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Is there an idea that you feel curious about or obsessed by at the moment?
by Immodesty Blaize on 18 February 2011
Courage, and what is courage in 21st Century.
What do you consider to be essential in your creative process?
by Immodesty Blaize on 17 February 2011
Observation, and not in the obvious places either. I just watch everything, everyone, read everything -magazines, books, go to galleries, events, explore places and listen. Some people come out with the most unbelievable things, if I don’t have my Moleskine to hand I’ll text myself notes which I’ll write up when I get home.
Remaining focused on what I want to create without feeling pressure to fulfil others’ preconceptions or keep everyone happy all the time; if I’d done that I wouldn’t have started performing burlesque 12 years ago. For me personally, new ideas have to come from within, and not be limited by what others expect or want. Neither am I interested in being the next someone else, I create all my stage material,...
I was born in Hertfordshire. I was sent to an all girls’ Catholic school where we had nuns. I am not Catholic although being in that environment for ten years did have an artistic effect.
My novels are inspired by my work. My job takes me to amazing places all over the world and can be quite surreal at times, and I encounter extraordinary people both fabulous and not so fabulous, so I had all the ingredients for a bonkbuster – glamour, fast living, heroes and villains and the scandal was all there in my imagination. I love people watching, I’m always in observation mode when not on...
