Floyd Skloot Quotes

Things like the movie 'Memento' are interesting to me because our memories of the things we've done and how we've behaved form our notion of who we are, what our character is. So if part of that were missing, what does that actually say about you? And what does it say about your sense of responsibility for things if you can't remember them?

I literally forget everything, and, trust me, that's the best thing that you can have.

I felt totally myself, nothing like the emptiness and horrible feeling I had then [pulling out the Olympics] - no dizziness.

I'm insane, not forgetful.

It took awhile for me to get used to speaking candidly about my own life. I got into it, and it turned out to be a wonderful experience.

I think we need stories, and we need to tell the stories over and over and over not only to remind us, but to be able to have that clarity of experience that changes us, so that we know who we are now because of who we have been at some other time.

I'm the type of skater that needs to stay upbeat and relaxed, open, because if I stay quiet, I get in my head, and then I start to think too much and start to doubt.

I have a strong sense of self, but that's not a negative thing.

My impression is that the elimination of memories greatly reduces the value of the experience.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced.

Why can we remember the tiniest detail that has happened to us, and not remember how many times we have told it to the same person.

'Control' had to do with my own life a lot, and that's why that seemed to be a film I could be the director of, because I had an emotional attachment to the whole story. And because of that experience, I feel that I can try other films. I didn't set out to become a director.

In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.

I think repeating yourself is a sign of old age, telling the same joke again and again. Especially if they're jokes that don't make people laugh.

I have a great memory.

We have all forgot more than we remember.

Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?

People always complain about their memories, never about their minds.

I'm just one of those people who can always tell the same story twice, forgetting that I've told it already.

Whether it's my age or my misspent youth, sometimes I forget whether I've worked with somebody or not.

I'm not a super nervous guy in general. I don't live a ton of my life in my head.

Everyone has ways of trying to find a way to memorise our past. There's something very poetic about that.

I've come to realize I'm a professional, no matter if I'm 38, no matter if I'm 19 or 20. I'm a professional.

I just know what I go through, and I know how to speak on it in an interesting way.