Ellen Terry Quotes

The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from.

No one was ever great without some portion of divine inspiration.

When I was doing theater, I was very successful at believing that I was great, God's gift to the theater.

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.

I admire people who are creative.

On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.

Genius is initiative on fire.

Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.

Genius is always accompanied by enthusiasm.

I've learned over the years that you're going to be most successful at the things you're most excited to do. Every artist has a special set of tools. When you really use those tools, and you make yourself feel really good about the product you create, I think you'll find an audience for it. I've been very fortunate in that respect.

Upper berth, lower berth, that's the difference between talent and genius.

Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.

Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.

Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect.

Theater is about surprises and things that you haven't seen before on stage.

If I have a talent, it lies in the creative process.

It's so difficult to actually come up with ideas that you really fall in love with, you know? That's the most difficult thing about filmmaking - and that's my main challenge in life.

I came up with all kinds of stuff. That was part of being great and having creativity. I'm not just bragging about myself. I'm just saying.

I am a creative person.

I begin by imagining the impossible and end by accomplishing the impossible.

Creativity means believing you have greatness.

I like producing but acting is the quintessential me, and I'm probably better at that than I am at anything. My heart has always been in the movies.

If you want to write, just believe that you can, because it's about perseverance.

If talented people across teams, functions, and geographies share the same passion and dedication, the results can be remarkable.

I think motivation and drive, coupled with raw talent, help make founders successful.