Adam Wingard Quotes
I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.
Quotes to Explore
-
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
-
After 'Sesame Street,' it's a hyper-familiar world to me and I have this childlike ability to ignore the fact that I'm talking to scraps of cloth. Every country I go to, I see posters promoting the film in different languages. 'Los Muppets' - I love that!
-
Write your own songs. It helps you to mean what you're singing, which will then make it mean something to listeners.
-
Phrases that have historical significance or become headlines don't just magically appear in the moment. They are mindfully planned.
-
You have to realize that a lot of life is just fortune and the ebbs of flows of what goes on.
-
I did some theater as a kid for fun. But it was really by chance that I landed into acting.
-
If I have a Sunday free, I'll go up the coast and spend some time on the beach. I scuba dive and swim and sail. A lot of the things I like are around the water.
-
The moment in which you make somebody laugh, you're only doing it to make them laugh and be happy. Then afterward you can be like, 'Oh, I just want the attention. I feel so good that everybody's listening to me and I got the approval that I need.'
-
It's okay to take time for yourself. We give so much of ourselves to others and we need to be fueled both physically and mentally. If we are in balance, it helps us in all our interactions.
-
I don't want to be on the Internet.
-
Focus on remedies, not faults.
-
I think we respond well when we do something well.
-
The fact that 35 percent of all American giving went to religious organizations in 2010 reflects how closely bound many of us are with our place of worship.
-
You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.
-
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
-
I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
-
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
-
I believe that the will of the people is resolved by a strong leadership. Even in a democratic society, events depend on a strong leadership with a strong power of persuasion, and not on the opinion of the masses.
-
I can walk into a bookshop and point out a number of books that I find very unattractive in what they say. But it doesn't occur to me to burn the bookshop down. If you don't like a book, read another book. If you start reading a book and you decide you don't like it, nobody is telling you to finish it.
-
I'm always a bit suspicious of writers who have the gift of the gab.
-
We stayed there 24 hours a day. We lived and ate and slept that movie. We were enthusiastic, not just because of the movie, but because we had such a great collaborative team. We had a really good time. It was very much a family.
-
If the loss of your fortune gains Christ for you, it will be a beautiful loss.
-
I'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning.
-
I think, as a filmmaker, it's important to be honest with yourself at all times in terms of what's working and what's not.
