Jonas Blue Quotes

Outrageous behavior, also known as the lunatic fringe, is the seed bed of innovation and creativity.

Young directors are a delight to work with. With no preconceived notions, they provide enough creative fodder for actors.

What I discovered in Berlin was this immense freedom because it felt like you could start any kind of project and nobody would care... and that's what I sort of adopted to my own.

One of the challenges of innovation is figuring out how to wipe your mind clean about what you should be doing at any given moment, and not having a religious attachment to what's gotten you there thus far.

There is a place for visionaries and the avant-garde in this world, but not at 9 o'clock on a network.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

To design something really new and innovative you have to reject reason.

Some of the best ideas that we've invested in have made no sense to conventional sources.

What makes the food that we do at Alinea so interesting on the outside is that we really don't let ourselves say no to an idea.

I'm always open to the possibility that somebody's got a better idea than I have. It happens with some frequency.

Usually the wacky people have the breakthroughs. The 'smart' people don't.

The most successful people in the world are the ones who thought of that idea that was 'too crazy to work.'

I was always excited about doing things with people that were ahead of their time, that were sort of out of sync with the rest of society.

I want to work with anybody original.

There is no point in playing safe, because the audiences love different quirks: something that is crazy and out-of-the-box. I think that's what my space is, and if you are going to have your own space in the industry, this is where I want to be.

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.

When you're young, you're fearless and more creative, more of an outsider.

It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.

Let the novelists fret about consistency - story writers should feel free to jam; to get things right in new, surprising ways by allowing themselves, now and then, to get things wrong.

There was always that thing with 'Johnny' - I always saw myself as his writer and PR. But when he got out there, I had no control. His whole thing was going off on those flights of fancy. Going, 'Let's see what we can possibly do that hasn't been done before up here.' And when it works, it's lovely; it's a great night.

I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment.

The employees who share innovative ideas may also be the folks who have some hidden talents that would help incorporate their suggestions.

Australians have a free spirit and an ability to think outside the box, and that is why I like Australia so much.

I take chances. I don't limit myself. I don't think anybody who listens to Boston would have predicted hearing a female rapper on the beginning of the song 'Sail Away.' But that's what fit.

Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves.