Harvey Ball Quotes

In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.

Regularity, order, desire for perfection destroy art. Irregularity is the basis of all art.

I think the more realistic you try to make the graphics and the experience, the more you limit yourself to a single vision.

If there's room to make a record every year, and it sounds nothing like the old one, I might do that. It's easy to get in and have fun. To me, if it feels right, that's all that needs to be done.

I'd rather play here in this small bar and just do a good show. Because it's fun and there's no expectations, it's encouragement to be different, do something new.

Usually I like to improvise. Sometimes, depending on the nature of the piece, I like to improvise because I think it brings certain freshness and a reality to it, as long as it doesn't go too far out of the box.

I don't follow any system. All the laws you can lay down are only so many props to be cast aside when the hour of creation arrives.

I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you become a snob, your own worse critic. You edit yourself in a way that is non-creative.

I think if you're trying to be funny, sometimes you're bending a piece of metal in a direction it doesn't want to go. And sometimes comedy just needs to find itself.

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.

Some people strive for perfection, but I often find perfection boring.

It's very important to understand that we never do the same thing twice; each of our projects is unique. We'll never do another 'Gates.' Each project is a unique image. We do not know in advance how the work will look. I do preparatory drawings, but they are only projections of our vision.

Records don't have to be perfect. Everyone doesn't have to move left when everyone else moves left. I love hearing the mistakes.

Balance is the enemy of art.

There's no one way to be creative. Any old way will work.

Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun.

I'm definitely using different parts of myself, but I think when it comes down to words and melodies, I can't really force anything too much.

If you're not trying to be real, you don't have to get it right. That's art.

Music is supposed to be inspired.

I've never been one of those guys who storyboards every frame, because that would take away some of the mystery and some of the fun.

I like a performance, a live performance, so I like little mistakes because that's what makes perfect - the mistakes.

We didn't say, 'Hey, we're gonna pick a bunch of cover songs,' or, 'We're gonna write an original song that has to sound like this, because we're a metal band, so we're gonna cover some metal songs.' We did the opposite. We just said, 'We're gonna have fun with these songs, and we're gonna try different things.'

I follow my inspiration to wherever it goes. I do want the fans to feel the fun and excitement about it, and I like for people to be able to make their own interpretations about my work.

We do things differently. You don't have to worry about being part of a particular genre. You just go for it.

I sometimes sit and draw people on the bus, or some fantasy hybrid animal. You know, wherever the hand will lead.