Wilbur Smith Quotes

Ideas are floating like fish. Desire for an idea is like a bait on a hook. If you desire an idea, it pulls and it makes a kind of a bait. Ideas will come swimming up. And you don't know them until they enter the conscious mind. And then bingo! There it is! You know it instantly. And then more come in. If you go fishing for ideas, a lot of ideas will just pop in. And one of them will make you fall in love.

I'll stop when I run out of ideas.

Creativity has a lot to do with the main idea. Inspiration is what comes when you are dealing with the idea. But inspiration won't invite what's not there to begin with.

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story.

I have a good idea every two years. Give me a topic, I will give you the idea!

I think that everything is part of creativity - the more you create, the more you have ideas, and the more you meet people.

It's not enough to tell people to be creative; they need to know how, and what to create.

I pick up inspiration from everywhere and it all manages to keep stored in my brain somewhere.

The hardest thing is the idea. Ideas come from somewhere but as far as we know they come from nowhere.

As a creative person, you want to start with a blank canvas.

The most exciting time is when I think of an idea and how I imagine I can make it. It would be wonderful if there was a projector inside my eye that and it could just put the idea on the screen for people to see.

I'm kind of an idea guy.

A lot of times, you have an idea, and all the things you are thinking about might fuel it. But that's not where the idea came from.

As I get on and films take four years to complete, I tend to have a hankering for very short projects so you can move on to the next idea. It's the ideas I'm interested in. What comes out of your head.

A new idea is like carbonated liquid in a bottle. You just sort of shake it until the cork pops, then you write and write.

You can't rush inspiration.

That's the buzz for me, the creative process. An idea is never as good as when it's in your head. And then it's just how little you ruin it.

If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process.

I'm always looking for the creative spark. Always.

There is no secret orchard where ideas grow. Oh my, do I wish there were.

One rule of invention: before you can invent it, you have to imagine it.

I am constantly thinking of different ideas and formats for TV shows. I am in a place where anything is possible if you want to do it.

To me, ideas are like annoying salespeople that only go away once I've built them.

I love creating. I love being with creative people who can think quickly on their feet.

I like to create whatever that pops up in my head, bring whatever idea to life.