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storytellers<br />
BILL<br />
OAKLEY<br />
TV writer and producer<br />
The Simpsons, Mission Hill, Portlandia<br />
concepted, directed and<br />
photographed by Andy Batt<br />
Q: What do you do to get past<br />
your creative blocks?<br />
A: I walk—sometimes for miles and<br />
miles and sometimes just as far as the<br />
kitchen. It always works. Maybe it’s<br />
something about resetting your point<br />
of view or just getting your blood<br />
flowing. Nietzsche, who I’m not normally<br />
a big fan of, said, “All truly great<br />
thoughts are conceived by walking,”<br />
and it may be his wisest quote.<br />
Q: How do you hold onto an idea that<br />
feels like it will slip out of your grasp?<br />
A: I don’t. I think an idea slipping from<br />
your grasp is your subconscious telling<br />
you to change the subject.<br />
58 <strong>1859</strong> OREGON’S MAGAZINE MARCH | APRIL <strong>2016</strong><br />
MORE ONLINE More insights at <strong>1859</strong>magazine.com/storytellers
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