What is the central lesson of The Creative Act?
Co-Founder & Music Producer at American Recordings
The real creativity is not the output. The output is just a reminder that we are creative. The real creativity is the idea that allows the thing to be made. The prompt is where Wes Anderson lives, not in the finished film. And the way you live your life either allows these things to happen or it does not. If you live your life in a way that allows them to happen, you are an artist, even if you are a businessman or a chef or a parent.
This answer is part of a full interview with Rick Rubin, Co-Founder & Music Producer at American Recordings.
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