Creativity Quotes

Where does inspiration come from? These quotes explore the mysterious process of making something new.

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"I have been born and I shall die. In between, I shall create."
Marlene Dietrich
"Creativity is the bridge between imagination and reality."
Ava Gardner
"The most revolutionary thing you can do is be yourself."
Ava Gardner
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"To create is to suffer. To withhold creation is a slower suffering."
Greta Garbo
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"Creativity requires the courage to be misunderstood."
Greta Garbo
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"I believe that creativity is the antidote to despair."
Rita Hayworth
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"Creativity flourishes when you give yourself permission to fail."
Grace Kelly
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"If you want to make a film, steal a camera and steal film."
Orson Welles
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"A talent is a created thing, not born."
Orson Welles
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"Create your own visual style, let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others."
Orson Welles
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"Make notes. Write observations. Video the world."
Orson Welles
"Creativity flourishes when you stop trying to please everyone."
Joan Fontaine
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"Bohemian Rhapsody is just me."
Queen
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"I love to surprise people."
Queen
"Creativity flows from the depths of our being."
Pink Floyd
"I think that creativity is the essence of being human"
Elizabeth Taylor
"The most creative thing I ever did was reinvent myself."
Ava Gardner
"I became an artist of my own life, painting it in colors that belonged to me."
Ava Gardner
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"Creativity requires solitude and the courage to fail publicly."
Rita Hayworth
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"Art requires breaking rules, not following them blindly."
Rita Hayworth
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"The most creative solutions come when you're willing to fail."
Rita Hayworth
"Creativity requires the courage to be wrong."
Pink Floyd
"Creation is an act of rebellion against emptiness."
Pink Floyd
"The stage taught me that every role we play in life requires authenticity."
Joan Fontaine
"Creativity blooms when you stop trying to be someone else's version of perfect."
Joan Fontaine
"Creativity is what happens when you give yourself permission to be imperfect."
Joan Fontaine
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"I am a writer. I am not a public speaker, a television personality, or a radio personality. I am a writer."
Orson Welles
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"Actors are one of the last refuges of the old ways of behavior and dress."
Orson Welles
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"Memory is the greatest artist."
Orson Welles
O
"A director is someone who has to invent the truth."
Orson Welles