Geoff Dyer Quotes

You can love me, you can hate me, but just don't be indifferent. Care about it enough to watch.

When it came down to it, he just wasn't that engaged. You had to be engaged to be a vegetarian; you had to be engaged to sing "Both Sides Now" with your eyes closed; when it came down to it, you had to be engaged to be a mother.

Yes, I very much like to have a personal stake in what I'm writing about.

The more connected that individual is to an issue they care about, the higher probability there is they will stay involved over a longer period of time.

When I'm nervous, I know I care about something - you should be nervous about things that you want.

I actually prefer teammates that have emotions. It means you care, compared to a guy that's kind of just nonchalant and goes about it like it doesn't matter. So I want guys that care. I want guys that show they care.

I really invest a lot... physically and emotionally on my work.

If there came a time when we didn't get nervous, that would be worrying, as it'd mean we didn't care as much.

You learn at your best when you have something you care about and can get pleasure in being engaged in.

I don't like speaking on things that I don't care about and that I'm not personally invested in.

I would prefer to be a little nervous, because when you stop being nervous is kind of when you stop caring.

When something really grabs me, I dive into it.

I'm a very lazy person by nature. I have to be really engaged, and then I go straight from lazy to obsessive. I couldn't study chemistry, but I could memorize all the books for Dungeons and Dragons. It was ridiculous. The trick is to find what I like to do.

The problem is that you can't really read a script saying, 'Hmmm, I'll just see what this is.' You have to go right into it; you have to get engaged with it, and once you are engaged, you want to do it! It's really difficult to get uninvolved.

If you're nervous, that means you care and you want to give your best.

I cared enough to read and look at and worry about the questions.

Whenever I am applying myself to something, I can't help but be part of it.

You always want to be part of something you're so passionate about.

I have to be absolutely drawn to the project. If you're ashamed or bored by it at the beginning, it's going to be a pretty nightmarish thing.

Respect isn't enough. You've got to have a proprietary interest.

I actually care about my shows.

I really emotionally invest in everything that I do.

When I am not playing, I suffer.

If you are anxious, if you doubt yourself, if you stress over everything, it ultimately means you really care about what you do.

A fanboy's heart is filled with love, enthusiasm, and insecurity.