David Lowery Quotes

We are serious as a heart attack about making the world a better place.

I really believe in the power of cinema, and with it comes a responsibility to impart some sort of message for the better.

I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

I'm used to my films having little effect on making the world a better place.

I think young people can make such an extraordinarily important difference in making this world a better place.

I don't see myself only as a member of the New Orleans community. I see myself as a part of the human community. I see myself as a part of the community that's trying to put things in the world that add value to people's lives.

I really want to build something to make the world a better place.

My label, my team and I are always looking to get involved with positive things.

I'm trying to have everything that I put into the world be something that makes a difference in the way I want to make a difference.

Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook, and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there.

I can't imagine myself outside any kind of social or political involvement. Yes, I'm a writer, but I live in this world, and my writing doesn't exist on a separate level. And if people know who I am and read my books, well, good; that way, if I have something more to say, then everyone benefits.

I'm very encouraged by millennials and their drive to make the world a better place.

Hamdi Ulukaya and Chobani have made the decision to feed 250,000 victims of the Somali famine. Their compassion speaks for itself, and is a shining example of how the business community can have an enormous positive impact on the world.

Culture changes because of musicians and actors and actresses. There's a responsibility there. You may ignore the responsibility. You may choose to be a bad role model. But, you are a role model nonetheless.

I tend to look at potential investments from the standpoint of whether it is a valuable contribution to society.

It's not often as an actor you get to be involved with a project that seems to be on the right side of history.

Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events.

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

If everyone does some good, think of what a good world this will be.

As a philanthropist, I give away a lot of money every year. Yet I thought there was a higher leverage to come in and create movies and TV shows that were actually able to do some good in the world.

As I got older, with my work, I became aware of the responsibility of film, and I feel one of the best ways I can apply myself as an actor, is to go beyond movie stardom and celebrity.

I believe I have a personal responsibility to make a positive impact on society.

It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.

Little changes can start to make a difference in the world.

I really do believe that was what I was put on this planet to do: to give to people and, through my performances, show them another world - in the case of '24,' to show them what a politician, black or white, should be. Basically, I wanted to be a service to others.