Akira Toriyama Quotes

I just love the idea of going into a room and creating something by myself.

The downside of videos is that it will put my vision in front of other people, so they might not get the chance to create their own.

I've never really tried to copy anyone; I like to have my own style.

To be a true artist, I have to be true to who I am now and write that way.

Life is the most versatile thing under the sun; and in the pursuit of life and character the author who works in a groove works in blinkers.

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

I care about being creative and expressing myself.

You can only write your own vision.

Art is such a personal experience, I really try to make my own thing.

Write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.

When the artist is alive in any person, whatever his kind of work may be, he becomes an inventive, searching, daring, self-expressing creature.

I mean, what do you think creativity is? Nothing but self-indulgence. And the more self-indulgent it is, the more interesting it becomes. So I think that part of creativity is also falling in love with your own narcissism: accepting it, using it as an asset.

I've learnt that I've had the best results from just trying to be me, trying to make a movie or TV show I want to see or write a script I want to read, and that's really all I can offer - being authentic.

I feel like it's important, especially at young age, to find exactly what it is that makes your style so important as opposed to just trying to fit into the iconic styles of performers out there.

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

I like to pretend that my art has nothing to do with me.

Don't worry about what others say about your music. Pursue whatever you are hearing... but if everybody really hates your music maybe you could try some different approaches.

I feel, as an artist, I should be able to express who I am and the things I come from, and the places I want to also be.

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements.

My style is all to myself.

I never look at other people's work. My mind has to be completely focused on my own illusions.

I really don't think of my work in terms of a genre. I think of it in terms of what I want to say, what I think is cool, and what I'm good at.

The freedom of every artist is essential.

I've been telling my students, 'Imitate, imitate.' And they say, 'Well, what if I plagiarize, or what if I'm not original? I want to be myself.' And I always tell them, 'Your self will shine through'... If you allow yourself to feel deeply and honestly, what you say won't be like anyone else.

No one was creating and I always wanted to be created on.