Movies, they take years of my life, so I'm fortunate that I get to work in a lot of different mediums.
Spike JonzeRead
If you compromise what you're trying to do just a little bit, you'll end up compromising a little more the next day or the next week, and when you lift your head you're suddenly really far away from where you're trying to go.
Interpretation
Small compromises can lead to significant deviations from your goals over time.
This quote by Spike Jonze highlights the danger of making slight compromises in pursuit of one's goals. It suggests that even minor concessions can snowball into larger ones, ultimately moving you further away from your intended path. This serves as a reminder to stay true to your objectives and avoid the temptation of settling for less, as small decisions can accumulate and redirect your journey in unexpected ways.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal goals.
Movies, they take years of my life, so I'm fortunate that I get to work in a lot of different mediums.
Whenever I start writing, I try to put together songs that feed the feeling of the movie.
I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me.
I think if something's emotionally real - and I'm not even talking about in movies or in art, but in life - you can't really argue with that, even if your intellectual mind might know differently.
When I'm making stuff, the thing that excites me most is not the result, but the process and trying to do something I've never done before.
I think at the beginning of a project, you decide if you're in love with the idea and what it's about, or what you think it's about at that time at least. Then you commit to it, and once you've commit to it no matter what, no matter how many self doubts you have, you're in it. The ship's sailed, you can't turn around.
So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains.
You don't have the potential to create, you are always creating.
Losing is a learning experience. It teaches you humility. It teaches you to work harder. It's also a powerful motivator.
Ski racing is not about how much you weigh. If weight was the key, everybody would be sucking down food.
I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
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