Jenji Kohan Quotes
Personally, I like to yearn a little and long for the next episode. On the other hand, I'm also a glutton. My kids love to dive in and eat whole series at once.
Quotes to Explore
-
Life consists in what a man is thinking of all day.
-
I've got bowlegs, so if I do a midcalf look, I look bandy.
-
I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
-
I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
-
I guess becoming an adult and learning how to survive on your own is exciting.
-
I keep dumbbells in my trailer, and I work out between takes.
-
Everything can be satirized.
-
The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.
-
Over the years, humans have managed to incorporate nearly every element, light and weighty, common and obscure, into our daily lives. And given how small atoms are and how many of them there are all around us, it's almost certain that your body has at least brushed against an atom of every single natural element on the periodic table.
-
Be who you are and be that well.
-
We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
-
I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
-
I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
-
We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
-
I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
-
Hear the other side.
-
The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
-
If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
-
We call it EPCOT, spelled E-P-C-O-T: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Here it is in larger scale. EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry. It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed, but will always be introducing and testing and demonstrating new materials and systems. And EPCOT will always be a showcase to the world for the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise.
-
Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them.
-
I love doing voiceover work.
-
I've been a storyteller all my life. When I was in high school, I used to amuse myself by driving through the woods at night and see how long it would be before I scared the pants off my friends - and if I could do it before I scared myself.
-
My standard comment is, 'If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.'
-
Personally, I like to yearn a little and long for the next episode. On the other hand, I'm also a glutton. My kids love to dive in and eat whole series at once.
