Ryan North Quotes

Some of the most radical work is being done in the most commercially pop venues, and some of the most boring work is being done in avant-garde territory.

Culture in America and everywhere else comes from the suffering, from those who don't want the old ways. They want to bring in the new, whether it's the ballet, when it started, or Shakespeare.

I think pop music is a great place to get new ideas across.

Every artist is unreasonable, because he or she is doing something that hasn't been done before.

I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been.

Don't just rehash what came before. Find new things to do with it, in your unique voice.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

I didn't want to make a game unless I felt in the position to make something new and different.

The church that weds itself to the culture of the day, will be a widow with each succeeding age.

I realized I had something new to say, something that wasn't already out there.

I have a very creative mind, and I'm always looking for new stuff and new things.

I'm the black dude that loves old black culture. I also love old white culture. I just love history, but I'm the guy that wants to bring things back and push them forward.

I had a lot more creative freedom back in the day.

You can't just be a rock star by rehashing things you've seen or done before. Bring something new, which is what hip-hop does best.

I always imagine, and try to be on the lookout, for new things, for references that can inspire me creatively so I can showcase things that people haven't done before or that are new.

There is a clearing for new creative thought in choreography. I don't feel intimidated; there is a lot I can do that is new or innovative or different.

We had such a dedicated and interested audience that they provided the opportunity to do cool new things - and we like doing cool new things.

I always want to keep moving musically and trying new things.

I really want to be creative. I want to innovate. I want to be innovative, and I want to do things that are different.

I'm always thinking about stories and ideas, and I have a few I'd like to actively pursue, but as much as I love them, I love the process of creation, and I want to go on and create things for myself, and create new things.

I wanted a label that reflects the times... a center for artists who want to express themselves. That's what makes Interscope unique. It's about freedom.

New materials are one of the great afflictions of contemporary art. Some artists confuse new materials with new ideas.

The moment we live in is a great time to make art. We have different technologies to play with, and we're left with the opportunity to focus on our work.

Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, "It's better this way." But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.

To the extent a person makes, invents or thinks something that is new to him, he may be said to have performed a creative act.