Keep Creative Quotes

#1. I've never been that much of a money guy. I'm more of a film guy, and most of the money I've made is in defense of trying to keep creative control of my movies.

George Lucas

#2. I enjoy the creative side of the business side of being a restaurateur. That's my thing. The thing I'm constantly thinking about is, how do you create new, interesting situations that keep people coming back?

Todd English

#3. With the new technology that keeps entering the media, film composers are constantly being placed in new learning situations. Acknowledging this and realizing that one must keep up, I maintain, nonetheless, that the real creative power is in the mind and heart of the composer.

Henry Mancini

#4. Research indicates that, as long as we keep using our brains in an active way, we continue to build neural pathways as we get older. This gives us not only the ongoing potential for creative thought, but also an additional incentive for continuing to stretch ourselves.

Ken Robinson

#5. For those who can do it and who keep their nerve, writing for a living still beats most real, grown-up jobs hands down.

Terence Blacker

#6. It's important to keep your creative muscle strong and working. My most inspiring method though is just sitting down with an acoustic guitar and coming up with melodies. It's what I've been doing nice I was nine years old.

Zella Day

#7. I do a lot of writing in my capacity as the creative director for a marketing agency. These days, though, I'm trying to write a little bit most evenings just to keep the creative juices flowing.

Ian Doescher

#8. How many of you are creative? I don't know, but for me, when you make a bunch of things over time and then you keep them ... you forget. I look through my sketchbooks and I'm an audience for myself.

Demetri Martin

#9. Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.

Scott Weiland

#10. I try and keep busy with something, but I also give myself permission to be busy with something that is creative and rewarding, not just the errands to the dry cleaner.

Eric Lange

#11. I knew that, without killing the creative mood, I had to keep the balance between my emotional outburst and the merciless discipline of a super-personal control, thus submitting myself ti the self-imposed law of dance composition

Mary Wigman

#12. Without sounding pretentious, it's nice to always be surrounded by creative people who inspire me and keep my levels of creativity charged.

Jaime Winstone

#13. You need space to try things and create. It takes a long time to recalibrate if you let people pull at you all the time. A lot of stress comes from reacting to stuff. You have to keep a certain guard [up], if you're a creative person.

Pete Cashmore

#14. In the creative process you come to loggerheads and you just have to keep the process moving forward, even if that requires jumping on a plane and flying to London. It's a good thing it's fun, otherwise it would be too much work.

Tom Hanks

#15. I've noticed that sometimes when you keep things a little smaller, it's easier to focus on the creative aspects of what you're doing.

Michael Pitt

#16. The purpose of the Sisterhood of Librarians is to keep the secret of creative juice and keep the idea of libraries alive.

S.A. Tawks

#17. As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

#18. What I wanna do with Methods is keep that around as sorta my freak out, creative free for all- anything goes project.

Tommy Lee

#19. Whether you plan or whether you flow in order to be creative probably isn't the point. The point is to keep practicing to maintain neural pathways and to establish new ones by learning new skills.

Philippa Perry

#20. 54."Let us learn to rest in the tenderness of the arms of the Father amid our creative and generous commitment. Let us keep marching forward; let us give him everything, allowing him to make our efforts bear fruit in his good time" (279)

Anonymous

#21. On the musical side, I always wanted to kind of carry on Pink Floyd's sound. You know, Pink Floyd always had such an original, creative and masterful sound, but there are no new albums. My thought was that there's a way to keep their sound alive.

Corey Feldman

#22. Being at the genesis of the creative process is definitely something I want to keep doing. It's just such a great buzz.

Chris O'Dowd

#23. You get to keep making art as long as you are willing to make the choices that let you make your art.

Seth Godin

#24. As I've indicated, most books go out of print within one year. The same is true of music and film. Commercial culture is sharklike. It must keep moving. And when a creative work falls out of favor with the commercial distributors, the commercial life ends.

Lawrence Lessig

#25. I need some time to myself by myself! There must be time for thought and music and peace and solitude! Also: No one can keep a creative house and work every day from nine to five. Can't be done, folks. Ain't no way.

Pearl Cleage

#26. Painting and photography keep the creative channel open, and for an actor, it's to keep alive, it's to keep awake, it's to keep watching, it's to keep feeling, it's to keep enjoying, to keep that sensuality of feeling alive.

Charlotte Rampling

#27. I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.

Moon Bloodgood

#28. If, while writing your novel, it starts "speaking" to you, don't answer back, keep it talking.

David John Griffin

#29. My creative hands can't keep up with my creative mind, so I think I'll sit and rest on my creative behind

Benny Bellamacina

#30. You have to figure out as a band how a band becomes a business, and then you have to keep that business mentality separate from the creative one, which is good for the songs. It's always a work in progress.

