Matthew Vaughn Quotes

Every film has to be the next something else; originality isn't celebrated because you can't market it.

I like to try and be outside of the box or do things that other people aren't doing.

I get a kick out of being an outsider constantly. It allows me to be creative.

If you're gonna make connections which are innovative... you have to not have the same bag of experiences as everyone else does.

In life, a lot of great ideas sound insane or absurd at first.

Creativity shouldn't be following radio; it should be the other way around.

I think audiences crave something new. I don't think audiences want the same old thing, no matter how much conventional Hollywood tells you that.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

What really excites me in a project is when it goes in a way you haven't been before.

Wherever I see people doing something the way it's always been done, the way it's 'supposed' to be done, following the same old trends, well, that's just a big red flag to me to go look somewhere else.

You can't reinvent the wheel. I remember when we first started out at 'Late Night,' we were trying to hire directors, and this guy was like, 'I see you behind a glass desk.' I don't. And he's like, 'Yeah, the glass desk.' I go, 'I don't really see me as a glass desk guy.'

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.

You want to stand out and be unique and do something different. I always try to zig when they zag - I guess it's a football term, but it applies to a lot of different areas of life.

Before I do anything, I think, well what hasn't been seen. Sometimes, that turns out to be something ghastly and not fit for society. And sometimes that inspiration becomes something that's really worthwhile.

Because of my New Line upbringing, half my heart goes to scrappy independents, and half goes to mainstream, down-the-middle pop culture events. And even with those, to try to keep something fresh and original with them and try to do things that the majors miss.

The chief enemy of creativity is good sense.

All I know is, I'm trying to do things that are a little different whenever I can.

I'm someone who always wants to do everything differently. If I have a pattern, I'd rather I didn't have a pattern. I want every book to be unpredictable and new. Damn it!

More or less, I am always saying, 'Let's do what has not been done.'

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

The one lesson I've learned from technology and food is the only time you know you're doing the wrong thing is when you're doing what everyone else is doing.

You do not move forward by following convention. You celebrate those who are different, who are not burdened by 'normality.'

It's important to do something outside the box, and maybe that'll inspire people do also do something outside the box.

When I've tried to reinvent the wheel, I get bashed for not doing the familiar things.

Mindless habitual behavior is the enemy of innovation.