Sarah Michelle Gellar Quotes

Making art has never been a mystery to me. It's never been something that's very difficult.

Not let the child run the circus, just have that child be the source of the creative voice.

It is, of course, a luxury to create art and, on top of this, to insist on expressing one's own artistic opinion. Nothing is more luxurious than this. It is a game and a good game, at least for me; one of the few games which make life, difficult and depressing as it is sometimes, a little more interesting.

The creative part of oneself finds its way out. In this case, I got interested particularly in the medium of Twitter and looked for ways to use it creatively.

I am here on Earth to express myself, and the many media of art are my magic carpets that allow me the freedom to do so.

When you're an artist, all you're trying to do is self-express.

I think of a piece, and then people who are competent fabricate it. But lately I've started finger painting, which probably should be a joke but isn't!

I get to experiment with a lot of looks with my character so that's really fun for me. It's like getting to paint a new canvas everyday.

I associate creativity with independent music.

Doing acting opened up other creative outlets; it made me feel freer as an artist.

I think as long as you're being creative and finding your own work interesting, that's all that matters.

We feel more and more intensely about the music we make. It's unexpected, and not always what you would think of in Beach House. It's all art in the end. We aren't making records because we have to; it's because it's what we want to express.

Film has the potential of allowing me to explore my own ideas, which I find very attractive.

My focus is anything that allows me to express myself. Rap, dance, photography. Those are my forms of expression.

I'd like, each time out as a writer, to reinvent who I am and what I'm doing. That's one of the great pleasures and rewards of the occupation.

I grew up in what you might call a relentlessly creative household. We were given art supplies, music supplies... Our mother knew enough to get us started and then stand back and not meddle. My parents never said to us, 'Don't you think you'll need something to fall back on?' They acted as though creativity was completely normal.

To me, what makes an artist is a unique personality that they're not afraid to let show.

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

Children are so talented. Little children, until about the age of 10 or 11, are just little artists. They need to be given the time and the space and the materials to do their work. That's all they need.

I just write what I write, produce the music I produce and try to give myself a chance to stay true to the art form. If you try to rein in an art form, it can be hurtful to what you are making.

Gutzon Borglum, the individual, is nothing. Art, expression, freedom are everything. On this I stand or fall.

I feel like kids don't dream big enough. With art being taken out of school, it's important to know you can create as well.

There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.

For myself, I feel more natural writing stories or novels than writing plays. I feel more like myself, like I can express myself better, and like I have a greater clarity about what I want to do.

The solo album is really my way of branching out and doing my own thing. I'm mostly known for playing other people's music, so this is a way to just do something that is purely from my heart and my creativity. So it's really exciting.