Tao Okamoto Quotes

If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy.

It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.

I'm literally open to any medium that will have me.

Artists themselves are not confined, but their output is.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

I love being in the studio. Expressing myself that way is really cool.

Whatever one considers art to be, there is in many people a hunger to express themselves creatively and to feel authentic in doing that.

We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

I feel very free and very happy to be a composer.

I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.

Using gunpowder as a medium became a way to liberate myself.

As an artist, you have to do what you feel passionate about. It has to be something you can connect with.

I don't think one should be a slave to one medium.

I've always been the person who has needed a creative outlet.

When I don't write, I feel my world shrinking. I feel I am in a prison. I feel I lose my fire and my color. It should be a necessity, as the sea needs to heave, and I call it breathing.

You can’t control what other people think about your art. Think about the part of yourself that you can control, which is your ability to be kind and loving and creative.

The one thing about being a creator, about being an artist, is that you get to explore your ideas. We're fortunate that we're in the position to do that, and I don't take it for granted.

Art! What a concept! It saved my life! A place where you can do as you please!

One reason I was interested in photography was to get away from the preciousness of the art object.

How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement - no matter how temporary.

I just want to paint and say what I'm going to say.

It is important for the creative juices to find an outlet, otherwise they stagnate.

I'm definitely one of them artists that loves putting the track on and having fun with it, but in my own way.

I feel like I'm just trying to pave my own lane and just kind of make my own sound.

That's the thing about creating. When you create, you create your own thing, whatever that is. It's always going to seep through in whatever you do.