I get no kick from champagne. Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all. So, tell me why should it be true, that I get a kick out of you?
Cole PorterRead
My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director. ... (when asked who wrote 'Some Enchanted Evening') Rodgers and Hammerstein, if you can imagine it taking two men to write one song. ... Good authors, too, who once knew better words now use only four-letter words writing prose. ... Brush up your Shakespeare and they'll all kowtow.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the collaborative nature of creativity while also critiquing the decline in lyrical quality in modern songwriting.
Cole Porter reflects on the songwriting process, highlighting the influence of collaboration, particularly mentioning the impact of directors in inspiring creativity. He also critiques contemporary authors, suggesting that they have lost their depth and eloquence, resorting instead to simplistic language. By invoking Shakespeare, Porter champions the richness of classic literature and the importance of being well-versed in artistic tradition to achieve greatness in the arts.
Themes
CreativityCollaborationWritingArtInspiration
In practice
Example use cases
In a writing workshop, to inspire participants to explore their creative process.
More from Cole Porter
All quotes →Every time I look down on this timeless town Whether blue or gray be her skies. Whether loud be her cheers or soft be her tears, More and more do I realize: I love Paris in the springtime. I love Paris in the fall. I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles, I love Paris in the summer when it sizzles. I love Paris every moment, Every moment of the year. I love Paris, why, oh why do I love Paris? Because my love is near.
Cole PorterRead
It's delightful, it's delicious, it's de-lovely.
Cole PorterRead
Be like the bluebird who never is blue, For he knows from his upbringing what singing can do
Cole PorterRead
In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. Now, Heaven knows, anything goes. The world has gone mad today, and good's bad today, and black's white today, and day's night today.
Cole PorterRead
Night and day you are the one,_x000D_ _x000D_ Only you beneath the moon and under the sun.
Cole PorterRead
Similar quotes
There are ways in which art can have a longer reach than politics.
Ian McewanRead
Japanese chefs believe our soul goes into our knives once we start using them. You wouldn't put your soul in a dishwasher!
Masaharu MorimotoRead
Out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. They're cheap and totally inefficient, and they sound like crap and are very small.
Kurt CobainRead
Whatever is felt upon the page without being specifically named there — that, one might say, is created.
Willa CatherRead
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.
Claire DenisRead
A world turned into a stereotype, a society converted into a regiment, a life translated into a routine, make it difficult for either art or artists to survive. Crush individuality in society and you crush art as well. Nourish the conditions of a free life and you nourish the arts, too.
Franklin D. RooseveltRead