- Man
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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
- Fueled
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't actually pinpoint anything that made me want to be an actor - I just did. And then anything after that just fueled it.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that drives me crazy is when comics say 'I have low self-esteem.' No you don't. You're standing on stage asking people to pay. You don't play an instrument. You want people to pay to hear what's in your mind. You don't have low self-esteem. You might have other problems.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.
- Regret
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- Nov 07, 2020
We would go back and maybe not say that thing to our dad that we said, or maybe be a little nicer to someone who we cared about and had a relationship with when we were young. You know, they're subtle things, but we carry those with us forever. And I think that regret and time travel are intrinsically linked to me.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm from Oakland and San Francisco, so I feel like the Pacific Northwest starts there and goes north - so, it's home to me.
- Confidently
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can say pretty confidently that I am not the right guy to do a superhero movie, just because I was not a comic book kid. I don't know that mythology, and I don't have it ingrained in me in the way that a lot of these other directors do.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned on film at NYU. I was probably the last generation that was analog. Anyone who was a year younger than me, it was probably all digital.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would just encourage people: your childhood belongs to you, and don't give anyone, especially me, the power to ruin your childhood.
- Nov 07, 2020
Anytime somebody tells me they saw 'Safety Not Guaranteed' in the theater, my answer is, 'That was you?'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I can build a coalition of people who are interested in what I have to say and what I'm thinking, I hope they'll come with me if I want to go tell a story that doesn't have dinosaurs in it - which I plan to do.
- London
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I'd stayed on in London and carried on going to literary parties, it would have wrecked me as a writer.
- Mess
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- Nov 07, 2020