When we venture beyond the edge of our knowledge, all we have is art.

Rejection process is not fun. It's the red pen on the page, the discarded sketch, sometimes is the only way forward.

The imagination is unleashed by constraints. You break out of the box by stepping into shackles.

While human nature largely determines how we hear the notes, it is nurture that lets us hear the music.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

The best way to solve a problem? Try explaining it to somebody outside your field.

The vocational approach at NOCCA (New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts) helps build grit in students. It teaches them how to be single-minded in pursuit of a goal, to sacrifice for the sake of a passion. The teachers demand hard work from their kids because they know, from personal experience, that creative success requires nothing less.