If you're willing to fail interestingly, you tend to succeed interestingly.

The line links artistic risk to artistic distinction. “Fail interestingly” suggests attempting work that is formally daring, emotionally honest, or thematically unsettling—projects where conventional “success” is not guaranteed because the artist is pushing beyond safe formulas. The paradox is that such failures can still be valuable: they reveal originality, ambition, and a willingness to discover rather than merely to please. Over time, that posture tends to produce “success interestingly”—achievement that is not generic or purely commercial, but marked by a recognizable voice and the surprise of genuine experimentation. The quote thus functions as a compact defense of creative courage and of learning through bold missteps.