Peter Eisenman Quotes

That's my actual payment, the fact that I can actually make something that I actually enjoy and put on repeat, and it's not related to anything else or anyone else's thoughts and ideas, it all came from me; I just love that aspect of it.

Films don't decide my whole life. They are just a part of who I am. What I do in my personal life should be of no concern to the filmmakers or the fans.

I just love the idea of going into a room and creating something by myself.

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'm creating the kind of games that I like right now. I'm not being held back by technology.

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

Weezer isn't stuck in roles, so we just do what we want to do, what makes us excited.

I love being creative in all forms.

I have chosen to keep my personal life separate from my music, as the two are exclusive from each other, and I want to remain that way. I'll talk music, production, writing songs, touring with anyone but keep religion, politics and world affairs off the table, as my expertise is in songs and music.

The only thing that's ever made sense to me has been sitting in the house by myself making music.

The only thing in life that really gives me any peace is just being lost in the process of creating something, whether it's the film or painting and drawing, which has been a big part of my life, for a long time.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.

I love being creative. I love acting, but I also love directing because you get to have a vision for the whole and bring that vision to fruition.

I think it's restrictive to typecast myself as a novelist because I enjoy other forms of expression. I love literature and I love cinema.

My life is in the art that I make, and I'm very happy with it.

I don't want anyone part of my love life besides me and the person I'm loving.

Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.

All the things we have to remember, and I've mentioned this before, is that we're all artists.

I have been fully involved in designing my stage shows; it's important to me to do something really unique and almost off-the-wall to bring the music and the visuals together. I love design and actually went to school for a bit for graphic design, so it isn't so much 'pressure' for me; it's a way to be creative, and I really enjoy it.

Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

I'm more influenced by my own interests than anyone else's. Writers have to entertain themselves, or they can't entertain anyone else.

I've never done anything for money. My first love is things of limited commercial appeal. I could be happy doing Shakespeare for the rest of my life.

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want to be, and also have love, not only for ourselves but from a partner.

I'd love to create my own stuff. I've always written stuff, but it would be nice to have my hand a little deeper in the clay, so to speak.