One of our theories is that one can offset this excessive compulsion toward the spectacular with a return to simplicity.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.
Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?
I think that the main thing that you can learn from watching 'The Spectacular Now' is just learning about growing up and moving on.
As beautiful as simplicity is, it can become a tradition that stands in the way of exploration.
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.
The creative habit is like a drug. The particular obsession changes, but the excitement, the thrill of your creation lasts.
The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.
Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities.
There's an inherent contradiction between appreciating the beauty of clothes and creativity and individuality, and the waste around the ideas of trends and seasons.
I've noticed that the more adventurous and in that mode that I am, it seems that the more the audience really likes it.