Two quotes
“I have several friends who know him to some degree. One of them said ‘he often walks the fine line between genius and lunatic.’ The problem is, genius is such a commodity these days, that it’s not acceptable to be an eccentric any more.”
— Greg Hudson
I’ve know way too many creative people who’ve hidden behind elaborately constructed facades of eccentricity. Initially it takes up too much of their energy, then after a while it just becomes an excuse.
Tangentially related and potentially contradictory:
You have to pursue greatness not success. Achieve greatness and success will follow.
— Keith Schacht
“then after a while it just becomes an excuse”
I call it a pain in the ass. I’ve worked in too many studios where everyone is trying so damn hard to prove they are odd enough to be creative. And when someone finally gets past all that posturing, they often find themselves surrounded by all these oh-so-cool nutjobs…in such quantities that you really no longer want to work there. What sucks the worst is when the top management is behaving this way too.
“Like, ok, we get it, you’re fucking creative. No go get yourself in rehab and grow the fuck up”
Nice post!