The bottom line? Amy Adams deserves all the awards, and then some. And if there’s a special crown, or a sash, or just a medal that reads 'Queen of the Golden Globes' — well, she deserves those, too.
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Quotes tagged ‘Craft’
Jack Skellington: The job I have for you is top secret. It requires skill, craft, cunning, mis— Shock: And we thought you didn't like us, Jack.
— Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton, Jack Skellington (voice), Chris Sarandon, imdb.com
Reminder: A creative career is a lot like surfing. Most of it is about paddling like hell, trying not to drown, and waiting for just the right moment to stand. The surfing, although exhilarating, is the rarest, briefest part.
If I don't create something at least once a day I'll go mad.
If you’re gonna judge someone’s gear before you even see their photos, the door is right here.
Works that have a certain imperfection to them have an appeal for that very reason—or at least they appeal to certain types of people . . . You discover something about that work that tugs at your heart—or maybe we should say the work discovers you.
I see a camera like a musical instrument. Just start playing it. Whatever camera you can get your hands on. Learning HOW to play is more important than WHAT brand you’re playing the music with.
Strategy is the craft of the warrior. Commanders must enact the craft, and troopers should know this Way. There is no warrior in the world today who really understands the Way of strategy.
Being a writer is like being a sculptor, except a writer makes her own stone.
A lesson to learn is to protect your dignity and self-worth as a creator. A lot of people want to buy it, and some may offer a high price tag, but once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.
i hope there’s love and intention behind the art you make.
The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne.
Begin by learning to draw and paint like the old masters. After that, you can do as you like; everyone will respect you.
I could paint for a hundred years, a thousand years without stopping, if it seemed to me I knew nothing.
Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.
A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called ‘leaves’) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and s…
One of the reasons I love art is that it doesn't matter if we have all the money in the world. It can't buy us skills. And if you don't have all the money in the world, you can still develop your skills way past the richest person. We only need to put in time, effort and logic, and honing our craft.…