Mike White Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“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.”

“I once volunteered to teach English as a second language, and I thought that I would have all these intense relationships with all these people from other worlds. Then you get there, and it's like, 'This is a pencil. This is a pencil' And afterward, you like, 'It's so depressing. This isn't what I imagined! I thought this would be more glorious.'”

“People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.”

“As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling.”

“I guess I'm trying to write stuff that I, as a viewer, would connect to.”

“To be perfectly honest, I'm competitive.”

“I believe, in general, that even people that are self-pitying, you can feel for them.”

“I do idiosyncratic dramedies.”

“I don't feel the breath of a thousand people over my shoulder.”

“I feel like I know how to write plot.”