David Lynch is one of my favorite artists. I greatly appreciate his use of and consciousness around creative process.
How so? In the documentary “Lynch,” he says:
I never really knew that it was possible to be an artist in the modern world. I just never figured that you could do that.
Forget being the best of anything; that’s the fruit of the action. And you do the work, they say, for the doing not the fruit.
You can never really know how it’s going to turn out in the world, but you know if you enjoy doing it. And ideas start flowing and you start getting excited about stuff. Then you’re having a great time in the doing, and that’s what it’s all about. If you don’t enjoy the doing, then do something else.
Enjoy the doing? Let’s do.
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I didn't even know this doc was out there (not to mention available on netflix instant watch)! Thanks for sharing. Just read “Catching the Big Fish” which I really enjoyed.
Dave, have you read David Lynch's book Catching The Big Fish? It's about how he uses meditation to enhance creativity. http://www.amazon.com/Catching-Big-Fish-Meditat...
++Alan
Hey Alan & Brian. No but have been meaning to. Gonna have to bump it up a few notches!
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