The Creative Mind

“You go to work, and sometimes what is demanded of you is that you break your heart.” Jurnee Smollett

“Then all the terrible things I’ve had to go through surfaced after we’d finished shooting.” Maggie Gyllenhaal

After one particularly violent scene, Summer Bishil remembers going back to her dressing room and “having a little emotional tantrum and crying. And being very sad…really tired too.”

“Lady Gaga also described the feeling of being out of touch with herself, feeling as if she was still on the set while taking a walk in the city.” Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz

As an artist, you need to access your emotions to make your art, perform, or accomplish your goals. Emotions are your creative power. Sometimes, your past emotional experiences can hijack your feelings in the present; thus, interfering with your creativity or performance.” – Psychotherapist Mihaela Ivan Holtz