Movies, they take years of my life, so I'm fortunate that I get to work in a lot of different mediums.
Spike JonzeRead
When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never done before.
Interpretation
The joy of creation lies in the process, not just the end result.
Spike Jonze emphasizes the importance of enjoying the creative process rather than solely focusing on the final product. He suggests that the thrill comes from exploring new ideas and pushing boundaries, leading to personal growth and innovation.
In practice
In a speech about artistic integrity, you can use this quote to emphasize the importance of creativity.
Movies, they take years of my life, so I'm fortunate that I get to work in a lot of different mediums.
If you compromise what you're trying to do just a little bit, you'll end up compromising a little more the next day or the next week, and when you lift your head you're suddenly really far away from where you're trying to go.
Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie.
I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me.
I think if something's emotionally real - and I'm not even talking about in movies or in art, but in life - you can't really argue with that, even if your intellectual mind might know differently.
I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you can't turn around.
Filmmaking creates a sort of - trust, maybe. It has led me to a group of people I feel good with. We have something in common because of film, when otherwise we might have nothing.
Personally I always feel like I could use a little more of poetry apothegmatic power in my own work but we're always lacking something.
I like to know the places I write about. I feel like it helps me ground the novel. My novels are 'realistic novels,' but they can also be fantastical, so it's nice to have a setting that grounds them a little bit.
The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.
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