Casey Neistat Quotes
My brother Van got the computer first and showed me what it was like to edit video. I definitely credit Van with turning me onto filmmaking.
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I am suspicious of writers who go looking for issues to address. Writers are neither preachers nor journalists. Journalists know much more than most writers about what's going on in the world. And if you want to change things, you do journalism.
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I had this little Bon Iver phase a few years back; 'Flume' was one of my favourite songs.
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No characters in 'Stay Close,' including the leads, are black and white. I want them to be grey. I think that makes for a much more interesting reading experience, something that will stay with you a little bit longer.
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When I do work, I feel the same sort of urgency as I ever did. If I didn't feel that, I don't think I would wish to be doing it. I wouldn't really see the point.
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I like people that are not frightened to say what they think.
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I think technology really increased human ability. But technology cannot produce compassion.
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I think the main reason is that people binge watch because they can. We're like dogs, really. If we like something, we tend to gorge ourselves on it until there's no more left. And as bingeing becomes possible and commonplace, it's only natural that shows should start to take it into account.
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I've always been a bit of a documentarian.
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Vegas is kind of crazy because there's so much going on. Everyone goes there to be entertained.
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I think that inexpensive sources of planet-friendly energy are one of the most important things for us to pursue.
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We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.
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Copyright term extension has a simple but compelling enticement: it is very much in America's economic interests.
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'I feel strong in challenges, believing that personal improvement and fulfillment come through the continual process of learning from both negative and positive experiences.'
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The important thing is not to know who 'I' is or what 'I' is. You'll never succeed. There are no words for it. The important thing is to drop the labels.
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I usually shop at Charlotte Ruth and Bebe.
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We're just dealing with the kind of warp and woof of television ratings.
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I love entertaining people and this is entertainment.
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When I go home and get off tour, I'd like to have a peace of mind. I like to chill. I don't like everything to be all chaotic like how it is when I step outside, you know?
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I think a song that's got something to say. I'm not much on gimmicks. I never have been because they don't last. But I like a song that tells a story and has some meat to it, you know, that means something.
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You can't use your camera as a shield against human suffering.
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He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is a slave by nature.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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I'm in a funny position: I've been in one band in my life and that was with my brother. As incredible as that has been, I feel like I'm missing out a little bit on being in a real rock band - or how I imagine being in a real rock band to be. It's like being in a street gang: you all wear the same leather jacket or whatever.
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My brother Van got the computer first and showed me what it was like to edit video. I definitely credit Van with turning me onto filmmaking.
