Kanika Dhillon Quotes

I think one of the things about creativity is not to be afraid of saying the wrong thing.

It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others.

I like taking up challenges. I prefer working with scripts that are different and veer from the tried and tested. So far, it's always worked.

I want to surprise people and do different things and maybe do something that's not quite financially rewarding.

To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen, and being always on the lookout for what has never been.

I don't study; I create.

A lot of people get really stuck in this idea that everything's been done and there's nowhere left to go.

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

We wanted to write songs that we really like that incorporate everything. It seems a lot of bands want to stick with one thing. We didn't want to be scared to do anything that we wanted to do. We didn't want anything to hold us back. We wanted no boundaries.

I like more the fact that I like to think out of the box. Thinking out of the box goes along with dressing out of the box and living out of the box.

I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.

Creativity is an act of defiance.

I don't have the same restrictions that other people do because I never painted myself into a corner. I've always done things that didn't necessarily fit the form. I've never felt limited in that respect in terms of songwriting.

If you're trying to do something different, you can't ask someone to help, because they'll want to make it not different.

Not to be boxed in, to be able to transcend boundaries: for an artist, it's essential.

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?

I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.

To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.

You get inspiration from craziest places. It's just about being creative. You gotta step outside that box, you know what I'm saying, to reach the people. You never know who can feel it; who it can connect to.

Always be different; don't follow the rules. Don't do what anyone tells you. Don't use the same sounds as people; don't use the same drums as people.

Creative freedom is a huge carrot.

Somebody can say they don't understand why somebody drifts. But I've always found people who drift interesting, 'cause it shows me the game's not stagnant in their own head. They're thinking.

There are no rules in art.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.