Experimental Quotes

304 quotes by 259 authors

I think I had actually served my apprenticeship as a writer of fiction by writing all those songs. I had already been through phases of… — Kazuo Ishiguro
These technologies can make life easier, can let us touch people we might not otherwise. You may have a child with a birth defect and… — Steve Jobs
I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds. — Adam Lambert
Writers are notoriously unable to know about themselves. Faulkner thought 'The Fable' was his best novel. F. Scott Fitzgerald liked 'Tender Is the Night,' an… — Joyce Carol Oates
The worst manifestations of exhaustion were successfully cured by a long period of rest but it was immediately apparent to me that I had lost… — Wilhelm Ostwald
There are lots of great movies coming out of the U.S. but it's not something I've ever really been interested in. They're great films but… — Billie Piper
I'd come into filmmaking as a painter so, for me, making 'Good Will Hunting' was experimental because I didn't know how to do it. — Gus Van Sant
Free time keeps me going. It's just something that's always been a part of my life. I was originally a painter, and I made films… — Gus Van Sant
I don't think American independent films have ever really been particularly experimental, except for the original guys from the '60s who were huge influences, like… — Gus Van Sant
Because of how much movies cost, it's dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with television. We can… — Steven Spielberg
My style advice to other girls is to be experimental but always have a 'home base' and stick with your comfort style. — Taylor Swift
In the last few years I've been listening to jazz more than anything else. I listen to a lot of world music and experimental here… — Serj Tankian
I used to dress like an eight-year-old boy. Traveling has inspired me to be more experimental. — Florence Welch
My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays. — Rainn Wilson
Experimental architecture by its very nature is more prone to the depredations of time and natural elements than buildings made from conventional materials through traditional… — Martin Filler
Creative experimentation propels our culture forward. That our stories of innovation tend to glorify the breakthroughs and edit out all the experimental mistakes doesn't mean… — Evgeny Morozov
If we take in our hand any volume; of divinity or school metaphysics, for instance; let us ask, Does it contain any abstract reasoning concerning… — David Hume
In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself… — Albert Einstein
The â€˜experimentalâ€™ writer, then, is simply following the storyâ€™s commands to the best of his human ability. The writer is not the story, the story… — Thomas Ligotti
Most reckless things are beautiful in some way, and recklessness is what makes experimental art beautiful, just as religions are beautiful because of the strong… — John Ashbery

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