Hakan Nesser Quotes

I now know that inspirations must come from everywhere.

We always have a take that's 'one for fun', so once you've got what you need, you can do what you like. Something does occasionally pop out of that tree. I'm always open to ideas.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.

I think we always move from imitation to assimilation to innovation, but I can't name you 20 people outside those we've already recognized who ever got to point three: innovation.

I write what I don't know. It's way more interesting.

Imagination - that's the future for us.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world

People ask me, 'Don't you ever run out of ideas?' Well, on the first place, I don't use ideas. Every time I have an idea, it's too limiting and usually turns out to be a disappointment. But I haven't run out of curiosity.

A lot of our creative flow comes from a place of curiosity and exploration. It often feels like we're excavating and asking questions and not just giving answers but really just exploring.

Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.

I'm never short of inspiration. There are always new ideas - and new adventures.

Without imagination, I don't think there's any progress.

There are a few chances in life where you get to take a different road. I think it's important to stay creative, look at the moment, and look at the future.

But how shall I get ideas? ''Keep your wits open! Observe! Observe! Study! Study! But above all, Think! Think! And when a noble image is indelibly impressed upon the mind - Act!

Whatever inspiration is, it's born from a continuous "I don't know.

When something comes to my brain, I don't ignore it. You never know what it's going to turn into.

Part of being creative is not being super-duper focused.

To create something new is both thrilling and excruciating at the same time. It's great to have all these choices in front of you, and to have the writers in the room so you know exactly what they meant. But the downside is you want so badly not to screw it up!

You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

I have four or five ideas that just keep floating around and I want to kind of just let one - like a beautiful butterfly, let it land somewhere.

I get so much inspiration from my travels, but I also started an exercise where I write down so many words every week. Then I begin crossing them off. We create a grid of words and also images, but words for me are more ample because you can interpret them your own way.

The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.