Matthew Weiner Quotes

You gotta stick your neck out and put out a record that isn't safe... that's the Green Day way!

I think the most experimental way to a film is to tell the story the traditional way, because everyone is doing the other thing.

The thing I'm most proud of about - not all of our movies, but a lot of our movies - is that you might love 'em, you might hate 'em, but most of the time, they're trying to be different or trying new things, which I think is really important.

I always like to get a role where I think, 'Ah, I know this is probably going to be played like this, but I'm going to do it like this.'

Some people have iconic directors in their mind, or they want to make particular styles of films they have seen before. I think this is a waste of time and energy.

I did not want to do things the way they are usually done in Hindi cinema.

I like to try and be outside of the box or do things that other people aren't doing.

If you're making a smaller movie, you're almost obligated to do something unexpected and surprising.

Sometimes, I'll hear from other writers or folks in the publishing industry that my books are rule-breakers, which I take as a compliment.

Whenever you're trying to do your own take on a classic piece of literature, it's almost like you're trying to swim up your own stream or drive down your own path.

I'm always drawn to writing things that feel like uncharted territory.

I love people who break boundaries and always create something new and fresh.

Since I was in my early twenties, at ABC, I was always only interested in things that were not already being done.

People say I've gone against Hollywood, but I've tried to be independent within Hollywood, tried to be my own person.

I don't care about the rules. In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song then I'm not doing my job properly.

I don't like playing standards. I like to do my own cutting edge work.

I'm interested in the kind of anti-establishment ethos that goes with making an independent movie. I like to bring that to studio films - usually to the consternation of the studios.

What's the fun in doing conventional things? I would rather be known as someone who is unconventional. I like being unconventional. I like doing things which are different. That's what I like... It gives me a boost as an actor.

People are fed up of formula films, and we are getting new space to experiment.

You may confuse a lot of people when going against the grain of conventional thinking, and that's perfectly okay. As an entrepreneur, standing up for your vision to your family and friends might possibly be the best practice you will get for the life that awaits you.

I wanna be remembered as someone who broke all the norms.

I feel that one thing that a businessman can learn is do not follow a path that has already been successful. You will never be a path-breaker then.

It's important to do something outside the box, and maybe that'll inspire people do also do something outside the box.

Creativity means learning where the rules exist, and then breaking them! Saying, "It's better this way." But you have to know the rules in order to break them with any grace.

Creativity is an act of defiance.