Stephanie Laurens Quotes

I think I have some interesting things to say and I don't think anybody out there is saying them.

Originality is simply a pair of fresh eyes.

We've all forgotten how to be original.

Genius is a grace. The true man of genius acts by movement or by impulsion.

Agents and publishers are always looking for something 'different,' a fresh viewpoint and a new voice, not just re-hashed versions of stuff that's gone before.

Every second or third day I'm getting calls from people with new projects, asking me to listen to stories. But I don't want to do just any other project. There should be some zing to it; something new.

I don't think I've ever made a claim to startling originality.

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.

None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'.

To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it.

She had caprices of a marvellous unexpectedness, and how is any one to imitate a caprice?

I love to play things that are out-of-the-box. It's just that I don't always get the chance to do it!

I've always been controversial because I offer new ideas. For me to be controversial, I think this is positive.

Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.

Innovation is serendipity, so you don't know what people will make.

I love to work with artists that were able to find a brand new name and create something really exciting and fresh.

Like art, revolutions come from combining what exists into what has never existed before.

Our biggest goal is to continue to force ourselves to always start our creative work on a white page and not take advantage of past successes and challenging ourselves.

What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality?

Ad agencies do all kinds of market research that ask people what they think they want, and instead, you should be creating things that you want. If you do something and you get it, the rest of the world will get it, too. Trust your own instincts, your own intellect, and your own sense of humor.

I don't think anyone really says anything new.

If I find cool, open-minded people, want to do unique one-of-a-kind kind of project, I'll do it as long as I can.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

I'm always very excited by something that's a curveball or from left field.

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.