Shonda Rhimes Quotes

I don't think about that. I wasn't a kid growing up saying one day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn't on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.

My secret? A desire to work, years of dedication and loving what you do; I can't live without music.

Since day one, since the first time I touched the pen, I wanted to be the best at what I do.

To make a masterpiece would be my life's dream.

There's nothing more special than intellect and labour that makes painting work. There's no magic there; it's information, and it's work.

The most important factors for any artist, is the honesty towards one's craft, hard work and passion that guides them.

Do not try to push your way through to the front ranks of your profession; do not run after distinctions and rewards; but do your utmost to find an entry into the world of beauty.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

The creative urge is the demon that will not accept anything second rate.

I love audio books, and when I paint I'm always listening to a book. I find that my imagination really takes flight in the painting process when I'm listening to audio books.

The higher the artist, the fewer the gestures. The fewer the tools, the greater the imagination. The greater the will, the greater the secret failure.

I start a picture and I finish it.

You don't know how much artists go through to make it look so easy. It's all in the practice.

I think the key is basically just your determination. As far an artist is concerned, it's just about your drive and your dream.

Passion is in all great searches and is necessary to all creative endeavors.

I love painting so much that nothing else matters.

Because I'm so busy and because I think of myself as a painter, I desperately guard the time that I have to paint. And sometimes I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

When you have a passion for something then you tend not only to be better at it, but you work harder at it too.

My songs are the door to every dream I've ever had and every success I've ever achieved.

For his heart was in his work, and the heart giveth grace unto every art.

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

I love the passion you go through while you're creating.

Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the beginners from experienced artists.

I only live in my music, and I have scarcely begun one thing when I start on another. As I am now working, I am often engaged on three or four things at the same time.

To be in a band with the other founding members that never sleep is inspiring. Questlove put out five books a year and deejays every night and still do the same day job that I do, only with more responsibility. It drives me to find a way to juggle it.