American audiences tend to be more expressive than British ones. Simon Pegg More Quotes by Simon Pegg More Quotes From Simon Pegg I think we all mistake certain things for happiness. I think we mistake comfort for happiness and we mistake pleasure for happiness, and entertainment for happiness, when really these are just things we use as proxies for our happiness. We use them to cheer us up or try and achieve brief happiness, when really happiness is something much more profound and long lasting and exists within us. Simon Pegg cheer mistake thinking I just love listening to the laughter. Simon Pegg laughter joy happiness That's always important to us, is being truthful. Not guessing, not making any assumptions. Just coming at it with knowledge. Simon Pegg guessing truthful important Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating. Simon Pegg self play mean We are never more creative than when we are at odds with the world and there is nothing so artistically destructive as comfort. Princess Leia taught me that. Simon Pegg princess odds creative Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy. Simon Pegg geek being-honest honest Plainly it isn't an exact science, despite it being a complex interaction of micro-decisions and corresponding thought; perhaps it doesn't always work and we pass by some potential soulmates like the proverbial ships in the night, never quite connecting. Then again, perhaps the system is tenacious and continues to run like a computer program on infinite loop, so that if at first you don't meet, you are drawn back together for another try. Simon Pegg soulmate running night Being a geek means you never have to play it cool about how much you like something. Simon Pegg geek play mean If I was a supervillain, I think I'd probably ban all smoking and drinking. That's exactly what I'd do: I'd remove all the cigarettes and alcohol from the world. That would piss so many people off. That's worse than, like, murdering puppies. For some people. Simon Pegg drinking people thinking I mean, yeah, I'm sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don't think it's all that different than the American sense of humor. Simon Pegg humor mean thinking The worst and the best that the internet ever did was give everybody a voice. Simon Pegg internet voice giving We might not know we are seeking people who best enrich our lives, but somehow on a deep subconscious level we absolutely are. Whether the bond is temporary or permanent, whether it succeeds or fails, fate is simply a configuration of choices that combine with others to shape the relationships that surround us. We cannot choose our family, but we can choose our friends, and we sometimes, before we even meet them. Simon Pegg fate choices people Ultimately, we are all products of the experiences we have and the decisions we make as children, and it remains a peculiar detail of human condition that something as precious as the future is entrusted to us when we possess so little foresight. Perhaps that's what makes hindsight so intriguing. When you're young the future is a blank canvas, but looking back you are always able to see the big picture. Simon Pegg decisions-we-make details children Often you read something about yourself, and either you've been ironic, and that doesn't work in print, or it paraphrases something that you said, and has a different meaning. Simon Pegg ironic about-yourself different It's hard, really, to make any physical movement that hasn't been done in another film. If you grab someone's hand, it doesn't mean you're referencing other films with grabbing hands... Simon Pegg done mean hands When you're a student and you just want some money to feel like you're an adult, you'll pretty much do anything within reason. Simon Pegg adults students want The trouble with addiction is that you can park the car but you can never switch off the engine or stop yourself from hearing the revs. Simon Pegg hearing addiction car One thing that irritates me is when people kind of make assumptions. Simon Pegg assumption kind people I'm simply saying that our deepest thoughts, desires and preoccupations manifest themselves in art, whether we intend them to or not. That's what art is for; it's not cerebral, it's emotional. Simon Pegg emotional desire art There seems to be this tendency toward denigrating romantic comedies as of late because it becomes something sort of cheesy or whatever. Whereas this embraced what it was. As a fan of When Harry Met Sally or Annie Hall, as a demonstration of what romantic comedy could be and should be, I immediately phoned Nira back and said, "Yeah, I'd like to do this. It'll be fun." Simon Pegg annie-hall cheesy fun
