“This world spins from the same unseen forces that twist our hearts.” Spoken by the character Robert Frobisher played by Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas For several weeks I’ve been struggling with who I am as a writer. Writers write what they know. That’s why in this blog I write about my spiritual journey, myContinue reading “Movies As Art – Ripples in Time”
Category Archives: Creativity
Movies As Art – The Creative Life
“I always felt like a book is a friend that does what no friend can do; stay quiet when you wanna think.” Charlotte O’Neil, played by Virginia Madson, in The Magic of Belle Isle. “Most times real life doesn’t measure up to what’s in our heads, but every now and then it comes pretty close.”Continue reading “Movies As Art – The Creative Life”
Creating is an Inner Journey
“Traveler, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.” -Poet Antonio Machado “The scariest moment is always just before you start.” -Stephen King “I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.”-Somerset Maugham “A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is aContinue reading “Creating is an Inner Journey”
The Terror of Winning
“Traveler, there is no path, the path must be forged as you walk.” -Poet Antonio Machado “Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself.” -Natalie Portman. “Awards are wonderful. I’ve been nominated many times and won manyContinue reading “The Terror of Winning”
Cooperation Not Competition
“If your vision is one year, plant rice. If your vision is ten years, plant trees. If your vision is one-hundred years, educate your children in the arts.” -Chinese Proverb. “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” -Oscar Wilde “An artist is not paid for his labor, but for his vision.” -James WhistlerContinue reading “Cooperation Not Competition”