Terry Gilliam Quotes

I actually believe that a lot of what people call originality has to do with persistence in the craft.

Sculpture is like farming. If you just keep at it, you can get quite a lot done.

There's nothing more special than intellect and labour that makes painting work. There's no magic there; it's information, and it's work.

Genius is only a greater aptitude for patience.

It's a real testament to the amount of skill and talent involved, across the board, whether it's the production design, the construction, the costume design, the other actors, the way it's shot, the directors we had on it, or obviously John's writing. When things do go well, it sometimes seems easy, in a weird way, but it's actually down to a lot of cogs working in a big machine. But, I'm certainly happy to be going back. I'm excited to carry on.

To be honest, I don't necessarily think you have to be an actor to act. You don't have to be a musician to make great music. If it comes along and you put your all into it, the outcome is what's important.

A line will take us hours maybe; Yet if it does not seem a moment's thought, our stitching and unstitching has been naught.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

Art doesn't spring from the muses alone, but from hard work.

I always try to write the best I can.

When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.

Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.

Writing a song is actually quite easy. Writing a good one is very, very difficult.

Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Genius is patience.

I don't know if people realize how hard I work, because sometimes people ask me for my secret. The truth is that I don't have any secrets apart from the fact that I've been directing theater and film for twenty years and trying at every stage to make my work better.

You can't rush an art form.

Genius is eternal patience.

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.

The writer's secret is not inspiration - for it is never clear where it comes from - it is his stubbornness, his patience.

I think any form of self-expression is half confidence, half sheer hard work and, maybe, a bit of talent thrown in.

Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.

Craft is everything.