John Sexton Quotes

A lot of people think inspiration means magic. But really, inspiration means to put life into something.

The seed of an idea laying dormant in an old sketchbook is fed the missing ingredient from a new experience. Trying to share some of these experiences, some of the wonders, is one of the reasons why I do books.

A man climbs a mountain because it is there. An artist makes a work of art because it is not there.

Art doesn't spring from the muses alone, but from hard work.

To me, it's all about inspiration. What gets me creatively excited is a challenge.

I try to stay focused on my creativity.

I keep drawing inspiration from people every day. All of a sudden, something strikes me so hard and dramatically, and then a dream comes - I sit down, cut it off and make a script out of it.

Every time that I wanted to give up, if I saw an interesting textile, print what ever, suddenly I would see a collection.

The artist is the medium between his fantasies and the rest of the world.

I view art as an inspirational tool.

A writer is an artist. They're creating things out of thin air.

When you're not hearing my voice, I'm working on art. So if you're not hearing me, I'm working for the people and getting inspired.

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

Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you.

A piece of writing is like a piece of magic. You create something out of nothing.

Art happens-no hovel is safe from it, no prince may depend upon it, the vastest intelligence cannot bring it about.

I have no imagination; I just steal from life and change the color. Then it's a comic book.

Those who are waiting for an epiphany to strike may wait forever. The artist simply goes to work, making art, both good and not so good.

Creation is everything you do. Make something.

To create anything — whether a short story or a magazine profile or a film or a sitcom — is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. These essays are about that magic — which is sometimes perilous, sometimes infectious, sometimes fragile, sometimes failed, sometimes infuriating, sometimes triumphant, and sometimes tragic. I went up there. I wrote. I tried to see.

In movies, storytelling and every single art form, we're creating wonder. You're starting with a blank page and creating something that doesn't exist.

When you can see kids smiling, that's one of the best things. That's why I did 'Narnia.'

Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.

Reading a book, watching a movie, going to a play, it's transporting, and very, very exciting. And to be a part of that, creating things with your imagination, whoa.

Ideas aren't magical; the only tricky part is holding on to one long enough to get it written down.