Brooklyn Decker Quotes
I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck - and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure.
Quotes to Explore
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I had read Plato and Kant, but I had forgotten it.
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I am a Buddhist.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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Stars arrive on their own timetable.
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One thing about playing the real jazz is that you can't count it.
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I have no regrets at all. I have done quite well for myself. I didn't have a conventional face, but I have done well, and I am proud of it.
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I think socializing on the Internet is to socializing what reality TV is to reality.
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One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
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I've never been able to relate to apathy. I've always been doing stuff, been in action, making music or working just to get by.
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I can't read novels while I'm writing a novel, because somebody's voice creeps in.
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I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens.
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One of the strangest aspects of living with certain kinds of memory loss is knowing that the forgetting is happening.
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I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there doesn't tend to be a lot of lighthearted, comedic stuff.
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I was under the false impression that I could sing in high school, so I did a lot of musical stuff. I can't sing or dance, so that was entertaining for everyone.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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I'm a political conservative.
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Alleviation of suffering is my fundamental principle.
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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
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When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.
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Unconventional warfare needs to remain the heart and soul of U.S. Special Operations Command and component commands.
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I've been a total Tom Waits dork for a long, long time.
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I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.
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The Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in ... Guys would drink and fight one another like circle saws. Bottles would come flying over the bandstand like crazy and there was lots of plain common shooting and cutting. But somehow all that jive didn't faze me at all. I was so happy to have some place to blow my horn.
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I'm named after a horse. My mom's best friend had a horse named Brooke, so my dad suggested 'Brooklyn' as a more formal version, and it just stuck - and now I live in Brooklyn part-time, so go figure.
