Quotes About Perspective

I have always been a fan of Mahesh Manjrekar's work. I like the way he tells his stories. He manages to focus on aspects of human beings and of society, which we don't often see in cinema.

I don't completely understand why people in Aspen want to hear what I have to say.

There are a lot of negotiators that really will give in on a deal because being understood is more important than getting what they want. And there's a particular type in particular, the assertive negotiator: being understood is actually more important to them than actually making the deal.

I don't associate success with happiness, and I don't take it to heart, like, 'Oh, I'm so special.'

I'm sure there are people who associate Iona with what they want it to be but for me it's just a nice place.

You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think.

Nobody really knows everything, and they can only assume.

It's natural for a child to assume that his or her own childhood is unremarkable.

I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.

It is a form of arrogance to assume that other people are even thinking about you.

Most of what we know or assume to know is wrong one way or another.

Although I grew up around movies, I don't know that I assumed I was going to be an actor.

Even in Australia, where I've had success, I never assumed that people would follow me because of who I am.

There's this assumption that as an actor, Hollywood is always the end point, but I never thought along those lines.

I think there's this assumption that everybody would rather be a director, and I don't know that that's the case for me, so we'll see.

I always think of myself as an audience first. If I like something, my assumption is that others, too, will like it.

I used to be an atheist, but I've chilled out a bit on that.

I was raised Christian; I was raised in the South where everybody's raised Christian, but at this point, I'm 41 years old, and I've been an atheist, at this point, a little more than half my life.

I've never met a happy atheist.

Athletes have all the influence in the world. Everyone wants to hear what you have to say.

I was always raised as a student first and an athlete second. I think that's the main purpose in college. Some athletes lose that perspective.

I think the city of Atlanta has a lot of stories from the woman's perspective.

I think 'Robbin' Season' helps put the city of Atlanta in perspective.

You have to create your own atmosphere.