Martin Starr Quotes

Life is too short to torture yourself for no reason.

I feel like I veer more away from technology than toward it. I'm a little scared of the direction we're going, to be honest. It feels like a sci-fi novel from the '50s, the way we can control everything and the solitude we each have in our own little bubbles, and yet we feel like we have social interactions. We're moving in a weird direction, at least.

I love to work with people and do what I love.

I'm allergic to money, because the choices that I make usually concern the people and the project itself, rather than the financial gain that is projected. I have the reputation for being the opposite of a money-grubber.

Every day's a blessing, right? It's all in your control.

I’d like to have a nice home set up, with a couple of dogs, and a fence, white picket fence.

I think things just tend to fall into place… if you let them.

My manager makes fun of me for the fact that I avoid the money, I’m allergic to money...

Respect is important, if someone has a very clear vision of what they want, as long as they find a way to communicate it, a respectful way…

I’m a nudist by trade and hobby. I grew up in LA and I’ve been fortunate enough to be doing this for a great deal of years; if someone is thinking of me as they’re writing something I take it as a huge compliment and hope that it’s an interesting character at least.

I have the reputation for being the opposite of a money-grubber.

I’ve had unsatisfying experiences, but mostly it’s about communication, which is why I make an effort to talk to the director beforehand to make sure we see eye-to-eye as creative individuals. If [good] communication isn’t present, you can lose something and end up very unhappy.