As great as technology is, it still has it's limitations, because it's only a frame of the truth Adrian Grenier More Quotes by Adrian Grenier More Quotes From Adrian Grenier I'm one with New York, and New York is one with me. I grew up there; there's no escaping it. We're like Siamese twins, if you separate us, I'll die. Adrian Grenier escaping twins new-york When you are dealing with real life, there is no way to control it. Adrian Grenier real-life real way I'm sort of always trying to reinvent and recreate a better way of being, because, you know, democracy has been "the worst of all political systems except for all the rest." So I think we have a lot of room to grow and be a better society, and it's a constant battle. It's an exciting opportunity to be active. Adrian Grenier always-trying opportunity thinking I think it's important that we run that tension between the way things are, in terms of the way we're governed, and the way we sort of become complacent. Adrian Grenier important running thinking I've always been a very rebellious, philosophical person, so my mother set the foundation for my appreciation for nature and my empathy for other people. But then, being a sort of rebellious, philosophical thinker, I'm always looking for new ways to shake things up. So I feel like I'm really lucky to be alive in a time where there's so much opportunity to disrupt and shake it up. It's sort of a combination between that and having the foundation that my mother gave me. Adrian Grenier philosophical mother appreciation Understanding that which is foreign to you is fundamental to cultivating a sense of connection and unity with one another. We are ultimately trying to accomplish the same thing, which is survival and the thriving of a better world. Adrian Grenier unity survival understanding I'm a filmmaker, I'm a storyteller, an entertainer, if you will, so what can I do to participate? Well, I'm not a scientist; I'm not an expert on environmental law; I'm a guy that can tell stories. So I always look for a way to communicate ideas and help to spread excitement for change. Adrian Grenier guy law ideas I really do believe that in order to overcome our environmental shortcomings, we have to act united as a people, and that means that every individual has to participate and do their part. Certainly, we need government and legislation, but the governments really listen to people, so we all have to bring to the table our own effort or our own passion in whatever way that manifests itself. Adrian Grenier passion mean believe The future of cinema and communications is all about collaboration and the decentralized control of storytelling. We're all part of the story; we can all contribute and participate. Adrian Grenier collaboration cinema communication Everything I do, it's all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment. Adrian Grenier meaningful-moments quality meaningful The problem to me with environmentalism is the idea that we're all gonna die and we need to save ourselves. I don't think it's necessarily the right way to go about it, because I think we need to really just improve our every moment and improve our quality of life. And that will, sort of by default, save us. Adrian Grenier quality ideas thinking I think in the old music, everything was so competitive. It was all about - very selfish in a lot of ways. The label sort of capitalized on that desperation and that competition. In the new music landscape, with is the democratization of the internet and music in general, I think it can be a lot more collaborative. People, instead of competing, they can actually support each other, in music. Adrian Grenier selfish people thinking I enjoy pumping iron, but I do try and get the yoga, 'cause it's a nice balance to the weightlifting. Adrian Grenier iron nice yoga When I feel myself getting overwhelmed, I take a deep breath and eat a piece of chocolate. Adrian Grenier overwhelmed pieces chocolate Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community. Adrian Grenier quality community giving My wish list is pretty short. I wish that we had empathy. As a society, we are so wrapped up in our own artificial creations that we have become disconnected from one another and the wonder of our natural world. I truly believe that empathy is the key to solving the majority of our environmental and social problems. Adrian Grenier empathy wish believe We can not be naive and think we can go it alone. Adrian Grenier thinking There's never a better way of living than just improving our quality of life. Adrian Grenier improving quality way I can play a lot of things, but I haven't mastered any one. I use music really as a form of raw expression; escape from the real world. Adrian Grenier real expression play You can't expect people to do the right thing or else they will go to hell. We are already in hell! Adrian Grenier go-to-hell hell people
