James Young Quotes
We always got a strong response but I think in this day in age there is less of a marijuana fog at concerts and more of people just more naturally exuberant - it seems to me.
Quotes to Explore
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The world is too violent right now.
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I used to get some flack from my agents because I wouldn't even audition for parts where the hero uses violent force to be a hero.
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I have programmed myself to be at least 105 years old.
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I really like having a life outside work. I sometimes wish I did more career stuff and was in that Hollywood scene a bit more. But Toronto's my home.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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Young people have a marvelous faculty of either dying or adapting themselves to circumstances.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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A woman caring for her children; a woman striving to excel in the private sector; a woman partnering with her neighbors to make their street safer; a woman running for office to improve her country - they all have something to offer, and the more our societies empower women, the more we receive in return.
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I'm in the music business for one purpose - to make money.
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I have to admit that I can't take a whole fig and eat it on its own as I would a peach or mango. It's just too much.
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I want love, because love is the best feeling in the whole world.
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I think the thing that L.A. had on Sydney is an awesome music scene, especially for what I do.
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After 'A Suitable Boy,' I didn't write anything, not even a short story. I thought to myself: 'I ought to start writing.' But I can never force myself to write.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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I've never had friends, and I don't like to be around big groups of people.
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The destructiveness of the tar sands is not inevitable. But Canadians and Albertans have become too tolerant of the politicians who compromise the nation's energy security as well as the next generation's future.
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Write. No amount of self-inflicted misery, altered states, black pullovers or being publicly obnoxious will ever add up to your being a writer. Writers write. On you go.
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I clearly haven't made a good enough impression on people. My go-to line when it's the resume game is that I'm either Chris Evans or Ryan Reynolds.
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How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again!
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We always got a strong response but I think in this day in age there is less of a marijuana fog at concerts and more of people just more naturally exuberant - it seems to me.
