Gza Quotes

I'm grateful to have the chance to be inspired by the incredible artists that are out there.

In my experience a painting is not made with colors and paint at all. I don't know what a painting is; who knows what sets off even the desire to paint?

Those who are waiting for an epiphany to strike may wait forever. The artist simply goes to work, making art, both good and not so good.

I'm very interested to see how this new painting will go - I know I want it big and stark, and as I said, I follow the muse, and that's when it always works perfectly for me.

I think I've always been slightly addicted to not repeating myself. When you're doing something the first time around, it's often the best time. I think 'Blank Project' is about carrying on. Its that thing where you're making something because you have to, but you don't know how or why.

You don't get inspiration sitting at a drawing board or in front of your computer.

Being creative is my idea of heaven. I'm just incredibly fortunate that I can do it in artwork. Watercolor is what I started out with. What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

I can obviously relate to a character who is an artist, because the creative process is a big part of my life.

I view art as an inspirational tool.

An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.

I don't paint every day. I'm not that motivated. I don't do anything the same every day.

When I work on a part, one of the things I love to do is to put together a collage of things, stuff I see or stuff that inspires me, images, whatever.

I don't even think about maintaining a relevance. I just think about what do I want to paint, what am I gonna do now, what am I gonna do later.

People always ask what my inspiration is, and it's never something that's easily explained.

To walk into a studio, for me, is just like walking onto a beach or something.

The boyhood dream of becoming a painter stays important to me.

I love art so much because of curiosity. At the start of a painting, I know 10 percent of what the painting will be, and then I have to improvise the whole thing.

I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.

I wouldn't have been in the mind-set to do another 'Fly.'

If I had to pick an artist that I look up to and am inspired by, it's Matisse because of how many times he would paint the same idea until he felt like he maybe got it right, and I try to do the same thing with my writing.

What matters is what happens in the soul of an artist when you're playing.

Tour isn't good for writing, but it's good for inspiration.

My inspiration comes from everything, everywhere. Just the people around you, the things you see and most definitely your experiences. Once I get an idea, it pretty much writes itself.

I have disciplined myself when I'm working. When I discovered art, I realized that one could keep that search going within creation. But I also realize that in order to create the art, you have to stay, you can't go too far.

Craft can get you through ninety percent of a piece, but it's art that carries you at the end.