W. P. Kinsella Quotes

In my work, I have never had any use for anything that I have known in advance.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

Creativity is about a reaction.

Creativity is making a good pass at the right time... but it can also come from deeper, there should always be a balance.

I think making a movie or a record, the best things happen by accident - and those end up being the magic. Every time I've followed my gut it's been better than when I've tried to do what I was supposed to do.

Creativity is the sudden cessation of stupidity.

You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.

I think there are actors who are like, 'Okay, what am I doing, how am I doing it, what's the appeal? Tell me what to do, what are the exact lines from the script? Okay, I got it.' I am not that way. I would be a terrible bus driver. I'd want to be like, 'Oh, let's take this side road! Let's see what happens when we go down this back alley.'

I can make a virtue of slapdash. Slapdash can give you courage.

Creativity has always depended on openness and flexibility, so let us hope for more of both in the future.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.

I love to be creative.

I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.

Use creativity and storytelling as your main muscle instead of smartness.

What I want to happen is to be really creative, and to play something new in the improvisations, every time.

Improvising things is always changing. A lot of momentum.

The heart and soul of the company is creativity and innovation.

I think kids are natural actors. You watch most kids; if they don't have a toy, they'll pick up a stick and make a toy out of it. Kids will daydream all the time.

Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for cheesemakers. I don't know anything about music theory. Every time I approach my guitar, it's like the first time. There's no craft in that.

I don't study; I create.

Every time, I try to make something different.

Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.