Austin Kleon, Steal Like An Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative Quotes
It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past.
Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.
Read deeply. Stay open. Continue to wonder.
Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't come out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying.
Don't just steal the style, steal the thinking behind the style. You don't want to look like your heroes, you want to see like your heroes.
Every artist gets asked the question, “Where do you get your ideas?” The honest artist answers, “I steal them.
The best way to vanquish your enemies on the Internet? Ignore them.
If you have one person you’re influenced by, everyone will say you’re the next whoever. But if you rip off a hundred people, everyone will say you're so original.
The best advice is not to write what you know, it's to write what you like. Write the kind of story you like best- write the story you want to read.
The great thing about remote or dead masters is that they can't refuse you as an apprentice. You can learn whatever you want from them. They left their lesson plans in their work.
The way to get over creative block is to simply place some constraints on yourself. It seems contradictory, but when it comes to creative work, limitations mean freedom.
Nobody is born with a style or a voice. We don't out of the womb knowing who we are. In the beginning, we learn by pretending to be our heroes. We learn by copying.
Life is a lonely bussiness
Life is a lonely business
If you ever find that you're the most talented person in the room, you need to find another room.
Art that only comes from the head isn't any good.
Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Filmmaker John Waters has said, “Nothing is more important than an unread library.