William Bernbach Quotes

There is the same difference between talent and genius that there is between a stone mason and a sculptor

Art is anything people do with distinction.

Let me create great music, go in the studio, and possibly become a memory and a time stamp in people's lives - and just give the best performances, because I know that's all that really matters.

I love music, and I can play a little. But anyone can see the difference between someone who's talented and someone that's not.

To draw true beauty shows a master's hand.

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

Talent grips us. We are overtaken by the beauty of Michelangelo's sculpture, riveted by Mariah Carey's angelic voice, doubled over in laughter by the comedy of Robin Williams, and captivated by the on screen performances of Denzel Washington.

You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity.

I'm hoping to make a new thing for the world that remains in the mind like a new species of living thing.

A grain of poetry suffices to season a century.

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

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done.

Art doesn't just happen by accident. It is about pulling out new tricks and trying new things.

If someone gave me the chance to create something, I put myself into it. I just want to try to do something that will last forever and that won't leave people saying, 'Gee, it could have been better, it could've been this, it could've been that.'

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

Sometimes you can do the work in the moment, and you don't know whether it's going to really have meaning once time has elapsed.

I hope that I'll keep being creative until they throw dirt on me.

I think, as long as people are doing their craft at a high level, I'm going to have respect for it and find something that appeals to me.

I write the best songs I can.

The goal was to have matches that would stand the test of time.

Craftsmanship and logic is key to any movie-making.

Don't do anyone else's version of a hit song - it's gonna sound terrible. You just have to do what you do well and crank it up to 11.

People can forget your name, but if you excel at what you do, at least someone will remember you.

As an artist, I never want to be a moment. I want to be a legacy, and I want my music to touch people for years to come.

I would just like to leave this big, floating rock having inspired somebody, having made a difference. It doesn't mean I have to be a huge megastar. I would like to entertain people. I love to do that.