Markus Persson Quotes

I just want to be able to be creative.

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act.

Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

If you stick with a vision, it might not all work, but some of it will be absolute genius. To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see something different like that.

You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity.

I've had a bit of experience at lots and lots of different arenas as it were, some of them completely creative, some of them quite technical. The interesting thing is, is that I found that the technical arenas actually are also very creative or can be very creative.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

I want to create. I think that's the one word I can grow on.

Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

Creativity is the greatest expression of liberty.

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

I love to be creative.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

I believe in creative work.

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.

Art requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom.

The script is the coloring book that you're given, and your job is to figure out how to color it in. And also when and where to color outside the lines.

There's no one way to be creative. Any old way will work.

I love to get to that place where I don't know what kind of music I'm doing; I don't know if it's any good. I don't know if it's anything. It's a big question mark. The idea is to have interesting results. That's my bottom line.

If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art.

The creative processes are so mysterious.