Filippo Brunelleschi Quotes

I got told I needed a producer I don't know how many times - maybe 27 times, 30? Then I recently got told 'I'm so proud of you.' That was even more great to hear.

Here's what happens - you create something in the moment that you feel will be good, and then... people's reactions to it or people referencing it years later, it's a compliment.

Stephen King once told me he liked my writing. And that was great.

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

I have truly known what it means for a writer to feel loved.

I think it's nice to know that people in the industry are paying attention to all of the hard work you've done throughout the years and rewarding you for it. It reminds you to keep doing it, to keep pushing yourself, and to always remain that way.

I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.

It's a joy to be recognized and to have people that are interested in what you do. That can pick up your whole day.

I'm somebody who deserves to be supported and encouraged to continue my work because I have a lot to give.

When you're just starting out, and someone you think is a real storyteller says something good about you, that helps.

If you do come up with a new idea, in 4 seconds it will belong to somebody else.

I am not really an inventor. I just steal my ideas from 8-year olds.

The most inspiring thing as an artist is when someone says, 'I believe in you'; sometimes that works even better than Grammys.

To be mentioned in the same breath as people I admire means everything to me.

It's exhilarating to read something that tells you that people saw something and felt something that you thought was so discreet. When they relate you to some of their own fantasies of who or how some actresses should be in movies. That's really kind of sweet!

If a film works, you get more offers, appreciation and the latter is like oxygen. We survive on that.

Meeting someone you admire, and then that person's like, 'I'm a fan of your work' - it's a really neat feeling.

Everybody steals my lines.

It's reassuring knowing that people are supporting me and want to know more about me. It comes with being the national champion and making the Olympic team. I think that it's telling me I'm on the right path.

I won't lie, I stole a lot of ideas from Giampaolo.

I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.

I don't set out to win awards. I don't think any musician does, but when you receive an award, it's an affirmation: it means that people appreciate what you do. Every award I have received is a confirmation of something I have done, and that motivates me to push a little harder.

I would be thrilled with anybody who cites my work as something that inspired them.

Everybody trying to bite the style ever since we made 'Versace.' But they don't give us credit.