Sam Smith Quotes

I am going to make singles with other artists and put those out there - I'd love to work with Bruno Mars, Drake, Kendrick Lamar. But when somebody buys a Tee Grizzley album, all they're going to hear is Tee Grizzley.

When I work with other people, I have to try to make their vision happen. With my own, I don't think about it. The music has its own kind of agency.

I don't make movies for the same reason that a lot of people do. I make films because I need to see them exist in a very specific way.

I have to be involved. Whether it's me writing by myself or with other people, I definitely want to have my hand in the creative process. That's part of why I got into music in the first place.

The way I look at a solo project is, I create what I want with whoever I want.

Personally, I feel that in my own work I wanted to look programmed or impersonal but I don't really believe I am being impersonal when I do it. And I don't think you could do this.

I make movies I want to see.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

I always make music that is true to my spirit.

It's funny: as a director, there are movies you make because you're passionate about getting your vision across, and you know that you're vision is different than anybody else. In those cases, you take the plunge, and it works, or it doesn't. You make the stylistic choices based on how you feel about the material.

For a long time I didn't want to do a solo thing, but there comes a point where everyone else is going outside of The Strokes and The Strokes filtering process.

Even though I build buildings and I pursue my architecture, I pursue it as an artist. I deliberately keep a tiny studio. I don't want to be an architectural firm. I want to remain an artist.

I'm not mad about movies, there are too many people involved in the making of them, and they lack a definitive creative focus.

In my opinion, creative control means a lot, I feel like I'm really in touch with who my fans are and what they like about my music, and I'm able to communicate directly with them.

It wasn't until I became involved with 'Nashville' that I thought I had opportunities to record my music in a way that I would want to put it out into the world.

I love being able to work with other artists I admire, but I have a lot to do on my own before I am willing to make it all about embracing other people.

I like collaborations, and I like working with people. I do.

I didn't leave the band to go solo so much as to stop feeling like a production item.

You hear it said time and time again by successful directors: You have to make a movie for yourself. Don't make it for anyone else.

Honestly, I never felt like I wasn't an artist on my own. I always felt like the music I made was mine, whether it was part of a collaboration with people.

I am not really interested in only showcasing my life or work but plan to produce, write and create work that is solely my vision.

I've never done a lot of collaborations. Truthfully, artists most of the time are so busy, they never get a chance to get in the studio and be personal with a record.

It's weird talking about the album as a living being with its own thoughts and direction, especially if you're the one creating it.

When I started off as a choreographer, I had to do songs, which I may have wanted to do differently, but directors had their own inputs to give. But now, I take liberty to decide my own dance steps as well.

I always say that I'm a filmmaker, not a factory. I don't have to churn out films every six months.