Quotes about what is Original

The informing idea of what you want to say and do, that's what will take you from film school to professional - the idea. That's what is original to you. Votes: 3

What gets me excited is the original principle. Votes: 2

Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. Votes: 2

I'm trying to focus on original material. That is what I've had my luck with. Votes: 2

Every man is a creative cause of what happens, a primum mobile with an original movement. Votes: 2

I mean, there are only so many notes. What makes something original is how you put it together. Votes: 2

The original theme of 'Beauty and the Beast' is don't judge a book by its cover. Love what's inside. Votes: 2

What this White House really needs is a chief of staff who can read Machiavelli in the original Italian. Votes: 2

In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. Votes: 2

My advice to authors would be to try to do something original rather than to try to anticipate what the market is looking for. Votes: 2

What I haven't apologised for is the original concept of seeking to bring justice to all South Africans through the concept of nation states. Votes: 2

The goal of Bible translation is be transparent to the original text - to see as clearly as possible what the biblical authors actually wrote. Votes: 2

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing. Votes: 2

All too often, when creative people pick out someone else's creative work as an inspiration, what they end up with is very, very far from the original. Votes: 2

Poetry is the one place where people can speak their original human mind. It is the outlet for people to say in public what is known in private. Votes: 2

Knowing what you're up against is part of the strength of writing something that is even, I guess, considered halfway original, knowing what's out there to begin with. Votes: 2

I think it's my nature to try and make original content, and that's what I've done, is just try and approach things in an original way, and do things differently. Votes: 2

What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower. Votes: 2

By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle? Votes: 2

I am always looking for what I think are original voices. Votes: 0

I am what is mine. Personality is the original personal property. Votes: 0

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing. Votes: 0

Hip-hop is definitely not what it used to be, which was creative, original music. Votes: 0

Original visions are often wrong. Companies have to morph as they learn what customers don't want. Votes: 0

Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible. Votes: 0

This is what I learned: that everybody is talented, original and has something important to say. Votes: 0

Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible. Votes: 0

You've gotta be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for? Votes: 0

You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for? Votes: 0

I don't want ever to be guilty of what my critics claim: doing formula without original elements. Votes: 0

It is not so hard to be original, what is hard, is to be original with continuity. Votes: 0

What a strange vanity painting is; it attracts admiration by resembling the original, we do not admire. Votes: 0

It's impossible in our postmodern era for anyone to be original--for anybody to do what Jackson Pollock did... Votes: 0

There's so many people out there who try to imitate what I do but I am the original, Votes: 0

Did you know that the original title for War and Peace was War, What Is It Good For? Votes: 0

By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around. Votes: 0

To succeed in business you need to be original, but you also need to understand what your customers want. Votes: 0

No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun, it's never what you do, but how it's done Votes: 0

What I try to do with any of my stories, any of my novels, is make them feel very original. Votes: 0

Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do. Votes: 0

Seventy percent of what I write, I throw out. I can write very easily, but writing original things is the hard bit. Votes: 0

Half a man's life is devoted to what he calls improvements, yet the original had some quality which is lost in the process. Votes: 0

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original. Votes: 0

Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later. Votes: 0

What I term Zen, old Zen, the original face of Zen, new Zen, pure Zen, or Tantric Zen is - Zen in its essence. Votes: 0

The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original philosophical genius. Votes: 0

When I first tried to get a record deal for my original music, labels didn't understand what these instruments were meant to be doing Votes: 0

But having had your bright, fresh, original idea, the really hard part is turning it into a successful product. That's what takes all the sweat. Votes: 0

When you do a film as unique and original as 'Napoleon Dynamite,' it's hard then try to repeat what audiences loved the first time. Votes: 0

I specialize in early homes, and what I care about the most is renovating a home and taking it back to its original construction idea. Votes: 0

What first attracted me to doing Swiss Army Man was just how mental it was - how insane and wonderful and original the script was. Votes: 0

I'm not a big fan of remakes. And even if they are good, they're still not as good as the original, so what's the point? Votes: 0

Creativity, which is the expression of our originality, helps us stay mindful that what we bring to the world is completely original and cannot be compared. Votes: 0

I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times. Votes: 0

Always be original. Never duplicate what you've seen another actor do. Be true to the character that you've been given, and the rest will come easy. Votes: 0

He considers the theatrical version of Fanny and Alexander an amputated version of what his original film was, and he doesn't really like the shorter film. Votes: 0

We never set up Yandex to imitate what others were doing. We've been in the business longer than other search engines and have created many original products. Votes: 0

What passes for an original opinion is, generally, merely an original phrase. Old lamps for new - yes; but it is always the same oil in the lamp. Votes: 0

I've only covered a few songs because I feel that if you're not going to go beyond the original artist in some way, then don't disrespect what they created. Votes: 0

As for me, the only stuff I've ever had success with is when I'm trying to be completely original and not thinking about mirroring what else is out there. Votes: 0

Just keep on going and keep believing in your own original vision, no matter what odds you have to overcome. And especially don't be stopped by your own fears. Votes: 0

Nature, and the original system that created us, must always remain somehow with us, the bedrock of our movements and actions. What is our duty? To live a life. Votes: 0

The original idea [ of the Pineapple Express] came from Judd [Apatow] actually. He just kind of had the loose notion of like, 'What about a weed action movie?'. Votes: 0

Come with me," Reyn said. "I want to show you something." Frankly, I had expected something more original. "Really?" I asked, "That's it? That's what you came up with? Votes: 0

I have not come up with anything original. It needs a better brain than mine! I have done what I can do in taking Dawkins' idea and extending it. Votes: 0

I've been doing a lot of different cross-training and kickboxing and Capoeira and kite surfing, and I've just really been back to what I consider my original athletic self. Votes: 0

Only the old are innocent. That is what the Victorians understood, and the Christians. Original sin is a property of the young. The old grow beyond corruption very quickly. Votes: 0

Francis Underwood was entirely based on Richard III. When Michael Dobbs wrote 'House of Cards' in the original British series, Richard III is what he based the character on. Votes: 0