David Longstreth

#31. Take care of your life force and always keep it streaming. Always be active and creative, and never ever stop dreaming.

Suzy Kassem

#32. I think it's necessary to keep moving forward. I've always said that nostalgia is death, really for anyone creative.

Cillian Murphy

#33. Simple formula for the actor: prove you're creative enough to get the job, sane enough to keep the job, and hungry enough to give up everything else to keep them happy.

Brooke Langton

#34. My hope is to continue to make new music and go with the flow. I think I'll always be creative. I want to keep making good music, put myself into positions where I need to rise to the occasion of playing in front of an audience, and continually get better at what I'm doing.

Vance Joy

#35. New York is great for busy creative types. The city has a pulse that races, and you either keep up with it or you leave.

Raina Telgemeier

#36. I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world?

E.A. Bucchianeri

#37. Well, we promised our fans that we'd put out records faster, and that's what we're doing. We figured out a way to condense our cycle, so to speak, by ... continuing to write, trying to keep the creative ball rolling as often as possible.

Chester Bennington

#38. I think in order to keep America great, we have to keep America creative.

LL Cool J

#39. If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody's paying attention. Because then when somebody finally does pay attention, it's certainly a lot more interesting when you have a ton of stuff to show.

Ze Frank

#40. I used to write in bed, starting when I woke up. I believe that creative work comes from our subconscious mind, so I try to keep the gap between sleep and writing as minimal as possible.

Marian Keyes

#41. Our students sometimes use their creativity to do wrong things, and we therefore conclude that we must keep them from being creative. But evil cannot be blamed on creativity. (p31)

Donovan L. Graham

#42. Apparently, when conditions were right, peoples of all world regions were quite capable of transforming wild plants into domesticated crops - a good point to keep in mind when next you hear someone claim that some cultures (usually their own) are more inventive or creative than others.

James Peoples

#43. You need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep [your] character interesting.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

#44. I just want to keep being creative, and I want to feel inspired by a role, and I want to keep acting.

Ellen Wong

#45. I wouldn't have believed it. I still barely do, truthfully. I'm so continually fortunate that I keep coming across these smart, interesting, creative people who pick me. It's just stupendous.

Julia Roberts

#46. Given the devaluation of literature and of the study of foreign languages per se in the United States, as well as the preponderance of theory over text in graduate literature studies, creative writing programs keep literature courses populated.

Marilyn Hacker

#47. Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise.

Patricia Richardson

#48. When I am up in Paris then the restaurant which has remained my favourite for the past decade is Guy Savoy. The menu is huge, sophisticated and very creative but I keep to simple choices.

Jean Reno

#49. Your dream will never let you rest, it will keep knocking at your mind's door instil imagination which will lead to a creative mind. Let loose your imagination and begin to create everything that's given to you before the foundations of the earth. Dream like never before.

Euginia Herlihy

#50. I keep my stand-up comedy notes in a pile on my desk. I don't organize my act. I keep myself in a state of confusion. It stresses me out, but I prefer creative chaos.

Joy Behar

#51. Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come, and it will keep you in close harmony with creative thought and prevent you from falling into competitive thought.

Wallace D. Wattles

#52. If I don't stay creative and if I don't stay in the studio and keep writing and recording, I get kind of depressed. I can't quite remember what I'm supposed to be doing with myself.

Kenny Loggins

#53. So to keep a fantasy, do not peer too closely at the world; fuzzy vision suits you best. Your creative power, turned away, is aimed inside to juggle fantasies, to solve the problems of a child's intrigue.

Arthur J. Deikman

#54. The corporate system is fully psychopathic, and any creative people who enter into business with any of these organizations come up against a lifetime of issues. You just deal with it as you go along. It'll keep on happening until people reorganize the organizations.

Kevin Shields

#55. To keep your writing motoring along nicely, enthusiasm is the petrol.

David John Griffin

#56. I love writing. I love getting lost in creative projects when I'm going through a tough transition in life. I always keep in mind that it's not the first time something painful has happened, and just like I got through other troubles, the one at hand will pass as well.

Melanie Iglesias

#57. I'm going to continue to make short films. I love making shorts. I don't have a boss. There's no boss telling me what I can and can't do. I find that it's incredibly creative and challenging to just keep doing that.

Todd Strauss-Schulson

#58. To be creative is only to have health: to keep oneself fully alive in the Creation, to keep the Creation fully alive in oneself, to see the Creation anew, to welcome one's part in it anew.

Wendell Berry

#59. No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.

John Cassavetes

#60. I have a lot of confidence, but little Self-Esteem. This has given me a tremendous creative spark because it forced me to keep proving myself.

