Nicolas Winding Refn Quotes

I've been very happy with Orbit and am thrilled that they're giving me more chances to explore my creative visions.

And I don't have any specific steps to take because I don't start the same way every time. But there is a knowing when it's enough and you can leave it alone.

This goes for our songwriting as well as our success as a band - the minute we stopped chasing what we thought people wanted to hear and started writing things that moved us, that's when people started paying attention.

What is important is satiating my creativity as an artiste.

'Heavy Rain' responded to a period of my life, things I strongly believed in, things I wanted to suggest or experiment with. I'm really happy with the overall feedback; the reception was a success.

Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don't show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward.

I believe, I believe every day is a good day when you paint.

I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

When I finish a painting, it usually looks as surprising to me as to anyone else.

In the history of comics and movies and music too, it's always when things are at their bottomed-out, either creatively or financially, there's more chance-taking going on.

To me, creative work is labor, like any other kind of labor. It's got value, and it takes your time, and it's useful to people, depending.

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.

I never sold any of my pieces. I had all the money I wanted. Then I would have lost my sculptures and just had more money.

After I won the Pulitzer, there was this sense of, 'OK, that's enough for you. Now go away.' What I wanted was to keep writing, keep working. But no one would produce anything of mine they didn't think would be as big as 'night, Mother.'

I feel very free and very happy to be a composer.

The different bodies of my work end themselves when there's no more discovery to be had.

I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.

I love designing at the moment, I'm so happy with my work.

Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team.

A success, to me, is the ability to keep working. That's success. It has nothing to do with money; it's the ability to keep getting things made, period.

I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy.

If people think that Colorado is a beacon for artists and creative people who are really talented, I think they're going to be a little happier during the day, and I think they're going to be a little more successful at their job, no matter what their job is.

Everyone is creative, but we are only as creative as we allow ourselves to be.

My general advice for writers/comedians is, make stuff you like and are proud of. Put it in a place where people can see it, whether that's onstage or on the Internet or wherever. Just do the things that make you happy creatively, and then show them to people.

Grammy nominations are certainly pleasant, but you can forget about them and lead a perfectly happy life - provided you have the approval of the musicians you work with.