painter or whatever.

I know some people will be surprised to hear it, but I've found that my music, whether its blues or rock, or whatever you want to call it, can be channeled into a positive direction that actually helps people.

I think it started since I was born, I always had a need to express myself, you know, as a human being, and I found that it felt right when I expressed myself through art, dance, through acting, so it kind of happened naturally.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

I have to have some kind of creative outlet; otherwise, I'm hell to be around.

I love writing and directing because it's great therapy. Every project I've done, there's been a personal connection.

My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.

It's head and heart. I like to feed both. I always wanted to be an actor. But the cultural-intellectual side of things has always excited me. I wouldn't want to let it go.

I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy.

I'm a creative person. I love to write, I love to act, I love to perform, I love to create things with my hands, so I do all of these things that are kind of like hobbies in a way. They're things that I love, so it's not like a work-life balance; it's just a work-life marriage.

That's what I care about most. That more people are making and more people feel like they are creative.

I think it's really important, as an actor in this business, to have another creative outlet.

My work is more to me than just music.

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.

The things I do outside of playing the piano are done out of an inner necessity, not just because I want to try my hand at different things.

I have found that nurturing our creative side feeds all aspects of one's life and those around us in a positive way.

Things you learn through the arts are used every day in life. It's a great way to express yourself and get out anxieties throughout the day.

You just get satisfaction from achieving something that you just don't get in any other way than from being creative.

I've always been the person who has needed a creative outlet.

I feel like I'm a creative, and I want to take advantage of that.