T.R. Patrick Quotes

A heroic nature is very Greek.

In a normal movie, you'd never see one guy talk for an entire page, whether good or bad.

You never want to judge your character.

I think you have to pick and choose what is most important to tell the story.

When you shoot a movie so quickly you can't really afford to shoot a bunch of extra footage because you don't have that luxury.

I like the not knowing of what the next job is.

You have to know what you're shooting. Don't just make your movie in the editing room and just get everything you can on the day.

It was always acting for me, since I was about 15. My middle brother always wanted to be a news anchor, so we always felt that he'd be the one to take over for dad, so we could go and do our thing.

It's frustrating sometimes for actors because you slam it out and you have a great time, you think it's funny, and then for whatever reason the movie doesn't come together.

An electronic instrument is just harboring a natural element the same way that a guitar is harboring an acoustic element. It's all nature, really.

To me, there's never been a difference between electronic and acoustic. I've always had this idea that electricity is another element like wind or fire or water.

I think more about sounds rather than concepts.

The world can get a bit ugly sometimes.

I finally realized that so much of the music world is about how much money you've got, how much you can pay to make your record successful.

Growing up, I never thought about the thing called money.

How many records you sell really does not matter. It's whatever you give.

I think because I'm 6'4" and have blond hair and I didn't dress like any other kind of a boy, people just immediately thought I was some kind of circus animal.

Chess is for everybody.

Investing is far more cumulative [than chess]. So long as you're sharp, you can do it for as long as you want.

For many people out there in the world, music is the only thing that gives them relief, so it’s awesome to be a part of that tradition.

You kind of have to have a cynical thing sometimes.

I'm just a proud papa and it's nice to get that validation from my colleagues in the industry. You get up, you pull your pants down and you're like, "Here it is!"

I worked with a lot of different, amazing people, but I was always like, "Dude, I'm sorry, you're going to have to trust me, we've got to do it this way!"

I call my wife and talk to my children four or five times a day. I've surrounded myself with great people and friends, plus I'm always willing to make amends.

I must always march on in my life. What's done is done.

CD's are amazing because you get the artwork, you get to look at the lyrics, you get to look at the behind-the-scenes photos or something.

I buy digital music off of iTunes all the time. I Shazam something in an airport or in a club or something; I Shazam it, I buy it. I am fully digital.

I appreciate CD's, but I've been digital for 10 years.

Everywhere I go I'm always spotted on the streets.

You just have to follow your own heart.

You just have to follow your own heart. I listen to so many different kinds of music and at the end of the day you want to make a record that you're super proud of.

My idols have always stuck to their guns and said what they want to do.

To speak up and stand by my guns the entire time...To stand by my methodology. That's why I kind of made myself the producer.

When you turn on the news, they don't say, "Hey, 2 Million kids went to school safely today...40,000 flights took place without incident." They don't say that.

I've learned enough things the hard way to know we humans can make a difference.

I care about this crazy little planet and I would love to make a difference.

Use minds to solve problems, not lies and bullets.

Stop fighting and learn how to communicate honestly with each other.

I have to stay positive and live for today and tomorrow.

There's never the same road. It's always, every time it's always a different road.

The fans have made my dreams come true. For that, I'm super grateful.

My wife and children are the greatest force that keeps me sober and strong.

I just want to touch people's ears. I want to touch people's lives. I want to give them something they can release to towards their anger.

Love is my family. I would die for them.

It's my party and I'll die if I want to!

The best films in the world, you've got to beg and plead and try your best to get.

Now 'Boondock II,' people are gonna see it because they liked the first one. There won't be very many people who go see it who aren't familiar with the first one.

Sometimes you do a film because the script is amazing, sometimes you do it because you get to work with amazing people, and sometimes you do a film because they pay you money.

If I have to remove one to save ten, I'll do it in a heartbeat. If I have to waterboard somebody to save a thousand people, I'll do it in a heartbeat.

I'll do what I can to promote the greater good. If you can harm one person to save 1,000, I'm gonna do it every f**king time.