Without music, life would be a mistake.
I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
When you make a film, it's because it's important to you, it means something to you.
As an artist, it's so important to create music that puts a chill through your body or does something to make you feel good. I think my album has a little bit of everything in it and that's important to me.
Bring the arts back, and treat it with respect.
Creativity ignited a spark. In that moment, I saw that art is not peripheral, beauty is not optional, but a strategy for survival.
Music is important.
I feel like emotional content is the most important of any song, for any artist.
I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain people, you're doing a good thing.
My sketchbooks are usually just a line on one page or a circle, which to most people must be totally meaningless. But to me, they are very important to the thing I am working on.
The arts are a response to our individuality and our nature and help to shape our identity. The arts are not a frill and should not be treated as such.
On lower budget things you're still working collaboratively, but the investment and your level of creative importance is higher on something like this.