Quotes - Madness and Art

"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
Robin Williams

I found this quote in the Kid in the Front Row blog. The blog is about filmmaking. I loved the quote, because it's about much more than filmmaking.

And then, right above where the blog author put that Robin Williams quote, he had this marvelous paragraph.


The world may seem like it's run by the people who greenlight superhero movies, and maybe it is. But meanwhile, there's a lot we can be doing and we don't need to feel oppressed, or depressed; or like outsiders. Instead, we can just make art and whether our audience is ten million people, or ten; that's exactly how it's meant to be right now and that's enough. Those ten people love you, and they're gonna tell all their friends, and their friends are gonna do the same.

Earlier this week, my good friend Mike needed to hear this message. And there are times when I think Lucas would be helped by it. And I am quite sure Leah will. In fact, we all do -- all of us who indulge our creative desires, as well as all those who don't indulge them for fear of too small an audience.

Just make art.