“I think that movies are really fake; they should be fake. I don't think my way is any better than anybody else's way, but I know they're not real. I like to lean into the make-believe aspect of movies. That's why they're better than real life.” ThinkingKnowsWayShouldBelieveRealAspectReal LifeMy WayFakeMake Believe Author:Steven Conrad
“The challenges should be familiar. They should have some relationship to the feelings - like, if a movie's about being demoralized at work, it should feel familiar to people, whether you're a roofer or a lifeguard. But there's a million different ways to be demoralized, especially at work.” PeopleIfsWayFeelsShouldDifferentFeelingsChallengesMillionsShould HaveFamiliarDifferent WaysWorking ItDemoralizedLifeguard Author:Steven Conrad
“I just think that movies are really fake; they should be fake.” ThinkingShouldFake Author:Steven Conrad
“I think the challenges should be familiar. They should have some relationship to the feelings.” ThinkingShouldFeelingsChallengesShould HaveFamiliar Author:Steven Conrad
“One of the things I noticed about the world was - it's funny, in the movie business, you meet a kind of guy who has a lot of money, whether they came by it as an actor or film-studio owner, and you realize these people aren't any smarter than you might be, or any more decent than you might be. It's just this weird fate of the world that it broke one way for someone.” PeopleWorldWayKindMightFilmGuyActorsRealizingFateStudiosOne WayBrokeDecentOwnersLots Of MoneySmarterMovie Business Author:Steven Conrad
“I think squaring up success to equal money is silly, because it's so undeserved.” ThinkingEqualSilly Author:Steven Conrad
“The people around whom I've lived most of my life, they're similar. They have same expectations of life that aren't exaggerated, they could be accomplished, they could get what they want. But they could not, too. It's not to be taken for granted. Even getting by, and being satisfied, barely, is hard.” PeopleWantHardTakenExpectationsSatisfiedGrantedAccomplishedExaggeratedTaken For Granted Author:Steven Conrad
“It's an absolute myth that early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. Of course it doesn't.” MenCoursesWiseHealthyBedAbsolutesMythWealthy Author:Steven Conrad
“I don't believe that hard work equals success. It can, and maybe it should, but I know that it doesn't. There's a very slight relationship between the two.” KnowsShouldBelieveTwoHardHard WorkDon't Believe Author:Steven Conrad
“I think fate is massive, and it's never really had its place among forces we respect as having control over us.” ThinkingForceFateMassive Author:Steven Conrad
“Being an American, what I've noticed is that we're in such a race. You wake up and you realize you're in the middle of a race, and some people are running right by you.” PeopleRunningRealizingRaceMiddleWake Up Author:Steven Conrad
“As an american, you're born aiming so high - boys want to play in the major leagues, girls want to be princesses. We're cultivating little champions. It's like the land of little champions.” WantLittlesPlayGirlBornBoysLandMajorsLeagueChampionPrincessCultivatingMajor League Author:Steven Conrad
“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it.” DreamProtectYour DreamsFollow Your DreamsPursuit Of HappinessFollowing DreamsFollowing My DreamsChasing DreamsDream Chasing Author:Steven Conrad
