Saul Bass Quotes

I always try to be a universalist, not a specialist.

I think it is fatal to specialize. And all kinds of things show us that and that the more diverse we are in what we can do, the better.

I've always felt that specialization is best left to the insects.

I have to be more universal than my projects, but no less innovative.

I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all.

Our culture has kind of let the concept of the Renaissance Man die out. We don't really tell the kids that it's okay to bounce around the world, work odd jobs, and do six different things.

People who are constantly looking for the opportunity to do something new are also people who are not going to be helped by having job titles - job titles create expectations of specialization and focus which don't map really well to creating the best possible experience for your customers.

I don't see myself as a person who just does one thing. I understand that sometimes that might sound a bit unprofessional. But I disagree.

The great thing about Yes is that it has always been flexible.

Being multi-disciplined is always a good thing.

You know, people sometimes say to me, 'Do you prefer to do this or that, act or do stand-up or write' but the thing that I enjoy most is the difference between all of them, because you're always learning. I don't go around thinking of myself as a great anything. I'm actually lucky to have the chance to fail at all of them.

I like many different things you know so I'm probably going to experiment, and if I didn't I'd be a little bit strange and boring and stiff and kind of dead, and I'm very not that.

I think focusing limits you. As long as nothing that I'm doing suffers from my ADD in wanting to do everything, then I want to just keep doing everything. It keeps it fresh and fun.

I like to erase lines between categories. Why separate cookbook writing from writing, healthy from good tasting? I want to be open to possibilities.

You gotta be able to change worlds.

I think rock & roll has prepared me for a lot of flexibility.

We are not like the social insects. They have only the one way of doing things and they will do it forever, coded for that way. We are coded differently, not just for binary choices, go or no-go. We can go four ways at once, depending on how the air feels: go, no-go, but also maybe, plus what the hell let's give it a try.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

I'm not a snob. I can make a meal out of anything. I can eat anywhere.

I don't want to limit myself as a writer. Tastes change, and I want to keep my eye on the future.

I try not to stick to any one thing, you know. That's always been important to me.

I have a variety of styles. I don't stick to one particular style.

I'm open to trying multiple different types of styles.

If I'm doing an editorial or if I'm doing a shoot, I will wear anything, and I'll do anything.

I know I'm in a 'jack of all, master of none' situation, but I like it that way.