Here's the problem: I don't like who I've become when my iPhone is within reach. I find myself checking e-mails and responding to texts throughout the day with some kind of Pavlovian ferocity - it's not a conscious act, but a reflexive one. Josh Radnor More Quotes by Josh Radnor More Quotes From Josh Radnor It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even - or rather, especially - when we'd prefer not to be. Josh Radnor play kindness jobs I like movies that are about real people in real time with real problems. Josh Radnor problem real people It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters. Josh Radnor kindness people thinking I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back. Josh Radnor treasure college memories It's hard to explaining exactly what happened, but I felt in that moment that the divine, however we may choose to define such a thing, surely dwells as much in the concrete and taxi cabs as it does in the rivers, lakes, and mountains. Grace, I realized, is neither time nor place dependent. All we need is the right soundtrack. Josh Radnor taxi-cabs lakes rivers Cynicism is kind of like folding your arms and stepping back and commenting on things, like the old guys in 'The Muppets,' just throwing out comments all the time, whereas there are other people on the ground really trying to affect things and improve their lives and the lives of other people. I think it's noble and I think it's cool. Josh Radnor guy people thinking A movie can and should have some real dissonance throughout - rage, heartache, tears, conflict, catharsis and all the other elements Aristotle demanded of a good story - but the chord has to be resolved. Josh Radnor heartache real should-have In college, you're kind of designing who you want to be. And I wanted to be a big reader. Josh Radnor design college want I care about reading, a lot. It's a big part of my life. Josh Radnor i-care care reading Even though I occasionally appear on it, I don't watch television. Josh Radnor watches television Film allows me to ask some really big questions with the time to explore them deeply. I love the form. Josh Radnor film form bigs I don’t think evil people or negative people are inherently interesting all the time. People who are good people getting better at being themselves - to me, that’s something that’s really interesting to watch. Josh Radnor evil-people interesting thinking I haven't left the house without a packet of Kleenex in my back pocket for as long as I can remember. Whenever I start thinking I'm incredibly cool, the packet of Kleenex in my back pocket brings me right back down to earth. Josh Radnor house long thinking I actually have a thing about proper nouns. They clang on my ear in a weird way when I hear them dropped into movies. Josh Radnor nouns ears way I went through this very serious Woody Allen phase in college and a little bit after college. I still see his movies. Josh Radnor phases college littles All of the things I used to obsess over, I'm no longer as obsessed with. I have new concerns but they're a little more existential or cosmic. Josh Radnor existentialism obsessed littles An obsessive attention to the news, I've realized, only serves to paint a picture of the world as a throbbing blob of dysfunction, most news falling somewhere on a scale from disappointing to calamitous. Josh Radnor dysfunction attention fall I learned a lesson which I didn't heed: Don't put yourself in your movies. It's too much. Josh Radnor heed lessons too-much As a person, I'm anti-violence. Josh Radnor violence persons Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time. Josh Radnor appreciate risk kindness
