Brian Ortega Quotes

I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night.

I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

It's a joy to work where I live, and come home and sleep in my own bed.

I just try to make my home everywhere I go as much as I possibly can.

I don't like change that much.

Being quiet is comfortable. Keeping things the way they've been is comfortable. And all comfort has done is maintain the status quo.

As long as everyone around me is comfortable and we have a roof over our heads and we're eating, then it's fine and I can go off and do whatever I want.

I don't like change.

I'm super comfortable with TV, especially in my situation where I pretty much have 100% freedom. That's the ideal, and I've been fortunate in TV to have pretty much everything I've done be at least somewhat successful.

I think you get to a time in life where by definition stuff's turning to quicksand and wherever you can get some solid footing of the familiar suddenly becomes real comforting.

Seattle was good for me. I was very comfortable there - not comfortable in terms of it was too easy, but I was at home, I was with my family and friends. It was a great life. I was home. But I think, for me, when I get too comfortable with the lifestyle and everything, I feel that my performances, my focus can go down.

I'm a simple man; I like to stick to what I know.

I've had the benefit of doing pretty much everything. So I'm really pretty comfortable in any situation.

Not just in films, even in life, if you choose to live in a space that is comfortable, you'll do fine.

While I try and give as much energy, enthusiasm and detail to any work I do, if I keep coming back to it, to the same people year after year, there's an attachment. But you don't want anything to become comfortable.

I always miss any kind of constant, especially now that I'm a film-maker who travels all the time. I'm always tempted to go to Catholic churches, although I despise the religion. But you want to go there just because it's the one thing in your life that's never changed.

Human beings desire comfort and familiarity.

The great thing about 'Pretty Little Liars' is it shoots in Los Angeles where my home is, so I got to live at home and wake up in my own bed.

If you are uncomfortable you are always adjusting.

I'm actually comfortable a little bit out of range as well. I like to pick my times when to come in. I'm very comfortable in the pocket as well.

What novelty is worth that sweet monotony where everything is known, and loved because it is known?

With a bike you go from zero to a hundred in terms of mobility.

Maybe I've moved to the dark side, but it's clean and nice and we never run out of toilet paper.

Wherever people feel safe — they will be indifferent.