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Mike White Quotes

I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I’m writing them Picture Quote #1

My first job was with ‘Dawson’s Creek’ where everybody looked good and they spoke better than you. It was kind of a wish fulfillment, fantasy-type show Picture Quote #1

If I have a male protagonist, it’s a studio movie, and if it’s a female protagonist, it’s an indie movie. That’s just how it is. It’s not about the studios. It’s about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren’t interested in the woman’s story. They just aren’t Picture Quote #1

I think living in our culture right now, there’s a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes that’s rewarding and sometimes that creates an existential crisis Picture Quote #1

There’s something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself Picture Quote #1

It’s fun when you create a world to inhabit it and see the other characters from grounds eye view Picture Quote #1

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As an actor, it’s better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That’s always fun. It’s fun to just let go and be somebody else Picture Quote #1

My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat Picture Quote #1

The things that drive me crazy are coming from this place of people suffering because of people polluting into rivers or whatever. It’s not simply just about systems; it’s an emotional reaction to seeing animals or people suffering Picture Quote #1

I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there’s funny stuff in it but I’ve lost the emotional connection to the characters because it’s just so bananas Picture Quote #1

Girls’ is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don’t think the viewership is huge Picture Quote #1

You feel a little weird, as a writer of scripted television for many years, to say you’re a fan of reality TV. You feel like a traitor. But I am a total fan Picture Quote #1

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I started out writing when I was young; stuff about exposing the truth about how people are not what they appear, about how they are much more dysfunctional than they seem. Pulling back the curtain - that felt smart. But as I got older, exposing how frail people can be seems less and less deep Picture Quote #1

I feel like I know how to write plot Picture Quote #1

There’s a victory in letting go of your expectations Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder Picture Quote #1

As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling Picture Quote #1

There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television Picture Quote #1

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You want to work with people who you like and have an easy rapport with Picture Quote #1

My whole life I’ve been a seeker, searching for something Picture Quote #1

A flower doesn’t love you or hate you, it just exists Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a religious family, and we weren’t allowed to listen to rock music Picture Quote #1

I don’t even give my scripts to friends because I just feel it’s, like, I don’t need one more set of opinions Picture Quote #1

As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture Picture Quote #1

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To me, I definitely stand in the corner of wanting to give voice to the bullied, and not the bully Picture Quote #1

I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I’m a nice person Picture Quote #1

My impulse is to create an aesthetic that’s about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters Picture Quote #1

I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there’s funny stuff in it but I’ve lost the emotional connection to the characters because it’s just so bananas Picture Quote #1

I think living in our culture right now, there’s a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes that’s rewarding and sometimes that creates an existential crisis Picture Quote #1

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I want to have compassion for my characters - I feel like I am the characters when I’m writing them. (Mike White Quotes) My first job was with ‘Dawson’s Creek’ where everybody looked good and they spoke better than you. It was kind of a wish fulfillment, fantasy-type show. (Mike White Quotes) If I have a male protagonist, it’s a studio movie, and if it’s a female protagonist, it’s an indie movie. That’s just how it is. It’s not about the studios. It’s about America and who goes to see movies. Women are interested in men and women, and men aren’t interested in the woman’s story. They just aren’t. (Mike White Quotes) I think living in our culture right now, there’s a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes that’s rewarding and sometimes that creates an existential crisis. (Mike White Quotes) There’s something very touching to me about someone almost communicating to themselves in some way - trying to come to some deeper understanding of yourself and having compassion for yourself. (Mike White Quotes) It’s fun when you create a world to inhabit it and see the other characters from grounds eye view. (Mike White Quotes) As an actor, it’s better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That’s always fun. It’s fun to just let go and be somebody else. (Mike White Quotes) My favorite thing is being able to follow my inspiration, and the freedom of being a writer is hard to beat. (Mike White Quotes) The things that drive me crazy are coming from this place of people suffering because of people polluting into rivers or whatever. It’s not simply just about systems; it’s an emotional reaction to seeing animals or people suffering. (Mike White Quotes) I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there’s funny stuff in it but I’ve lost the emotional connection to the characters because it’s just so bananas. (Mike White Quotes) Girls’ is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don’t think the viewership is huge (Mike White Quotes) You feel a little weird, as a writer of scripted television for many years, to say you’re a fan of reality TV. You feel like a traitor. But I am a total fan (Mike White Quotes) I started out writing when I was young; stuff about exposing the truth about how people are not what they appear, about how they are much more dysfunctional than they seem. Pulling back the curtain - that felt smart. But as I got older, exposing how frail people can be seems less and less deep (Mike White Quotes) I feel like I know how to write plot (Mike White Quotes) There’s a victory in letting go of your expectations (Mike White Quotes) I don’t feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder (Mike White Quotes) As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling (Mike White Quotes) There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television (Mike White Quotes) You want to work with people who you like and have an easy rapport with (Mike White Quotes) My whole life I’ve been a seeker, searching for something (Mike White Quotes) A flower doesn’t love you or hate you, it just exists (Mike White Quotes) I grew up in a religious family, and we weren’t allowed to listen to rock music (Mike White Quotes) I don’t even give my scripts to friends because I just feel it’s, like, I don’t need one more set of opinions (Mike White Quotes) As you get older, you realize just figuring out how to be nice to the people in your personal sphere is almost more challenging than trying to change the bigger culture (Mike White Quotes) To me, I definitely stand in the corner of wanting to give voice to the bullied, and not the bully (Mike White Quotes) I can be really annoying, but I also feel like I’m a nice person (Mike White Quotes) My impulse is to create an aesthetic that’s about a humanistic approach to a world and trying to create compassion for all the characters (Mike White Quotes) I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there’s funny stuff in it but I’ve lost the emotional connection to the characters because it’s just so bananas (Mike White Quotes) I think living in our culture right now, there’s a universal experience where we feel like we become what we do. Sometimes that’s rewarding and sometimes that creates an existential crisis (Mike White Quotes)