Pete Cashmore Quotes

I don't fight creativity. I don't fight against not being creative. If I'm not being creative, I'm not forcing it.

I think the idea of art kills creativity.

I'm from the middle of nowhere in Somerset, and if I have too much stimulus or chaos, then I tend to not be as creative.

Rule of art: Cant kills creativity!

It is almost impossible to reconcile self expression with the creative act.

I'm a believer that you shouldn't really talk about the drawing until you're done with the drawing.

Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen.

I don't even think about maintaining a relevance. I just think about what do I want to paint, what am I gonna do now, what am I gonna do later.

With art and the work you do, it has to be constantly dictated by what you're feeling and where you want to go with it.

I don't think anybody can create in a space where they don't feel comfortable.

I don't consciously sit down thinking I'm blurring genre lines, for the most part. I try to stay focused solely on serving the needs of the particular story on which I'm working.

The right creative act makes its own laws, and always will do.

Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow - whether there is a market for it or not! The kick of creation is the act of creating, not anything that happens afterward. I would tell all of you watching this screen: Before you go to bed, write a four line poem. Make it as good as you can. Don't show it to anybody. Put it where nobody will find it. And you will discover that you have your reward.

The one thing about being a creator, about being an artist, is that you get to explore your ideas. We're fortunate that we're in the position to do that, and I don't take it for granted.

Talking about one's work releases the energy and tension to do and make.

If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room.

Nothing will change the fact that I cannot produce the least thing without absolute solitude.

It is hard to produce work in New York. You kind of have to center yourself - do some Zen meditation exercises and just focus. It is very distracting, and money, of course, is an issue.

Because I cannot work except in solitude, it is necessary that I live my work and that is impossible except in solitude.

It takes isolation and solitude for me to write.

I often find that having an idea in my head prevents me from doing something else. Working is therefore a way of getting rid of an idea.

Artwork is not like a commercial business; there is no such thing as a schedule for art. You can't hurry art.

When I got my first loft, I still didn't know what I was going to paint... There were long stretches when I just sat there and thought without interruption.

It is important to make your own stuff. Even if you are not an actor, it is important to not stop involving yourself as a creative person.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.