Tom Shadyac Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Facing my own death brought an instant sense of clarity and purpose.”

“Definition is the death of discovery.”

“Nature is an incredible cooperative. When things operate outside of that cooperative, they die off. It's a very simple rule that nature operates under.”

“I believe our emotional tension can manifest itself physically.”

“I was paid $8 or $9 million for 'Evan Almighty.' I didn't want that money.”

“I was taught in school that I have to look out for number one. That was against everything that I intuitively felt.”

“There is no 'I.' That's an illusion we've got to get beyond.”

“To me, 'Ace Ventura' is as scriptural and sacred as any movie I've ever done because it's childlike.”

“Show business is part of a larger culture, a world-wide culture that must make up to the fact that the accumulation of things doesn't make a life necessary any happier or purposeful.”

“Someone asked me the other day, 'What's the biggest influence on your filmmaking career?' And they started naming filmmakers. I went 'Naw, it's Jesus actually.'”