Akiva Schaffer Quotes

I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and Patrick Daughters.

Akiva Schaffer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 1, 1977

Topics

MusicLovedMy OwnAlwaysOwnUsed

Pinocchio's really naughty. He's all impulse: 'I want to sleep now. I want to eat that. I want to run off to Pleasure Island.' It's commedia dell'arte meets Grimm's tales.

John Tiffany

SleepNowWantIslandRunNaughty

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for 'That Hagen Girl', which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act.

Shirley Temple

GirlMeChanceProudNobodyMovies

Elegance for one society is not elegance for another. It's in the eyes of the beholder.

Louise Wilson

EyesSocietyEleganceBeholder

Japanimation is a whole different art form.

Lucy Liu

ArtWholeDifferentFormArt Form

The sound of the orchestra is one of the most magnificent musical sounds that has ever existed.

Chick Corea

SoundOrchestraMagnificentMost

I don't have to prove my innocence to the court or to the news media.

Corrine Brown

MediaInnocenceNewsProveCourt

The stronger you stand on your principles, the easier it is to fight. The first time, it's tough, but the second time, it's always easier. You just have to push for your rights.

Shaffi Mather

TimeFightToughStandPushYou

Leather is always sexy, and you have to wear leather when you ride a bike. It's more for protection, but it also gets you some style points, I think.

Marisa Miller

StyleRideBikeThinkSexyYou

The Iranian regime doesn't express the wishes and values of the Iranian people.

Moshe Katsav

PeopleValuesWishesExpressIranian

'Pasadena' erred on the side being too dark. That was probably the one thing about it, in retrospect, why it didn't get picked up.

Mark Valley

DarkWhyUpSideGetOne Thing

I think in my case, I had no choice but to have a good sense of humor. I grew up with my dad, Danny Thomas, and George Burns and Bob Hope and Milton Berle and Sid Caesar and all those guys were at our house all the time and telling jokes and making each other laugh.

Marlo Thomas

GoodHopeTimeHumorThinkLaugh

I first fell in love with music when I was five years old because of 'Annie.' And then 'The Little Mermaid' really made me want to start singing. And then the fierce, amazing women of the '90s - Alanis Morrissette, Courtney Love, Tori Amos, Ani Difranco, Paula Cole, Patty Griffin - made me want to start writing.

Justin Tranter

LoveWomenMusicAmazingMeStart

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