The Art of Creativity

When the creative spirit stirs, it animates a style of being: a lifetime filled with the desire to innovate, to explore new ways of doing things, to bring dreams of reality.
By D. Goleman, P. Kaufman, published on March 01, 1992 - last reviewed on May 30, 2007

"The creative spark is obsession that makes you go through the drudgery of writing. The most fun of every movie I've ever done is the moment you think it up. From then in it's downhill because you have to make it real. You have to deal with the real. As long as it's in your head, it's the most exciting, but it never gets better."

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