“I hate cynicism. I wipe it from me.”
(From Kottke.) I love this quote from this Michel Gondry interview:
I hate cynicism. I wipe it from me. I don’t like cynical people. I don’t like cynical movies. Cynicism is very easy. You don’t have to justify it. You don’t have to fight for it.
I’ve seen people suggest it, but I have a hard time believing that optimism is genetic. My podcast is basically about complaining, but I remain a very optimistic person at the core, and I think it’s available to anyone. I also believe it’s gotten me most of what I have today.
FYI, you probably like Michel Gondry if you’re white.
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Filed by Julien at 5:26 am under random
A friend showed me that same link about stuff white people like. I cringed, as I’d just been expressing to him, the day before, what a great director Gondry is!
I get jealous of all his analogue animation experiments in his childhood…
Perhaps it’s realism that’s genetic.
When you believe everybody is against you, that’s realism.
When you believe they’re working together, that’s paranoia.
Another good one is - “Happiness is available. Help yourselves.” Some Zen guy.
i need to recite that quote in the mirror every workday morning before i leave for the job.
and for the record, i’m not white and i adore Michel Gondry’s work…