Creativity

“I rely on the public to stimulate me and bring out the best.”

“I want to tell them to see films here [pointing to his heart—ed.] because I make films thinking that way.”

“Only the Institute stood like a beacon in its attempt to create an atmosphere where creativity could hope to flourish.”

“Poetry is a never-ending task.”

“I don't want my accent, my temperament, my narrative style to be compromised to fit into a mold of the Hollywood type.”

“The music is never fixed. A raga is almost like a melodic being. You have to breathe life into it, and every rendition, every performance, may be different.”

“The emotions of the poem determine the form.”

“I feel like I’m in such a pivotal stage, not only as an artist but as a woman. Every day I’m on a new page.”

“My works have always sought to move between the real and the imaginary.”

“I think in any kind of design, you must drive for simplicity all the time. If you don't, complexity will nail you.”

“সকলেই কবি নয়। কেউ কেউ কবি।”

“শিল্পের অধিকার নিজেকে অর্জন করতে হয়।”

“Every decision is, in a certain way, a choreographic one.”

“I don't think you decide to become a writer — I think it's decided for you. I think it's an affliction.”

“我覺得創作這件事，最大的關鍵還是自己。”

“Sempre fui muito acanhada, muito tímida, como sou até hoje… por timidez passei a pintar.”

“I paint therefore I am.”

“For my own part, I will always see artistic movements as my duty and obligation.”