Alex Hirsch Quotes

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

Being essentially a creator, I never set out to shock, always thinking about creating my work and not about the benefits it could produce.

I wanted to create a body of work that I was proud of. It's come from honesty and integrity, without forcing anything from myself, the ideas had to come instinctively and organically. Whether that translates to people in that way, it's kind of out of my hands now.

Imitation always stinks. When I take photos, I don't go back. I don't look at the past. I'm always original.

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid; the state of being alone.

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 don't try to guess what a million people will like. It's hard enough to know what I like.

Everything I record, I just try to sound like me and come up with songs that suit what I do, and then just go for it.

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

Any system that sees aesthetics as irrelevant, that separates the artist from his product, that fragments the work of the individual, or creates by committee, or makes mincemeat of the creative process will, in the long run, diminish not only the product but the maker as well.

All the things we have to remember, and I've mentioned this before, is that we're all artists.

If you are a creative person, you try to create things that are an extension of yourself.

The last thing a young artist should do in poetry or any other field is think about what's in style, what's current, what are the trends. Think instead of what you like to read, what do you admire, what you like to listen to in music. What do you like to look at in architecture? Try to make a poem that has some of those qualities.

I never - when I go into a project, I don't think too much about if there's a lot of other sci-fi books out there or horror books or whatever. I just tell the stories I want to tell, and I think that is evident on the page.

If you're always thinking about someone else's work, about the tradition you're working in, how can you possibly make anything good?

I don't worry about what everyone wants to see. I make movies that please a writer, director and myself. I always think there are enough people smart as me and sensitive as me.

I think every artist should follow their vision, their hearts is what they need to reveal, not something that society is looking out for.

But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.

I've worked with people who wanted to be creative every day: it was like a goal to arrive with something very special. Sometimes it's just disturbing, because special is good when it's needed. But when it's not needed, it's confusing, and you go away from the authenticity by a strong desire to be unique and singular.

You can't expect to connect with everybody, and that's all right. The more I make films, I'm learning that you don't have to make films for everybody. A film can be made for a smaller group of people than that, and it still warrants an existence.

An artist has to be selfish; otherwise, he's not true to his own art.

I don't feel I have to be Jackson Browne. Still, I like to say something.

The definition of an artist, for me, is someone who is quite selfish about their creativity.

You can only make the film that's in you.

Creativity is not about making 30 songs in 30 days. It's never about demand and supply. No one can possibly do that.