Jon Watts Quotes

I was going to be a chemical engineer - I was a science nerd - that was the plan. I secretly applied to USC and NYU and got a scholarship to go to NYU based on a dumb animated short I made. It was a huge shock to me and my family.

Jon Watts

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FamilyScienceMeShortPlanDumb

When I think about how I grew up sleeping on a cot in the hallway in a one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, it's been a great life. I can't complain.

Jerry Reinsdorf

LifeGreatThinkSleepingComplain

No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.

John Morley

CharacterManClimbBeyondOutOwn

I was a rebel and I wanted to do something that nobody else did, and nobody else played the cello. Also, I was also a small kid and I liked the fact that it was big.

Maya Beiser

SmallRebelNobodyKidBigCello

When you choose the sword over a gun, just like Green Arrow chooses an arrow over a gun and Catwoman chooses a whip over a gun, you have to be highly skilled and highly trained. I can grab Green Arrow's bow, but I'm not strong enough to shoot it. I can grab Catwoman's whip, but have you ever tried to whip a whip? It's not easy.

Ann Nocenti

GreenStrongGunEnoughYouChoose

People like Prince or Madonna, they're kind of superhuman. You can't imagine them burning their toast, and there's something really exciting about that.

Shura

PeopleYouKindImagineSomething

If you don't think it's possible to win five golds, go talk to Michael Phelps.

Mikaela Shiffrin

WinThinkYouGoPossibleTalk

I think I'm also more open to other writers being present and listening to other opinions, whereas before I was going through my angsty teen years while making records.

Michelle Branch

TeenListeningThinkPresentMore

I think that the CEO is responsible for setting the vision, for articulating the mission, and for building a team of powerful evangelists that share that mission and that passion, because no one person can do anything by themselves.

Mindy Grossman

PassionVisionTeamBuildingThink

I have been able to stay clear of the Harry Connick, Jr. prank show but have seen the wrath.

Austin Stowell

SeenStayClearShowBeenAble

Just find things you think are fun, and then you'll be more inclined to want to go work out.

Ali Krieger

WorkFunThinkYouFindWant

I exist only in the past.

Wojciech Jaruzelski

PastIn The PastExistOnly

The Zombies were really unique - they had elements of jazz and classical music in their songs and songwriting. They had a very, very different sound compared to a lot of their contemporaries at the time.

Paul Weller

MusicTimeUniqueJazzSongwriting

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