Quotes About Perspective

'Bloody do-gooders' is my expression for people who are nicer than me, who are better than me.

People who don't believe in God are no happier than people who do, and those who do believe are no nicer than those who don't.

I used to think people above me might get jealous because I wanted to do what they did. But no, people are much nicer than that.

I'm from the burbs. I've been in the hood, but I don't live there. I have lived in the hood, but I don't live there anymore. I lived in Harlem, and that was crazy, even though Harlem is a lot nicer than it used to be.

Everybody's got a father. Even if he's not the nicest guy in the world.

Being behind a camera, in front of the camera, is my own little deconstructionist niche.

Only a niche section of parents allow their children to take up courses on film and television.

I needed Nick Saban more than I needed Pete Carroll.

If I had a nickel for every time I said 'Why me?' I'd have probably said 'Why me?' more often.

You can't ask somebody to talk about themselves. You've got to ask other people. It's like you can't nickname yourself.

If you go to the part of Nigeria I'm from, people will say 'why is colonialism my concern?'

You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's comfortable in other places.

I loved having Indian take-aways on a Friday night in Liverpool, but it's so different in the real India.

It doesn't matter how much game you think you have, no nightclub bartender wants to talk to you.

If one sees the American Nightmare first and Chainsaw after that, you'll see it in a different kind of light.

I am, in fact, a candle salesperson's worst nightmare - or dream come true, depending on the salesperson.

I've been so lucky in all my jobs. I just, you know, when you hear nightmare stories of other jobs - which I'm sure are true, but I've been lucky and never experienced them.

It's much easier being a father to girls. Boys are just horrible. Then girls come into their own around 12 when they're nightmares too.

So many nights I'm up there on stage and I wish everybody out in the audience could see what I see and feel what I feel.

I would go to open-mic nights and realize that I was not near as bad as half the people.

In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.

Why in the world would you have it interpreted by nine lawyers?

I lived in LA for almost nine years and if I never went back there again it would be fine.

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.