William Plomer Quotes

It is the function of creative man to perceive and to connect the seemingly unconnected.

To be creative means to connect. It's to abolish the gap between the body, the mind and the soul, between science and art, between fiction and nonfiction.

I'm a creator at heart.

A creative person has to believe in the unseen and the untouched.

He lives with his creativity in high gear.

Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several things and ideas together, and perhaps, when I have finished, it could show the future.

Art revolves around creating something that isn't there.

Conception, my boy, fundamental brain work, is what makes all the difference in art.

Vision is the true creative rhythm.

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.

The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.

You can't buy vision, and you can't buy aesthetic.

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.

The key to artistry is being able to say stuff the way other people can't.

Creative instinct is personal.

I just want to be as creative as I possibly can.

Stay loyal to your creativity because it's a gift.

Telling people how to be creative is easy - being creative is difficult.

We are asking a really fundamental question whether thought can ever be creative. If thought is not the ground of creation then what is creation? Is love the only factor that is creative?

As an aspiring artist, you should strive for originality of vision. Have something to say and a fresh way of saying it. No story is worth the writing, no picture worth the making, if it’s not the work of the imagination.

A creative moment is part of a longer creative process which, in turn, is part of a creative life.

I think the important thing about staying creative and staying sharp and original is not to look back too much.

If you're alive, you're a creative person.

I think it's a big part of being a creative person.