A study of the creative temperament, "Cellini" resounds with thematically freighted artist-patron squabbles.

People of creative temperament don't think this way.

Alfred begs Daphne's forgiveness for his irrational behavior, which she gladly gives, ascribing it to the creative temperament of a great artist.

But there's that cranky creative temperament to consider.

More recently, the director of the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier, has found Mahler's fervent but lengthy symphonies perfectly suited to his own creative temperament.

Matthiessen has alighted on a subject perfectly suited to his creative temperament.

"The cognitive style of manic-depression overlaps with the creative temperament," Ms. Jamison said.

It's about 20-somethings of a recognizable type, educated people who have creative temperaments and who move to the city to test their big aspirations for love and money and recognition.

He has a creative temperament, and in an interview, described himself as living "inwardly":

The play is about educated people in their 20's who have creative temperaments and who move to the city to test their big aspirations for love and money and recognition.