Quentin Dupieux (Mr. Oizo) Quotes
So many people are killing their childhood. It's like, "Okay, today I've decided I'm gonna be a grown-up, and I'm not a kid anymore." But, that's bullshit. You're still a kid. It makes no sense to kill the kid.
Quotes to Explore
-
It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
-
If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
-
I didn't want to give up my Illinois driver's license and was unaware that was a crime. It is, by the way, in the state of California. Lesson learned. I technically broke a law, so technically I deserve whatever I get.
-
You know what I like? I like classic stuff. I like 'The Andy Griffith Show' – the variety of characters was so amazing to me.
-
Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
-
But I don't want to sing everything out of the side of my mouth, I want people to understand what I mean.
-
I'm just someone who marvels at God.
-
I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
-
It takes having your golf peak four different times throughout the year. You have to like all four golf courses. You've got to be the best of that week for the four weeks.
-
It's an honor to live in and serve the great City of Los Angeles. I'm also immensely grateful for the support I've received from Ireland.
-
Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
-
A poet who is a bad man is a degraded being, baser and more culpable than a bad man who is not a poet.
-
My 'Big Bang Theory' costar Johnny Galecki went off the grid. He bought a huge ranch and goes there every weekend. He keeps telling me to do the same thing, but I don't know if I'm that committed. The Valley is as far off the grid as I'm going to go.
-
Every newspaper editor says the heart of the paper is the reporter - which is true - except for the pay!
-
You think, 'You hired me because I'm a creative artist with a vision. Don't try and knock it out of me.'
-
She told me that she would support me regardless of what I decided, but I'm so glad that I actually got to be a kid before having to grow up. My mom knows best about this kind of thing.
-
Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
-
I miss my horse. He's in Los Angeles.
-
For the last seven years, I have been racing the best in the world and making my way through the ranks. I am in that spot where I have got a real opportunity to produce something. I am not going to take it for granted because I know those guys will step it up.
-
I wake up every day, and I'm a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. Every single day.
-
I love how close New York is to Europe; I love the seasons, and I don't think I could live without them. They're the way I track the passage of time.
-
Fashion is almost like a religion, for me at least.
-
The way we work at Pixar is we write the script, but then we quickly move on into story reel, which is basically like a comic-book version of the film. And then we do our own dialogue and music and sound effects, all in an effort to be able to basically sit in the theater and watch the movie before we shoot it, essentially.
-
So many people are killing their childhood. It's like, "Okay, today I've decided I'm gonna be a grown-up, and I'm not a kid anymore." But, that's bullshit. You're still a kid. It makes no sense to kill the kid.
