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title: "21 Original Material Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Original Material quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Original Material sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/alex-garland-8441_find_really-original-material-is-quite-hard-t_1282827.jpg"
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> [Really original material is quite hard to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-garland/really-original-material-is-quite-hard-to-find/)

[Alex Garland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-garland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/alex-garland-8441_find_really-original-material-is-quite-hard-t_1282827.jpg)

> [I am the original Material Girl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eartha-kitt/i-am-the-original-material-girl/)

[Eartha Kitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eartha-kitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/376/eartha-kitt-4073_girl_i-am-the-original-material-girl-1196732_1196732.jpg)

> [For me, working on original material is very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-reynor/for-me-working-on-original-material-is-very-important/)

[Jack Reynor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-reynor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/jack-reynor-15381_important_for-me-working-on-original-material-is-v_279844.jpg)

> [As far as the world was concerned, from 1979 to 1996, I didn't publish any original material; it just wasn't there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-garner/as-far-as-the-world-was-concerned-from-1979-to-1996-i-didn-t-publish/)

[Alan Garner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-garner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/alan-garner-16067_any_as-far-as-the-world-was-concerned-from-1_1896611.png)

> [Madonna was the original but now everyone is a Material Girl if they want to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amelia-dimoldenberg/madonna-was-the-original-but-now-everyone-is-a-material-girl-if-they/)

[Amelia Dimoldenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amelia-dimoldenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/amelia-dimoldenberg-6114_creativity_madonna-was-the-original-but-now-everyon_2087600.jpg)

> [The goal of the work is always for it to come across as original material, as transformative material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/girl-talk/the-goal-of-the-work-is-always-for-it-to-come-across-as-original/)

[Girl Talk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/girl-talk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/girl-talk-4760_artist_the-goal-of-the-work-is-always-for-it-to_2467262.jpg)

> [I would love to have more original material developed. 'Pacific Rim' has made that slightly more possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-would-love-to-have-more-original-material-developed-pacific-rim-has/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/travis-beacham-11732_love_i-would-love-to-have-more-original-mater_1499840.jpg)

> [I'm trying to focus on original material. That is what I've had my luck with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idina-menzel/i-m-trying-to-focus-on-original-material-that-is-what-i-ve-had-my/)

[Idina Menzel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idina-menzel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee3/idina-menzel-4279_focus_i-m-trying-to-focus-on-original-material_80915.jpg)

> [You never want to have a movie be derivative, because that's the worst if you ask me. I always want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-mcdermott/you-never-want-to-have-a-movie-be-derivative-because-that-s-the-worst/)

[Dylan McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-mcdermott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/dylan-mcdermott-13907_ask-me_you-never-want-to-have-a-movie-be-deriva_535978.jpg)

> [I write whatever shows up. That's good enough for me. I'm part of the first generation that wants to still do original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lou-reed/i-write-whatever-shows-up-that-s-good-enough-for-me-i-m-part-of-the/)

[Lou Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lou-reed/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ef/lou-reed-1654_enough_i-write-whatever-shows-up-that-s-good-en_2433987.png)

> [I've written original material before, where I've come up with the idea and the characters myself, and that's definitely very different to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-garland/i-ve-written-original-material-before-where-i-ve-come-up-with-the/)

[Alex Garland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-garland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30c/alex-garland-8441_character_i-ve-written-original-material-before-wh_975920.jpg)

> [It's terrible for people when they really love a book and there's an adaptation and they don't like it, because it's almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/killian-scott/it-s-terrible-for-people-when-they-really-love-a-book-and-there-s-an/)

[Killian Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/killian-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/killian-scott-23934_adaptation_it-s-terrible-for-people-when-they-reall_566600.jpg)

> [If you make something good and interesting and not ridiculing someone or being offensive, the creators of the original material will like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-marclay/if-you-make-something-good-and-interesting-and-not-ridiculing-someone/)

[Christian Marclay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-marclay/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e78/christian-marclay-23269_creativity_if-you-make-something-good-and-interesti_3097832.jpg)

> [The album is a definite departure. I haven't written original material before, except for one song on my first album, but Elvis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-krall/the-album-is-a-definite-departure-i-haven-t-written-original-material/)

[Diana Krall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-krall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec7/diana-krall-22670_albums_the-album-is-a-definite-departure-i-have_9879.jpg)

> [I always go back to the original material. I want a good connection as the composer and writer of the score to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-shore/i-always-go-back-to-the-original-material-i-want-a-good-connection-as/)

[Howard Shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-shore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a57/howard-shore-14455_composer_i-always-go-back-to-the-original-materia_997721.jpg)

> [I always knew I wanted to create original material, and after having meetings with all sorts of record labels, I decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kygo/i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-create-original-material-and-after-having/)

[Kygo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kygo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/kygo-8644_create_i-always-knew-i-wanted-to-create-origina_654551.jpg)

> [When I first started writing songs, I looked around at the bands that were making it, and they all had the original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-rodgers/when-i-first-started-writing-songs-i-looked-around-at-the-bands-that/)

[Paul Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-rodgers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/paul-rodgers-4957_beatles_when-i-first-started-writing-songs-i-loo_2550758.jpg)

> [I had this thing where I only wanted to work on original material, no adaptations, and obviously, that changed. I really wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-rees/i-had-this-thing-where-i-only-wanted-to-work-on-original-material-no/)

[Dee Rees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-rees/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/dee-rees-4528_creativity_i-had-this-thing-where-i-only-wanted-to_1610208.jpg)

> [It's very hard for a studio to take a chance on a piece of original material. They used to have the fall-back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-liman/it-s-very-hard-for-a-studio-to-take-a-chance-on-a-piece-of-original/)

[Doug Liman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-liman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/doug-liman-2533_chance_it-s-very-hard-for-a-studio-to-take-a-ch_1700404.jpg)

> [When I decided to make my version of Poe's stories, I wanted to respect the original material or to at least get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raul-garcia/when-i-decided-to-make-my-version-of-poe-s-stories-i-wanted-to/)

[Raul Garcia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raul-garcia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/raul-garcia-50063_adaptation_when-i-decided-to-make-my-version-of-poe_1535308.jpg)

> [In the 80s, in the cover band I was in, we'd slip in original material. If you didn't say anything about it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-wilkinson/in-the-80s-in-the-cover-band-i-was-in-we-d-slip-in-original-material/)

[Andy Wilkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-wilkinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ea/andy-wilkinson-41009_80s_in-the-80s-in-the-cover-band-i-was-in-we_2621789.png)

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