“I believe that as artists we all have a certain pool of creative energy that we draw from. For me, I have found that it does not matter what I do with that energy – whether it is drawing, painting, building picture frames, writing music, taking photos, designing corporate branding, writing software, designing logos or creating digital composites – it all comes from the same place – and it doesn’t matter how I use it, it only matters that I do use it.

-Josh Summers

Hear hear!

Add acting to the list for me. I think going to concerts and plays also fits into the mix.

via Eugene at MyModernMet

I tend to think that there’s an element of music that cannot be captured. Life cannot be captured. Human heart cannot be captured. The moment of creation itself is fleeting.

Parker Wilson
(played by Richard Gere)
in the movie Hachi

I love shooting actresses and musicians is not just because of what they do, but because of who they are. They’re not only interesting looking people, but often are more emotionally vulnerable, which is not what people imagine. Most people don’t expose their emotions the way an actor or actress is required.

-Jeremy Goldberg

quoted by Alice at MyModernMet