Original Ideas – Page 2

The test of a

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. F. Scott Fitzgerald

You never want to have a movie be derivative, because that’s the worst if you ask me. I always want to be in original material, or an original idea, or an original vision, rather than a rehash of some other movie. Dylan McDermott

Really, the moment you

Really, the moment you have any idea, the second thought that enters your mind after the original idea is, “What is this? Is it a book, is it a movie, is it a this, is it a that, is it a short story, is it a breakfast cereal?” Really, from that moment, your decision about … Read more

So long as new

So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs. Dorothea Brande

I print giclees for

I print giclees for artists and photographers for a livelihood. My original idea was to somehow combine the two. Donald Lambert

I love being directed.

I love being directed. Because it’s another thought, it’s another fresh idea. You’re so grateful for an original idea that you haven’t had. Diana Rigg

Back then, when I

Back then, when I had that original idea to write about the seventeenth century, the whole thing was set in 1666. I was thinking of Margaret near the end of her life, and that was the voice I heard for her. Danielle Dutton

As cliched as it

As cliched as it sounds, if you have an original voice and an original idea, then no matter what anybody says, you have to find a way to tell that story. Damon Lindelof

My own view, which

My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that establishing binding ethical principles is possible when we take as our starting point the observation that we all desire happiness and wish to avoid suffering. Dalai Lama

Essayists must not only

Essayists must not only be succinct but have original ideas and, even harder to come by, or to fake, likable voices. Consciously or not, they endeavor to win us over by charm. If an essayist can not only charm but write the unforgettable sentence, one that reveals the heart in a few words, I’m her … Read more