- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like it when people say, 'You're 45, so you should be wearing X and never Y.' For me, dressing is about attitude, not age.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to get on with people. I don't go around being nasty, but if someone crosses me, I can be horrible back.
- Frankness
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- Nov 07, 2020
My frankness has got me into a lot of trouble. I try to temper it down now. As you get older, you get wiser.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
No one has ever told me that I act badly. It is just that most of the films I did didn't click.
- Change Things
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, a life that doesn't change things and touch people's lives is pretty meaningless.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Standing in front of our hallway mirror, I am practising a few poses - one leg artfully bent, the opposite shoulder up - when the man of the house strides in and decides to share: a) I look like I have dislocated my shoulder and b) Has anyone ever told me I strongly resemble Tom Cruise?
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have liked to be Birbal in Akbar's court, but a court jester also suits me just fine.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father believed in astrology. His astrologer had predicted that his daughter would become a writer someday. My father would nag me, but I didn't write a word till he passed away. I wish he could see me now.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
To me, I'm the epitome of what a ghetto child is: I was raised by a single parent; I stayed in apartments my whole life; I don't think I've ever cut the grass.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020