Quotes from Martine Syms

I'm interested in the economy of words and forms: jokes, aphorisms, copywriting, advertising, that way of writing when meaning has to be squeezed into as few words as possible.

I was very conscious of the film industry - a lot of people, neighbors, worked in it. I actually grew up doing a bit of extra work myself. I was homeschooled, and it was a way that I could make money. My parents let us do these jobs, and I never got very far, but I was much more interested in what everybody else was doing, and I liked being on set.

I definitely think an on-screen experience is universal, in a way.

There's no reason to be ashamed of feeling good.

I grew up watching tons and tons of television. It was all I would do, especially during summer vacations.

It's very comforting to feel myself getting stronger.

I think I do more fiction than autobiography.

I think of entrepreneurship as a way of creating value.

I've always been interested in the manufacturing of narratives, identities, and ideologies, and how they are embodied and negotiated by viewers.

I grew up in Los Angeles. I watched lots of television; I still watch lots of television.

Entrepreneurs create value; I wanted to create ideas that became machines for making value.