Quotes about Creativity

The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.

There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly the same.

The best script in the world doesn't work perfectly when you actually act it out. That's a law. That's a given. So you have to play with everything. And the more fun you have with it, the better the finished product.

I just like to write and then perform.

I performed in a bowling alley before while people were still bowling. Cut the check, and I will perform anywhere.

There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.

The Katy Perry stuff, those are great songs.

"There is more joy in giving than in receiving." Never doubt the truth of our Lord's promise that whatever we give him of our creativity, our resources, our persons, will come back to us in abundance.

Only when the human spirit is allowed to invent and create, only when individuals are given a personal stake in deciding economic policies and benefiting from their success -- only then can societies remain economically alive, dynamic, prosperous, progressive and free.

What I always think about when I think about 'Girls' is Lena being in a scene where she's very vulnerable, possibly directing, acting, and she's probably written the dialogue. It's 2 in the morning. Everyone's tired. Everyone's grumpy. And she has a smile on her face and kindness for everyone who interacts with her.

I'm not a fast writer at all. I come empty and wait upon the Lord. So it really is all a waiting process, a patient process.