Said Sayrafiezadeh I was born in Brooklyn and raised in Pittsburgh. I’ve never been to Iran, I don’t speak the language, and, probably most important of all, my Iranian father left home when I was nine months old. That’s the extent of my connection to Iran. – Said Sayrafiezadeh Born Quotes Brooklyn Quotes Connection Quotes Extent Quotes Father Quotes Iran Quotes Iranian Quotes Language Quotes Left Quotes Months Quotes Pittsburgh Quotes Raised Quotes Speak Quotes My characters are not underachievers; they aspire to great things, but they are limited by the world around them. Other families who are poor do what they can to get out of it. My mother did not. She did not utilise her resources. She had a degree. There was something she could have done, but she actively, purposely refused that so we could have this absolutely authentic experience of the worst of capitalism: ‘See? Look how bad capitalism is.’
Bill Watterson I thought my life would seem more interesting with a musical score and a laugh track. – Bill Watterson
Derrick Favors My family was very religious, my mom and my grandmother, and that got to me. – Derrick Favors
Carrie Brownstein I felt like power meant that you had to be engaged in a certain kind of struggle by force of movement and battle – and that’s very exhausting. Now, power is more about certainty and stillness and realizing that the infrastructures that we gather around and worship are the least powerful things. – Carrie Brownstein
David Nail I really like singing, but coming from a small town like where I grew up, how do you start that journey? – David Nail
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