Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Quotes
I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people who show up and the value that they hold.
Quotes to Explore
-
The Koran was revealed at a time of great change in the Arab world, the seventh-century shift from a matriarchal nomadic culture to an urban patriarchal system.
-
With ladder matches, you can't expect anything other than craziness.
-
I believe that stories find writers, writers don't find stories. With the 'Pendragon' series, I actually had multiple story ideas and decided that instead of writing them individually, I would create a character whose journey would thread them all together.
-
I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project.
-
You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
-
This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
-
What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
-
I am a certified yoga teacher and I love to cycle and swim.
-
Time was God's first creation.
-
By placing discretion in the hands of an official to grant or deny a license, such a statute creates a threat of censorship that by its very existence chills free speech.
-
Like most struggling writers trying to get their scripts commissioned, I had to do something odd to pay the rent. So, aged 21, I started up my own small cheesecake company in Philadelphia.
-
I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
-
I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV.
-
We have these old fashioned ideas. For instance, here in America, we talk about democracy - but we don't have a democracy. There are elements of a democracy.
-
I love a microphone and a big crowd; I'm an entertainer, I guess.
-
Antonio Damasio is a distinguished neuroscientist with a flair for writing about science and an enthusiasm for philosophizing.
-
To Americans, English manners are far more frightening than none at all.
-
Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.
-
I wanted really to make it moment to moment, partly because I'm an actor and that's how I operate - actors are all about creating the moment.
-
The first thing I do in the morning is take my vitamins. I don't want to say which vitamins; I don't think you should push what you believe in. Doctors should do that, not fashion designers.
-
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
-
To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.
-
I know not whether increasing years do not cause us to esteem fewer people and to bear with more.
-
I'm not a really firm believer in theatre that is 'about anything.' I don't think theatre can be about anything other than the people who show up and the value that they hold.
