David Lowery Quotes

I've made lots of mistakes. Probably the worst one - I would say they tie. It's either when I didn't move fast enough on something, or I didn't take a big enough risk.

Maybe sometimes I have been wrong with some movies. Anyway, I try to do my best.

I don't much like to look back with the idea that I was doing it wrong then or I'm doing it wrong now.

If you don't make errors, how can you be conscious?

I'd be lying if I said I had confidence in every choice I've made, that I have faith in every film I do on every shot.

I try to create a challenge for myself in each book. And sometimes, believe me, I just kick myself afterwards, and say, 'Why on earth did you ever attempt this, you idiot!' But I'm always better for the experience.

Regret is pointless. I never do anything without first deciding to do it based on facts and feelings, and if it doesn't work out how I hoped, oh well - there's another notch on my experience belt.

I am somebody who... - I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I need that freedom, that ability to make mistakes out there. Because there's a fine line between making a mistake or being brilliant.

Creative experimentation propels our culture forward. That our stories of innovation tend to glorify the breakthroughs and edit out all the experimental mistakes doesn't mean that mistakes play a trivial role. As any artist or scientist knows, without some protected, even sacred space for mistakes, innovation would cease.

When I was younger, I made some decisions that I shouldn't have. And, in hindsight, I've almost always been wrong when I haven't listened to myself.

I love mistakes because it's the only way you learn.

I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances.

I've made a lot of mistakes in my life. And I'm really sensitive, so I take even small mistakes as huge ones.

I always start a film thinking I know how to do it, then I learn all over again.

Where I Was Wrong

Quite often, I have a compelling sense of how a role should be played. And I'm proved - equally as often - quite wrong.

I'm hard on myself, like, 'Oh, why did you say that?' But it helps me grow.

I know I've made mistakes, and sometimes I've talked about things too openly or directly. That wasn't good, and I've learned from that.

I wouldn't say I regret anything. I would say I just wish I did things better.

I do always look back and feel faintly embarrassed by anything I've done in the past. I think that's not a terrible thing, because if you don't do that, how are you growing and moving forward?

There's always something that you go 'I should've done this better, I would've done that.'

Bad choices make good stories.

Listen, not all of us are proud of what we say or do at times.

I make mistakes, and sometimes in split seconds. Then seconds later I know how wrong I was.

Every man writes his manner. I just made poor decisions.