Doug Aitken Quotes

Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.

For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true.

Trying to force creativity is never good.

I like the idea of experimenting with all sorts of themes and just feeling free creatively.

I can't imagine anyone approaching art without the joy of experimentation. The joy of it is inherent... and that is how you flow with the reality of change.

As an artist, I want to explore as much as I can.

Making art is complicated because the categories are always changing. You just have to make your own art, and whatever categories it falls into will come later.

The artist must continue to look for a new reference. Every day, every performance, every take.

I never was the battle rapper. That was never my thing. I always felt like it's enough room for everybody to do their thing. I like bringing new energy, re-inventing the wheel, so to speak, every time I come out.

Making art is different for everyone.

I mean, I love L.A. - I love living here. But I wish that we could make things without the need to hit a home run every single time. It's a unique thing to Hollywood that if you don't do that every time, then you're considered a failure. But it's like, 'Well, are you making movies to be successful? Or are you making movies to learn something?'

I just want to stay creative, share my ideas and see where it all leads.

Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.

Then I decided to draw from and on my own imagination, and everything came out perfect.

Every time I get in the studio, I feel like I wanna have some fun. My fun is not doing the easy work. My fun is doing what's me.

We have no general conceptual thrust for the band, other than trying to make music that keeps our interest. When things are novel, they are probably things we have discovered by accident or investigation rather than by design.

I always wanted to be really experimental.

I'm creative. I can't relax unless I've got some project on the go. I'm somebody from art school, and art school during the punk era, when you just had a go at whatever came along.

I just find my creativity manifesting a bunch of different ways.

The reason you work as an artist is to stay open and ask questions.

My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'

Get into your own creativity. Sketch and paint with different mediums and follow your heart.

I'm in this business to be creative - I'll even diminish it and say to be a content provider.

Progress is hard to measure in any creative endeavor, I think. It's often a matter of instinct, of feeling your way through what works and what doesn't.