Quotes About Expression

I kept a lot of my ideas to myself because I honestly thought no one cared. So it was surprising to find out that people did! Now I know that I can do anything, and I want other people to feel the same.

I collect chairs and lights, which obviously means I want to sit in the light - not surprising for an actor I suppose.

'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' was surprisingly easy and fun to write because I was feeling such strong emotions.

Performing is the one time I don't have anxiety - surprisingly, right?

A lot of actors are relatively shy people, surprisingly, so acting is a way of not being shy - and being paid not to be shy.

The eyes of dogs are surprisingly humanlike.

Surprisingly, dialogues haven't been a problem for me. Even in 'Savyasachi,' it was easy.

I'm not a drama person, but when you can make a movie in song form in three-and-a-half minutes, it's surreal.

I don't really want to make a stylized film or anything too surreal.

When I'm on stage, it's like a different world ... me connecting with the audience. It's a surreal experience.

My first book is really comparable to what I do now, where it's pretty surreal and strange at moments, but that being my first book - I wrote that when I was 22; it came out when I was 24 - and it was just really overwritten. I just didn't trust myself as a writer to say something once.

I would say that my music is surreal, it's inspired by dreams, and it's inspired by heartbreak.

The fun that I've had needs to be seen on the screen. I like the thought of a bunch of people laughing at what I laughed at - because my life is surreal, completely wacko.

I love surrealism.

But surrealism is present in most of my pictures.

As far as the style, I was fascinated by surrealism.

Surrealism - in particular with Salvador Dali - was all about ego. It was all about extreme individualism.

For me, surrealism is in my blood; it's not an effort.

Dali was the great painter then and surrealism was a way of life.

The type of work I do, which is often called 'Pop Surrealism,' is very separate from Gagosian and Mary Boone type of gallery art.

Todd Solondz is a film maker I've always loved because of how he balances darkness, humour and surrealism in his films.

'Birdman' came from a very beautiful side of me, from a part of honesty and surrender about things.

It really has become the singular motivation in my life - to surrender to the art and to the free expression of what I may be experiencing in my life spiritually. It is really hard in the face of people who don't get it, but what do you do?

I love playing at Surrender because they let me be free and be myself... it's family, you know?