Les Baxter Quotes

No matter where I am working, I cannot make a film without 100% creative control and final cut. If there is such a guarantee, I can work anywhere.

It's been exciting to be able to go forward with stuff without 10,000 people saying, It should be like this.

I think with animation there's a certain freedom that you're given. You don't have a thought at the back of your mind, that worry that you'll have to cut and go back to the top of the scene. You're not working with anyone else from the cast. It's just you.

There's a lot of creative freedom. Acting is a whole boatload of fun, but I prefer to do it on my own terms.

Doing the podcast, the whole reason to do it is just because I can do whatever I want.

One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you.

I'm spoiled. All of my adult jobs have left me with complete freedom to come up with what I wanted.

I enjoy total creative control right now. Nobody tells me to make it longer, shorter, better, sexier, more violent, whatever.

I'm a late-night host that doesn't want to be tied down by time or television or even hosting.

I can really write what I want. I can take time; I can do nothing for a year. That is paradise.

From a creative perspective, we've been very fortunate in that doing it the 'VGHS' way gave us unlimited freedom. Whatever we wanted to do, however we wanted to do it, we had that.

I can be a little messy and wild and carefree with my creativity as a solo artist. In a group, there's a certain structure, and everyone has a part to play, and being a solo artist, I can do as I please.

I'm glad that in this sport you can write your own stories, and you don't have to worry about what other people expect out of you.

I have taken every amount of creative liberty and freedom that I can get and I've actually managed to push it. I would say being the champion gives me that freedom because you really get a little more carte blanche.

You really think that on my films people tell me what to do? I don't think so. On my films I decide.

The joy about the recording is that you are your own boss. You don't have a director telling you how to do it.

I like to be as free as possible at all times.

The greatest luxury is being free.

Yeah, they let me do whatever I wanted to.

I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.

I'm really lucky because I found myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to do. I can make records, produce records, make movies, or I can do nothing. I'm not a slave to the dollar.

I am the freest author in the world.

A man is either free or he is not. There cannot be any apprenticeship for freedom.

Within reason, I can write what I like and spend as long doing it as is necessary. That is a luxury beyond price.

I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.