Thoughts on Art/Creativity

But art doesn’t need critics, art has enemies enough already. Art needs friends...You’re an artist if you create something! You’re an artist if you don’t see the world the way it is, if you hate white wall! No one else decides what art is, no one can stop you loving whatever you like, the cynics and critics can have control of all the other stuff... See more

“Art is what we leave of ourselves in other people.”

― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

When you’re working for someone else’s expectations, the path of least resistance is to put in the minimum required effort – or, worse, to give off the appearance of effort while not actually being productive.

I think almost everyone is creative. But it’s often hard to dredge up creativity when you’re doing it for someone else. In my profession:... See more

Nothing better exemplifies the hubris and self-delusion endemic to the American theatre—and subsequently its reaction to the pandemic—than this 60-second excerpt of actor Billy Porter:

”As you all know, what the arts does is it cracks open your mind . And it creates critical thinkers out of us. We become leaders, and not followers — so why do you

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In her acceptance speech, Carrozzini shared a story about explaining creativity to her three-year-old son: “After a few minutes, he looked at me and said, ‘I get it, Mama: creativity means you have magic in your mind.’

The halo effect is not a business model. Chasing these ‘big break moments’ is not a sustainable or useful way to build your life as a creator.

The calvary isn’t coming.

You don’t need the calvary.

The calvary is kind of all over the place and they are a bit useless.

You are the power. You are the source. You have agency. You have the ability to create and connect on your own incredibly powerful terms.

Artists need to realise that it’s YOU. You have the power.