Deliberately Quote by J. G. Ballard

An obsession is where something will not leave your mind.

— Eric Clapton

It wasn't something that I was consciously aware of - being obsessed with obsession.

— Maisie Peters

If my imagination is fired by something I will tirelessly practise it to the best of my ability to the point of obsession.

— Jason Watkins

Obsession and repetition in the process of making things is one constant element in my work.

— Sandy Skoglund

It is worth asking who decides what's an "obsession" and where it differs from meditation or the kind of deep dwelling on a subject…

— Laura Mullen

It's a little difficult when something goes from being an utter obsession - a thing where your skill defines you as a person -…

— Damien Chazelle

For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.

— Vikram Seth

“The obsession is a distraction; it protects you from thinking about something else,”

— Irvin D. Yalom

You cannot intellectualize yourself out of obsession. You cannot cure yourself of it.

— Nicolas Roeg

Obsession makes my life bad and my work good.

— Ronnie Apteker

When I look back on what I've done, I think I'm drawn to obsession, perhaps.

— Christopher Guest

Obsessions and fixations are not really my field. All I know, when the mind really grabs hold of something, look out.

— Sybil Adelman