Lynn Collins Quotes

There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.

It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love having a company that makes films and to be prolific and have a place to put all the ideas that are constantly bubbling up inside of me and that don't let me sleep at night.

One day I had an idea for a movie. Everything came after that.

I just admire people like Woody Allen, who every year writes an original screenplay. It's astonishing. I always wished that I could do that.

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

If you're involved in filmmaking, you want to challenge yourself.

Everybody involved in Pixar, I've not met one person who's not incredibly creative and nice and lovely and know what they're doing.

Working on script development, casting, editing, and music is incredibly inspiring to me, and it's wonderful to see something you love come to life.

I love directing as I've got such a fantastic, a creative mind.

Paul Cummins is a genius. He's a true visionary.

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Welcome every talent, hail every invention, cherish every gem of art—foster every gleam of authorship, honor every acquirement and every natural gift, lift ourselves to the level of our destinies...

Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.

I think I always have Woody Allen in mind whenever I'm creating anything. He's such a genius, and I think 'Annie Hall' is one of the greatest movies ever written.

My favorite thing about working with Lady Gaga is really just the sheer level of creativity she brings to the table. And she's really one of the most intelligent people I've ever known. Her intelligence is equaled by her heart.

There was a guy that I got to know pretty well - Joe Grant. He was one of the creators of Dumbo and worked side-by-side with Disney. Being a total Disney nerd, I was obsessed with asking him questions. He was 92 when I got to know him.

In my own life, I've written scripts that I want to direct, so I would love to take my own creativity in a way where I could tell my own story. That does inspire me, the idea of becoming a director.

I can't make anything. I don't know how to make a dress. I couldn't go on a shoot and create an image. I can't write a script. I have so much admiration for people who can do these things, because I would have no idea where to start.

Filmmaking is something that I'm really passionate about. Film, in general, is something that I'm passionate about.

Genius is a grace. The true man of genius acts by movement or by impulsion.

When I was a kid, I saw 'Heavy Metal' the movie, and my mind was blown. I loved the idea that you could have all these different stories in different styles that are linked together.

Pete Docter's a genius isn't he?

I'm excited about what technology is offering storytellers and movie- and TV-makers.

I can make any kind of movies. I can put up with any kind of situation. And I can tackle them.

Frank Ocean would be incredible; I'd love to be a sponge and absorb everything he says. Every song he puts out, I'm like, 'Why didn't I think of this?'