Quotes About Perspective

I don't have to stand back as an outsider to look at society.

I like the idea of being caught between things, always being a bit of an outsider, having an outside eye on things - almost like a Shakespearean fool.

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

I think if I was Trinidadian, I would latch more on to the myths and romanticise the place more. I don't think it's my place to do that - they're not really mine. I'm an outsider.

I think, at the end of the day, I have an outsider's heart.

The only time I used to feel like an outsider was when I first went to India.

I've always felt like an outsider, and I'll probably continue to always feel like an outsider. Hopefully that's a good thing. I feel like I approach things differently than other designers.

I feel as though there's a lot invested in my background in being an outsider.

I'm both an insider and an outsider.

Every writer is an outsider.

I can't be objective about my work, because I am so involved that I can't see it as a product to be judged. I can't see it as an outsider.

If you're an outsider looking into my life, you're thinking, 'That dude is crazy. He's literally crazy.'

When you're an outsider and going into a culture like America, it's easier to stay away from any cliches because you're not really aware of what they are.

I always had this crisis: where do I come from? I was never an insider, never an outsider; I was always in the middle. But it means I never have borders in my head.

Always being the outsider, you... feel comfortable everywhere, but you don't really feel at home anywhere. I definitely draw comedy from that.

I see my role as sort of an informed outsider.

I am not an insider - definitely not... but I don't think you could call me an outsider.

I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American people and the American way.

In my life, I've been able to really examine society in a way most people who aren't outsiders don't get a chance to do.

Outsiders often have an insight that an insider doesn't quite have.

I think that writers are, at best, outsiders to the society they inhabit. They have a kind of detachment, or try to have.

I think most of us are outsiders. And I think that's good because it makes you question things.

People have asked me about playing outsiders. I don't consider myself an outsider. Maybe that's why I'm interested in that. I'm not really sure.

Those who ultimately shake up an industry are often outsiders who don't know any better.