Demetri Martin Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I do not regret the part I have taken in a cause so just and interesting to mankind.
-
Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
-
'Murder in the First' takes 12 episodes to explore the crime and the issues surrounding it, all in the hopes of answering the question, 'How did we get to this point?'
-
I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.
-
I am often critical of Israel's policies when in the country, but then feel defensive of them when overseas.
-
Facebook can be an accumulation of different intelligences.
-
I firmly believe that any good journalist must essentially be temperamentally an outsider. I don't think full sense of belonging and security is conducive to creativity.
-
For me, it's actually really hard to write about my real experience. Like to do a Taylor Swift. You know what I mean? It's so brave to actually write about things that happened and things you wanna get off your chest, but I'm not really there yet.
-
My family moved from California to New Jersey in the beginning of my sophomore year of high school. I will never forget the first day in a new school, walking into the cafeteria during lunch and not knowing a single soul. I didn't feel confident enough to share a seat at just anyone's table.
-
You have family-owned businesses that have been around for 500 years. You cannot name a corporation that survives intact for even a few decades.
-
I would definitely like to start a family because it's the most important thing in the world and what you should take care of, along with your friends and the people you love.
-
And you know when I was growing up, I knew I wanted to have kids, but I knew I didn't want to do it alone. Then once I was 41, 42, I had to accept that I probably wouldn't have kids unless I decided to adopt later on, but even then it would be with a partner.
-
If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents.
-
I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
-
My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.
-
As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
-
Folks like me have to feel a little indebted to the communities that they came from. And if they do, I think we'll start to see a little bit more of a geographic integration in the country because people will start to think, 'You know what? I owe that place something, and I should return to it in one form or another.'
-
I grew up in a joint family of 60 people with one kitchen. So I am a firm believer in the family concept.
-
I'm interested in where I'm going and the people I am there to see. Going to Cuba was a great example of that, and the succession of going into Cuba, which is not a very easy place to get into, and playing music for people who have never seen a live rock concert outdoors like that.
-
I never race for records. The motivation to try to beat the record is not enough to continue. You have to enjoy it.
-
When my first record came out, it was in the middle of the real Muse, Keane, British thing, and that beat-driven thing wasn't really that cool at the moment.
-
People are roasting each other at parties, at work events, around the fire. It's so fun. People are busting each other's chops, and it's a sign of affection, truly. It's a true test of love and friendship: can you make a man laugh at himself? So what makes a good burn? Go after targets you love and respect. And hit 'em hard.
-
Talk about a struggling artist having to work against enormous odds ... But I love movies so much, so I'm going to do it.
-
I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.
