Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

Rather than a big figure, I guess you could say I'm more of an influential minority symbol. ”

I'm doing exactly what I should be doing, every day on the road. ”

The writer presents himself to the blank page not with an open passport but an open heart. ”

The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean, I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters. ”

If you are not happy here and now, you never will be. ”

I like flawed characters, and I like seeing people who are supposed to be not villains but antagonists. There are elements to them, which are really annoying, but you kind of see where they came from. You see the things that caused those inadequacies. ”

I wish I was less good-looking and more unpopular. Then I could get into politics and use my pent-up resentment about being ugly and unpopular to systematically destroy the country. ”

New Zealand was kind of getting a reputation for making middle-of-the-road films that weren't really that unique. They were kind of New Zealand versions of overseas films, and for sure, having an Oscar nomination totally helped me get funding. ”

I come from a country whose idea of masculinity is quite extreme, and I've grown up around a lot of that energy. I've been part of that a lot. And it's very draining; it's quite tiring trying to be macho. ”

I think I'm a better filmmaker than actor, so I already know that. That's OK. I can handle not being a famous actor. ”