How do you get your ideas?

Question:

How do you get your ideas?

I'm starting work on a new script and I'm lost on ideas for a great story. Any tips on how to get some good ideas coming and how do you come up with your ideas?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Ideas can come out of the weirdest places. I'd agree with whoever said watch people, everyday activities can spark off an idea in an instant. You should also think what kind of genre you want to write about and then what is the kind of things you want to include (locations, characters, plot devices etc.) once you have a couple of those you can build from there. Think of situations that you've heard of or that may have happened to you that you might have done differently.
Often it takes the smallest thing to spark off a concept so just close your eyes and have a think about any stories, images and characters in your head and see if anything flows.
Carry a notepad and write anything down that interests you, even if it's just a location description, a personality trait, a word you like or a funny/serious situation that caught your attention. You can link/combine any of the things you experience later.
I carry my palm pilot with me everywhere cos I lose bits of paper, but it works the same way (and I never run out of space to write). I usually write in it daily.