Courtney Barnett Quotes

I like reading biographies because most of them are slightly similar, and it's voyeuristic, looking into someone's life.

Courtney Barnett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

LifeLookingReadingSomeoneBecause

I always feel that crime films are about capitalism because it is a genre where it is perfectly acceptable for all the characters to be motivated by the desire for money. In some ways, the crime film is the most honest American film because it portrays Americans as I experience a lot of them, in Hollywood, as being very concerned with money.

Andrew Dominik

MoneyExperienceCapitalismAmerican

Most of my major roles have been to play characters that the audience does not initially like or warm up to and then they grow to like in spite of that.

Robert Picardo

GrowWarmPlayAudienceUpBeen

Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.

Anita Diament

LoveBeautifulHistorySmartWriting

Getting wasted is only OK when you're young enough to not know better.

Sophia Bush

BetterEnoughYouKnowYoungWasted

In our family, where we began with no money, we like to say that we have discovered that God invented money so those who have it can help others.

Tom Brokaw

FamilyGodMoneyHelp OthersHelp

I'd love to be able to do a really good English movie.

Mitch Hewer

LoveGoodEnglishAbleMovieReally

You can't even look outside because everything's so crazy, especially in America. And I live in Detroit! There's the economy, and the fact you can't even open your door any more without going nuts.

Josh Malerman

LiveDoorCrazyAmericaYouLook

I am the heterosexual Truman Capote.

Joseph Epstein

I AmTrumanAmHeterosexualCapote

I always doodled as a kid while I was talking on the phone or watching TV.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

TalkingPhoneWatchingKidAlways

My favorite music is jazz, actually. It's what I listen to, it's what I was raised on, and it's what I prefer to sing.

Brian Stokes Mitchell

MusicJazzListenI Was RaisedSing

I believe in empty spaces; they're the most wonderful thing.

Anselm Kiefer

BelieveDesignI BelieveEmptyMost

There's no trajectory to follow. Even if you were to say, 'OK, I'm going to model my ascent based on this other person's,' luck and timing play such a big part that it's really futile.

Allison Williams

LuckYouPersonPlayTimingSay

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Courtney Barnett