- Nov 07, 2020
Myself Quotes
Quotes on knowing yourself.
These quotes turn inward, questioning long-held traditions and how one sees oneself - one recalls identifying strongly as a mathematician rather than a technologist, while another admits, with some humor, to relying on charm rather than looks. Related reading includes I Am Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Genocide
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- Nov 07, 2020
I came across the Indonesian genocide in 2001, when I found myself making a film in a community of survivors. They were plantation workers, and it turned out they were struggling to organize a union.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
In calling someone a bad guy, I reassure myself that I'm good. I elevate myself. I call it the 'Star Wars morality'. And unfortunately, it underpins most of the stories we tell.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was told about 'Misfits' when we were in prep for 'Chronicle', and I wanted to watch it badly because I'm a fan of that kind of stuff. But I stopped myself because I was very careful about not getting too much contemporary influence.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Internet makes the writer work harder - I have to say things here I've never said before, or else be caught out in repeating myself.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
What qualified me to write about Israel was that I wanted to; it took no time to convince myself. The only reservation I had was about eaven: I wanted to write about the Jewish heaven but did not feel qualified because I did not and do not believe in 'it,' though I should.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing that I discovered about myself is I really don't like traveling. I feel like it's a terrible personal failing, but I was so satisfied to arrive at the conclusion.
- Experiencing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always worked pretty steadily. But maybe out of some kind of fear, I put the brakes on letting myself be as successful as I'd like to be. More and more, I've taken the brakes off and let whatever happens happen.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
And as a filmmaker, I'm trying to unhook myself from this idea that unless you have a brilliant, long, enormously lucrative theatrical run, that your movie somehow failed. And I don't believe that.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
As The O.C. started up again, I started to feel myself potentially getting pulled away.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to make myself, and subsequently the audience, as uncomfortable as possible, whether it's completely desecrating a song they thought was one thing, or getting too drunk to really do a very good job.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am a very approachable and personable person, and I always put myself last. Whether it's family or friends, I always think about them first.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020