Jay IDK Quotes

It's important to do something outside the box, and maybe that'll inspire people do also do something outside the box.

When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

I always like to do something different, something unusual, stray off the path a bit.

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

We are a little out of the box.

Don't hold back in your writing. Take risks. Go ahead and tackle that crazy idea that you think will never fly, because that may be the one that makes you stand out from the crowd. Keep pushing the envelope.

Originality is dangerous.

More or less, I am always saying, 'Let's do what has not been done.'

I think we shouldn't buckle up our creativity. You've got to experiment!

I feel that one thing that a businessman can learn is do not follow a path that has already been successful. You will never be a path-breaker then.

Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you'll never accomplish more than others expect.

You know that I'm always a proponent of doing things differently.

Every film has to be the next something else; originality isn't celebrated because you can't market it.

If you're gonna make connections which are innovative... you have to not have the same bag of experiences as everyone else does.

In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.

If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.

I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding.

What really excites me in a project is when it goes in a way you haven't been before.

There's no room for being a visionary in the studio system. It literally cannot exist.

People say I've gone against Hollywood, but I've tried to be independent within Hollywood, tried to be my own person.

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.

I guess I much prefer the path of the contrarian: the guy who goes against the grain a bit. The careers of the people who I admire deeply - like the Coen brothers and Soderbergh - don't repeat themselves, and they make radically different films at times, and I think that's wonderful.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

You've got to be picky in this business - if you're not, then I don't think you have the option of longevity. You've got to be choosy and try and do something that's outside of the box and dangerous. I love doing stuff that excites me, gives me that adrenalin rush.