A Pearl S. Buck Quote
The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him…a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, … Continued
Success: A Georgia O’Keeffe Quote
Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing. ~ Georgia O’Keeffe Thanks to friend and poet Susan Elbe for bringing this quote to my attention. The Getty Museum … Continued
Mike Disfarmer and A Life’s Work
I recently had a conversation with one of my fellow artists here at Ucross about studio portrait photography and this led to Mike Disfarmer. It reminded me of this post and the great comment left by one of his subjects’ … Continued
This Difficult Office – A Carl Jung Quote
You can file this one next to the Martha Graham quote about “divine dissatisfaction, blessed unrest.” I’m not sure this one is as motivational, but here you go. Art is a kind of innate drive that seizes a human being and … Continued
Quotes: Teddy Roosevelt
A Quote from Teddy Roosevelt I was looking through Barbara Bosworth’s stunning book of photos, Trees, when I came upon this quote in the accompanying essay by Douglas R. Nickel. There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation … Continued
Goodbye, Neil Armstrong
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand. Neil Armstrong
A Quote About Trees and a Calculator
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. William Blake. I’m not one for name calling, but it is certainly true that when a person like David Milarch or Jim Robbins, author of The Man Who … Continued
An Orson Welles Quote
Is it possible that I have not quoted Orson Welles here? Or referred to him, even? It would seem so. What kind of film blog is this? To rectify that, here is a quote that does not involve cheap wine or … Continued
The Most Wonderful Thing in the World
I once tried to describe to my father what makes filmmaking so special. I couldn’t find the words. Then a scene from the film Gods & Monsters came to me and I described it to him. I remember the scene … Continued
Cowboy Koan
While I was at Playa Summer Lake artist residency, I came across a book, Bill Kitt: From Trail Driver to Cowboy Hall of Fame by D. L. “Jack” Nicol and Amy Thompson, and in that book I came across this … Continued