Ryan Coogler Quotes

I'm pretty terrible at writing, so the way I kind of therapeutically get through things is by drawing.

I think poetry was always where I went to deal with my deepest feelings.

I started making art with art therapy. It's what I know how to do. I got a lot of criticism for that when I was in school. But I think it works for me.

In many ways, cartooning is my therapy. I've always said they're like my diaries. It's thoughts and feelings and things I've seen on any particular day.

Art is a way to express yourself and through that you can escape a bad situation.

I often start writing in order to excite an expansive emotion.

If I didn't have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up.

When things become peculiar, frustrating and strange, I think it's a good time to start painting.

I write most of my songs when I'm in a bad mood.

I paint and sculpt to get a grip on reality... to protect myself.

I get things out of my system through my songs, but, because they can be about so many different things, it takes me a while to get through them emotionally.

Art became my therapy. It's an amazing outlet.

Creating something beautiful out of pain helps ease the pain. So, that's kind of how I got to songwriting - quite honestly out of desperation.

If you're making something tangible, whether it's clothing, a song, a piece of art... when you create something that's outside of yourself you take a bit of the pain and it's released, you let it out a little bit. That's my Oprah Winfrey moment.

I paint very quickly. And it just, it almost comes out of me like it's almost my therapy.

I began to paint again, even though I could barely hold the brush, but knowing exactly what I wanted to paint, I began three more large canvases... of large wheat fields under cloudy skies, and it did not take a great deal to express sadness and loneliness... I believe these paintings say what words cannot.

There is something intimate about painting I cannot explain to you ? but it is so delightful just for expressing one's feelings.

I've always written songs for the sake of my own sanity and expression.

Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.

I love to cry. It's great.

Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.

Creativity is what helps me escape a lot of my inner demons.

Rap helps me connect emotionally.

I love pouring my heart out. People don't want to hear you whine when you're with friends, so you can sing about it instead - it's the best outlet.

I've always been more of a camera hog than anything, and it's just another way to get it all out!