L. J. Smith Quotes

The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we've ever done. The music that I'm thinking about putting on our next album.

I absolutely loved working with Tim Burton because he is just a creative, outside of the box thinker. How he does things is fantastic. It is different - weird different - and he does things that are groundbreaking. They are courageous to do and once you do them you are like, 'Wow! That really does work!'

No other fighter's doing what I'm doing, no other fighter is daring to do what I'm doing.

To the seeker after the new, or the sensational, to those who expect a sinister frisson from modern music, it is my melancholy duty to point out that all the bomb throwing and guillotining has already taken place.

I like people who push the envelope.

There are these creative shows, all on cable, that are just so daring and out there. That's the stuff I really want to be a part of, like with 'Sucker Punch' and 'Hangover 2.' Those movies didn't hold back. They really went for it.

I think when you're doing something cutting edge like 'The Matrix,' it might mean when everybody's saying 'no' that you're really on the right track.

I know my theories and findings are hard for you to accept because they are so original and extraordinary.

Trump is a different politician. He was a different businessman. His campaign was different. What you saw in his campaign is what you're going to see in his presidency.

You could use many adjectives to describe Silicon Valley; I don't think 'normal' is one of them.

I want to do something that people have not seen before... surprise everyone. There has to be variety in work.

For me, what makes a dope concept is it's a fresh idea, something that I've never heard before.

We're trying to do something nobody else is doing right now.

Believe me, what I have done in 'Company' has never been attempted before.

I think if you want to be groundbreaking, you have to do something that's never been done.

You have to push the boundary, do something that people haven't seen before, because then it is exciting for them.

What we were doing was alien in '92. We were less than immediately accepted by our fans and peers.

I like things that are avant-garde, but at the same time I can also go downtown edgy.

You don't let being the first to do it stop you or get in the way.

I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

I always want to do something groundbreaking, something different. I think that's what it's always about. If you have the means to do it, why not?

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.

Godard never sought to be sympathetic.

These designers have no reserve. They've chosen a path and thrown themselves onto it head first, regardless of everything. Whether or not their designs are sellable or vulgar. As long as it's new and people talk about it. That is the truth.

The one thing I try and do, when people say, 'What kind of movies do you guys look for,' the one thing I look for is 'different.' And I think that's very antithetical to Hollywood.