Quotes About Experience

When I talk about work or my take on life, all the joyfulness and excitement never seem to make it in.

Well, you know, I mean, I first did my live shows in the late 70's and in those days I had a boatload of equipment that always seemed to be going wrong.

'Control' had to do with my own life a lot, and that's why that seemed to be a film I could be the director of, because I had an emotional attachment to the whole story. And because of that experience, I feel that I can try other films. I didn't set out to become a director.

I've lived through what seems to most - and myself - many lives.

I don't think I have segments in my life; it runs all together.

I took the 'Seinfeld' tour of New York once - and if I think about it too hard, my brain explodes.

I seize all opportunities with two hands. Everything that's happened to me has taught me to live in the moment as much as possible.

Our kids seldom even get to see a movie. When we go to a movie, it's an event - and we make it an event.

College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.

I have more self-confidence than I did when I was in my 20s.

I was quite young when my dad went into politics but, as it went on, I became self-conscious about it.

I'm not a 21-year-old angsty self-destructive rapscallion anymore.

I've read, like, 10,000 self-help books.

You know, I grew up very self-taught.

Almost everything I've been paid to do was something that was largely self-taught.

I write from my life, my experience. I'm selfish that way.

When you're the younger guy, you're kind of only looking after yourself. Obviously you have to be a bit selfish in terms of what you're doing. But when you're the older guy you have to look out for the younger guys as well. If they're making mistakes, they need help, then you help them.

I wanted to experience college and to travel for my selfish reasons.

Nobody sells records any more, and the only way you can actually do anything is to go out and play live.

I don't think anybody submits their first story and sells right away.

A film sells feelings.

Guys are really lucky. We become our authentic selves the older we get.

There's a joke in my family that I'm going to make a career out of playing other people's younger selves.

It was a really long process, dropping out of college. I was there for a semester, then I would take a semester off and go on tour, then I would go back for a semester.