Eric Jerome Dickey Quotes

The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.

I think we want our kids to grow up to be people who can think outside of the box, be creative and innovators, sort of the forward-thinkers of our future. I think a way to inspire that is through art and music.

None of my books has been ever in my head; after they're finished, they go. It's like being a sort of medium; you just grab it when it's there then just release it when it's time to go. There's a lot of instinct, not planning.

Vision is the true creative rhythm.

Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things.

There are no rules and regulations for perfect composition. If there were we would be able to put all the information into a computer and would come out with a masterpiece. We know that's impossible. You have to compose by the seat of your pants.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

It is the mystery of the creative act that something other than our conscious self takes over.

You can't teach someone to be imaginative.

The creative processes are so mysterious.

There can be no technique or formula for creativity.

Creativity may be hard to nurture, but it's easy to thwart.

The most important thing is to keep creating and following my inklings as they come into being and acting on them.

Trust your creativity.

I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain which makes me think about invisible train platforms.

Faith is almost the bottom line of creativity; it requires a leap of faith any time we undertake a creative endeavor, whether this is going to the easel, or the page, or onto the stage - or for that matter, in a homelier way, picking out the right fabric for the kitchen curtains, which is also a creative act.

A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.

All children have creative power.

It is the function of creative man to perceive and to connect the seemingly unconnected.

Creativity is putting your imagination to work, and it's produced the most extraordinary results in human culture.

I get lost in my right brain, especially in creative things.

The more you reason the less you create.

Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

Method is much, technique is much, but inspiration is even more.

To create something you must be something.