Alexander Dale Oen Quotes

I think the philosophy will continue to be what it always was; which was, let's keep throwing a bunch of things at the wall, and see what sticks.

A man's work is in danger of deteriorating when he thinks he has found the one best formula for doing it. If he thinks that, he is likely to feel that all he needs is merely to go on repeating himself . . . so long as a person is searching for better ways of doing his work, he is fairly safe.

I get bored doing one thing only. I've been very lucky to explore a lot of different artistic territory and I don't see why I won't continue on that path.

My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me.

Part of being innovative in government is sometimes not trying to plot out the last chapter of the book, but to be open and see what comes back.

We must improvise, and we must experiment, and we must do things that might go wrong, and everything we bring - the people and the equipment - must serve us in that goal.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

The artists who stick around for a while are the ones who go, 'Oh, that's cool, never thought of that. Ought to do that.'

My style evolves day by day; I love change.

The core hacker premise that 'code wins arguments' is just another way of saying that anything is worth trying, regardless of whether it is a conservative or liberal idea, and that whatever works is worth keeping.

I'm open to trying multiple different types of styles.

I think a critical part of being successful in our industry is having a beginner's mind

I think we are able to keep active provided we approach our lives with creativity. I think the mere fact that we keep doing is self-creating.

I'm always tempted to say, 'Nah, that won't work.' But I think you should be willing to try ideas out before saying no. Be open-minded.

The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything.

Never...stop at the boundaries of what you think your knowledge or training would suggest. If a problem grabs you, run with it and try to understand it from beginning to end, even if that means learning new techniques or developing them yourself.

I will just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn't, I'll create something else. I don't have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.

I'm always experimenting and trying different things. That's what keeps it fun and encourages growth.

I love to work in all sorts of different situations. I think you learn a lot, which is why I try not to approach something the same way, because it might not be appropriate, and then you can get lazy just out of boredom. So I love any approach.

When you work with an actor and then you discover new things that are better, I think you gotta be free to be able to go with the new things that you're finding. I think that's very important. I have a strong idea when I go to shoot a movie but I also love to discover things when I'm on set as well.

The thing about inventing is you have to be both stubborn and flexible. The hard part is figuring out when to be which.

That without experimentation, a willingness to ask questions and try new things, we shall surely become static, repetitive, moribund.

Consider everything an experiment.

Perhaps the most important thing I can tell you about equipment is to experiment and keep an open mind.