I let the life come to the picture and the creativity flow.”“I just keep imagining myself thirty years from now thinking, ‘Why didn’t you take advantage of all the opportunities you had? My films did better over time.”“If you’re doing one thing, you can burn yourself out. Sean Scully It was a huge struggle. That’s it, I can’t lie; it is what it is, unabashed, naked.
Even The Godfather got a terrible review. And that teaches you strength, how to handle being put under pressure. He’s a nice guy. It totally flows.
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I expect that of myself, that’s for sure.”“Art is something about everyday life. You’re always looking to do a little bit better than you did the last time. Timing in many ways is key.”“You can work hard at this skill forever, you never reach the end; you never are a master, you’re never done. I look forward to being 50 and I’m hoping that I’m as confident as some of the people that I look up to.”“I think my love of pushing the boundaries in film comes from my desire as a kid to do something artistic that would amaze people. For 25 years you're working with small projects, domestic projects.
That applies to anyone who tries to achieve something in their life: if you’re not happy, you can’t transfer any happiness to anyone else.”“I think that when you’re a creator, you set out to create the perfect thing, but the idea of reaching that kind of creative nirvana — that’s something that you should never quite reach.”Interviews with figures from pop culture: fashion, film, art, music.
All my friends were either crooks or fighters or criminals. More Info. The rest is doing experiments and testing and not giving up.
In Dublin we lived part of the time with the Gypsies, and when we moved to London, we were starving. I think you’re only limited by your imagination.”“I think as you are growing up, deciding what you want to do is really the process of elimination rather than gravitating towards something until you land on what really makes you happy.”“You better make every moment count. Sean Scully (born 30 June 1945) is an Irish-born American-based artist working as a painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer.
From now on, you must be this example.’”“I think it’s so good to try new things and open the window and let some fresh air in and try to eliminate any regrets.”“I think you get more confident as you get older. But if you think too much about that, you’re not here. Solo exhibition of painting and sculpture. I don’t take the easy way. But you’re always trying to hit it into the rafters, and damn the consequences if you don’t make it.”“If people don’t like the pictures, I don’t care.
From the age of 17 until 23, I didn’t take any vacations, I had almost no days off.”“If you are ambitious, you are running in a tunnel that never ends.
I want to be pushed somewhere else.”“I think you get more confident as you get older.
Yeah. It affects every aspect of your life, including my work. You can’t help but put yourself into your work.”“Architecture is the oddest profession. I look forward to being 50 and I’m hoping that I’m as confident as some of the people that I look up to.”“I learned by doing. If you’re feeling that, maybe other people need that to.”“I like the accidents, the things that happen by chance.
You mustn’t sit around waiting to die.”“Writing itself should be so extreme, so wild, and so much fun that it doesn’t matter whether or not you ever sell the book.”“I would say that a strong work ethic is a vital ingredient for success. If you find what it is that you can offer to your fellow.”“There is something quite beautiful with the art thing, that you can only hold it back for so long and then you have to do it.”“Sometimes when you lose faith and you understand that something will never be possible the way that you dreamed, but you keep trying, suddenly one thing flips and everything re-accommodates. Everything is learning by doing.”“My work and my life are the same thing to me. But I can learn from those mistakes and grow.
Writing is endless and I like that. You will always find something new to go after.”“It’s hard to watch the misses, it’s hard to be criticized. It’s a great privilege.Whereas a lot of artists sold their early work once they became famous in order to make some money.Well, then they’re stupid.
I can’t explain my sense of color, it’s very original. It is like tuning a violin.
You have to make some efforts to stay open-minded.”“You better make every moment count.
It’s about making the impossible possible.”“Of course we all do stupid things when we're young, but that's your way to find boundaries, you know.