People like to think the creative process is romantic. The artist drifts to sleep at night, to be awakened by the subliminal echoes of his or her next brilliant idea. The truth, for me at least, is that creativity is primarily the result of hard work and study.
Grant AchatzI hate stuff in my pockets, can't stand it. I'll carry stuff in my hands rather than put it in my pockets.
Grant AchatzAnything that could ever prevent me from achieving a goal, I put in a box, tape it up, throw it over my shoulder. You aim for a goal and attain it. Then you look to the next one.
Grant AchatzMy personality was always such that I always look straight forward, never behind or to the side.
Grant Achatz