Neil Diamond

#61. 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer
Write.
Write more.
Write even more.
Write even more than that.
Write when you don't want to.
Write when you do.
Write when you have something to say.
Write when you don't.
Write every day.
Keep writing.

Brian Clark

#62. Keep rechewing. Like a cow. Use all your creative stomachs.

Elizabeth M. Lawrence

#63. Ego is something that everybody, creative especially, has to grapple with. You need enough ego to keep going but not so much ego that you're deaf or blind, that you're making a mistake and can't fix the course.

Steven Soderbergh

#64. If you stick in the business of being creative, you get hurt. And creative disappointment seems so much harder to take than any other kind. But if you're not prepared to get hurt like that, life can be pretty boring. I think I'm going to keep on going.

Chuck Barris

#65. My thinking brain never stops my creative brain never stops so they wrestle a lot and get in fights sometimes they fight in the night and keep me up.

Shelby Lynne

#66. I just enjoy working with really wonderful actors and amazing creative people and I hope to keep doing that, no matter where.

Stana Katic

#67. I just like to stay creative. Anything that can keep my mind going.

Ester Dean

#68. I always wanted to have a career that would keep me at home in New York so I can work in the theater all the time and be involved in the creative process from the ground up.

Bobby Cannavale

#69. To advertisers: "Do not compete with your agency in the creative area. Why keep a dog and bark yourself?"

David Ogilvy

#70. The combination of creative energies and the need to perform at the highest level to keep up with peers leads to an otherwise unattainable commitment to excellence.

Ken Robinson

#71. The best way to become more creative is to create nothing. By this, I mean that you should return to zero point. Rid yourself of all the mental and emotional blocks that keep you from manifesting your full creative potential.

Ilchi Lee

#72. I think people who are creative are the luckiest people on earth. I know that there are no shortcuts, but you must keep your faith in something Greater than You, and keep doing what you love. Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

Judy Collins

#73. I think whenever you have a product you are always trying to improve it. Whether it is a commercial project out on the market or it's a creative collaboration, you are always looking to keep you audiences more engaged.

Brenda Strong

#74. The primary function of the creative use of language - in our age - is to try to constantly restore words to their meanings, to keep the living tissue of responsibility alive.

Jorie Graham

#75. You can keep your mind open and use your imagination and be creative even when you're older. For kids, I definitely think keeping your mind open and using your imagination and being able to play pretend and that it's okay.

AnnaSophia Robb

#76. One needs to pursue some sort of a creative interest in order to keep life from eating us alive.

Pawan Mishra

#77. The problem is that at a lot of big companies, process becomes a substitute for thinking. You're encouraged to behave like a little gear in a complex machine. Frankly, it allows you to keep people who aren't that smart, who aren't that creative.

Elon Musk

#78. Make a point to continually search for a better way of doing things, even when things are going well, to ensure that a better alternative has not been overlooked and to keep your creative talents in practice.

John C. Maxwell

#79. Find three hobbies you love: one to make you money, one to keep you in shape, and one to be creative.

Anonymous

#80. And I have the support of the writers: I have a great relationship with the creative team, and they have a good hold of my character and my personality, and they come up with some great stuff, and I'm forever trying to change it up, keep it fresh.

Trish Stratus

#81. You have to keep the business side together as well as the creative side. We have constantly surprised people and stayed with bands until they have grown on people.

Greg Ginn

#82. People keep on saying, "Don't Think Much." Is it underrated? You can't be creative enough unless you make a thoughtful process by collaborating your conscience and consciousness

Bhavik Sarkhedi

#83. We can either own our circumstances and be creative in them, or we can throw up our hands and say, I cannot be held accountable because the conditions are not ideal.

Patti Digh

#84. The only items you get to keep are love for the work, will to finish, and passion to serve the ethical, creative Muse.

Steven Pressfield

#85. It's inspiring just to work on something and just kind of keep the creative juices flowing.

Jonathan Lipnicki

#86. As an artist you have to fight and survive the wilderness to keep your creative freedom. Creativity is very fragile.

Karel Appel

#87. I wanna keep being productive and creative.

Vince Gilligan

#88. Readers have a loyalty that cannot be matched anywhere else in the creative arts, which explains why so many writers who have run out of gas can keep coasting anyway, propelled on to the bestseller lists by the magic words AUTHOR OF on the covers of their books.

Stephen King

#89. As one grows older one must try not to work oneself to death unnecessarily. At least that's how it is with me ... I can scarcely keep pace and must watch out that the creative forces do not chase me around the universe in a wallop.

Carl Jung

#90. As an immigrant, I chose to live in America because it is one of the freest and most vibrant nations in the world. And as an immigrant, I feel an obligation to speak up for immigration policies that will keep America the most economically robust, creative and freedom-loving nation in the world.

Rupert Murdoch