Reggie Watts Quotes

I imagine that when I am creating a song or a project or an album or putting some clothing together or cooking a meal, whatever it is, I don't really have a recipe. The fun part is to throw that big piece of clay in the middle of the table as hard as I can, and whatever shape it takes, that's what shape it takes, and then I start to carve away.

When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something.

I've always been somebody who, when I started a picture, never knew what the next picture would be.

I love the creative process. That's always been the closest thing to my heart, creating something.

I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

I don't know what the secret is when I am writing it - it really is a surprise to me.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art.

I believe in creative work.

Creativity makes a leap, then looks to see where it is.

True play is creativity.

Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world of improv and comedy, you're able to let it flicker and fall out.

I never question what to do, it tells me what to do. The photographs make themselves with my help.

Genius is not perfected, it is deepened. It does not so much interpret the world as fertilize itself with it.

We don't always know what we're doing. We often just get excited, put something down, and say, 'Oh, neat'.

I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand - I use those words interchangeably - another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I'm not one. I'd rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can't ignore.

Creativity is an energy. It's a precious energy, and it's something to be protected. A lot of people take for granted that they're a creative person, but I know from experience, feeling it in myself, it is a magic; it is an energy. And it can't be taken for granted.

There can be no technique or formula for creativity.

Everything that I've ever made in my life is from my instinct.

I like the idea of creating from your inner youth. You don't have to think too hard about it. Just make what feels good.

If you have rules, you let creativity sleep.

That's what I love more than anything, just creating.

I don't understand how people live without creating.

There is no end in creativity. Hence, to strive towards an end result is a fool's errand. Set goals, make music and paint pictures, but know that the crux of your happiness balances delicately on the wings of the act of creativity itself. Not at the finish line.