Alexis Denisof Quotes

Deadlines and things make you creative.

Imagination comes of not having things.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

People say, 'How does having kids change your writing? Do you see the world through their eyes?' No - you just become a faster songwriter... In the old days, you'd be like, 'Oh I'm gonna work on this song for a few days.'

I love leaving the door open to good ideas. I love the collaborative swirl. I get charged by problem-solving, usually under some kind of stress - the sun is going down, and we have eight minutes, and we have to solve it. Great things come out of it.

Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.

It's amazing: when you are challenged with less, sometimes you can produce more.

I need to be creative all the time.

Don't take too long, Mrs. Cullen

Constraint inspires creativity

Sometimes you just get in there and force yourself to work, and maybe something good will come out, ya know? Deadlines and things make you creative. Opportunity and telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the money in the world, all the colors in the palette, anything you want-that just kills creativity.

Everybody knows the power of deadlines - and we all hate them. But their effectiveness is undeniable.

I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of the Beatles' songs probably originated in about five minutes.

I think that 60 percent of inspiration is organization.

Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.

When you're fast when you're shooting, there are great things that you discover. By being fast you also sometimes get more time to experiment.

I'm always busy. You know, the more I do, the more ideas I have—that's the funny thing. The brain is a muscle, and I'm a kind of body builder.

I care about being creative and productive.

I wanna keep being productive and creative.

Keep a note pad and pencil on your bedside table. Million-dollar ideas sometimes strike at 3 A.M.

Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.

I'm not a tabula rasa type. In some ways, the more constraints I have, the work is more interesting to me.

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

He lives with his creativity in high gear.

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.