Kate Thompson Quotes

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

The basic thing is that I want to do the best work possible, and I can only do that if I'm relaxed and have a lot of energy. And that can only come from taking time off.

I couldn't understand why my productivity went down when I had deliberately made more time available to write. Then I realized it was because I wasn't flying as much.

I have to take time occasionally to get away from the pressures of this business. If I don't, I think I would get stale, and that would show in my music.

I'm not disciplined at all. I barely function. But I get a lot done. I take days off all the time, but when I work, I work very fast and very efficiently. But I'm always having days when I'm feeling a little anxious, and I take a day off. I work in a funny way.

I do some of my best work when I'm dead.

Sometimes you can't write a novel for weeks and weeks, but it's good for your self-esteem to work on something else.

My anxiety level of my own work and what I'm doing and focusing on my art and all of that stuff? That's fundamental.

The challenge in my life really is keeping the balance between feeling creatively energized and fulfilled without feeling overwhelmed and like I'm in the middle of a battlefield.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out.' I can't not work, given where I want to be.

People often get very entangled in their work and life, so de-stressing is very important to keep generating fresh ideas and provide satisfaction with one's activities.

The only thing that's a challenge for me is not working. I get depressed when I'm not in motion.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

I'm better when I'm busy. I am happier. I am a bit useless when I'm not busy. I start thinking too much, which is never a good thing. When I'm busy I have a better perspective on what really matters - the priorities.

The only times I'm not relaxed are when I haven't got a project on the go.

Scheduling down time as part of your routine is hard but worth it, personally, even professionally.

If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.

I haven't written an awful lot recently, but I think I probably will start again very shortly. Being so much on the road, when you have a couple of weeks off, you're likely to avoid sitting at the piano, and taping, and giving yourself more work to do.

Sometimes I decide I don't want to write because it isn't the thing for me to be doing right then, and I go do something else.

I get restless easily so I always want to keep working, but I am trying to pace it as well.

I've taken Saturdays to be the day I pull back completely. I do things that are more creative, and I've actually found that helps me when I get back into work to be more thoughtful, and I truly believe that feeding your creative soul is really important to being more analytical.

Everyone has their down days. Unfortunately, that's when I am the most prolific.

I think that I do my best work when I'm most comfortable.

I think I've learned not to take everything so seriously and just try to focus on the work the most.