I think that the mark of a great book is that it will meet you wherever you're at and you'll feel and experience something new and different each time you read it. Josh Radnor More Quotes by Josh Radnor More Quotes From Josh Radnor 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 It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk. Josh Radnor jerk achieve kind Talk about what you love and keep quiet about what you don't. Josh Radnor liberal-arts what-you-love quiet Everyone has expectations. You just don't want to have them dashed, so you're quiet about them. Josh Radnor expectations want quiet One of the secrets to life is saying yes to change and allowing things to transition, but I also think you have to mark the time and give thanks for all that it gave you. Josh Radnor secret giving thinking I don't love large groups of men. I've always felt like something terrible could happen when there were no women. If there are women around, it feels like there's less of a chance that anyone will get stabbed. Josh Radnor groups chance men We don't have a lot of space in our imaginations to allow people to expand what they do. Josh Radnor space imagination people We're like a gardener with a hose and our attention is water - we can water flowers or we can water weeds. Josh Radnor weed flower water My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what's the purpose of reading, and maybe that it's not that cool to hate something just because it's popular. Josh Radnor hate reading book Knowing when to say something and when not to say something is important. Josh Radnor important knowing I find myself going out less and less. When you're 22 and see older people start to do that, it's depressing, but once you hit 30, you think, 'Wow, I've been working all week - it might be really nice to stay in! Josh Radnor depressing nice thinking The purpose of fiction is to combat loneliness. Josh Radnor loneliness purpose fiction I love watching all sorts of different types of movies, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily movies I want to be making. I'm not sitting around saying, "Man, I'd really love to direct a western." That's just not something I'm probably going to do. But, I'm just looking to work on things that both feel professionally exciting and personally relevant. Josh Radnor different men mean I have really good female friends. I've never bought the whole men-and-women-can't-be-friends thing. I think that's sort of nonsense. Josh Radnor female men thinking You know, I’m not saying, “Oh, because I play a good guy on TV, I need to suddenly be villainous in a movie.” I look at it more like: does this role has a kind of urgency for me in terms of, “can I not say no to it for whatever reason?” Josh Radnor guy doe play One man's uplift is another man's sentimental hooey. Josh Radnor another-man uplifting men When I write a film, there's a particular thing I am wrestling with and the question or concern I'm dealing with has to be big enough for me to dedicate a year or two of my life. If the question isn't big enough, or rich enough, I'll lose interest. Josh Radnor writing wrestling years We are so vocal about what we hate. Josh Radnor vocal hate Time off from the news is always something I welcome. Josh Radnor time-off welcome news There's something melancholy about professors because they're chronically abandoned. They form these lovely relationships with students and then the students leave and the professors stay the same. It's like they're chronically abandoned. Josh Radnor lovely melancholy students
