Quotes About Insight

I've always been interested in writing from the perspective of an outsider.

I'm somebody who doesn't feel the need to be in the driver's seat all the time. I appreciate the perspective of being in the passenger's seat sometimes, and I feel fortunate for that because I've learned a lot from that perspective.

I think the perspective that small-town directors bring to films is very different.

You have to know how to keep things in perspective.

Theater has given me a different perspective on the way I approach films.

One gains a double benefit in writing about the past, conjuring up how things might have been, and at the same time acquiring a different perspective on the present.

Not living in L.A. gives me a different perspective. I'm not so caught up in the daily process of self-congratulations that's out there.

It's amazing when you see something on T.V. for years and then you go and see it in person. It's perspective is all different.

General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens our vision.

Try to see things differently - It's the only way to get a clearer perspective on the world and on your life.

My father's peripatetic career also gave me critical perspective when it came to my own career choices.

Certain things give you another perspective in life.

I think it's important to have perspective and to look at what you don't necessarily want to see.

When we read fiction, we want to get outside of ourselves and are able to see from a perspective we haven't seen through before. That can be very powerful.

I do think you need to understand a character's motivation and perspective.

I've always been able to put things in perspective.

Reading changes your perspective and feeds your imagination.

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

If I'm going to talk about something, I need to be educated about it, and I need to have seen all the perspectives.

I chose to write from different perspectives despite its complexity because it is what I have always done as a journalist.

I have an amazing education through my wife on female fans and perspectives on it. Things that I never would have thought of.

To have a diverse set of perspectives and backgrounds enables you to understand the market at large much more effectively.

I feel like it's easy to get lost in your own world and get distracted, and sometimes seeing things from different perspectives helps you appreciate your life a little bit more.

I have the advantage of many perspectives as someone who has lived in different kinds of communities: as a woman, as someone who previously identified as a lesbian, as someone who is a person of color. I've had a lot of life, so that informs what I do.