You don't have to know anything about a subject as long as you use common sense and imagination, plus enthusiasm! I use all periods of design in my work, for, after all, decorative styles are simply indications of a manner of living.
Interpretation
Creativity and common sense are more important than expertise in design.
Dorothy Draper emphasizes that enthusiasm, common sense, and imagination can be more valuable than technical knowledge when it comes to design. She believes that decorative styles are simply reflections of one's lifestyle, suggesting that the essence of design lies in how it resonates with everyday life rather than just adhering to strict rules or theories.
In practice
In a workshop on creative thinking, I would use this quote to inspire participants to trust their instincts.
Have you ever stopped to think what fun this business of living can be? If you haven't, and if you are one of those who insist upon believing that life is humdrum, grim and boring, then I'm afraid this department is not for you. For I don't believe any such thing. I know that we can all free ourselves and live our lives fully, zestfully and joyfully!
You don't sell a commodity, you sell joy, gaiety, excitement. You aim at people's hearts, not their minds.
Burlesque girls were alchemists. They were steel-tough performers who were willing to use kitchens as dressing rooms, haul their costume bags through the snow, and go into debt over fake diamonds, all for the five minutes onstage when they were goddesses.
If 'formulaic' is somebody who is unlikely to succeed starting down a process and succeeding - then isn't that what most films are about? And art films are about people who aren't likely to succeed and then don't succeed.
Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist now could one day result in your favorite film, or the cartoon you love to get stoned watching, or the song that saves your life. Discourage an artist, you get absolutely nothing in return, ever.
Art is a gift: you create and then you give away. How readers receive that gift is their business. If they hate it, that’s their response to it. Others respond by liking it. Either way, that is their interaction with the book, which is no longer mine.
Almost every magazine piece I've ever written, I felt like I haven't done it justice, like it was just a gloss.
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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