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Cool Quotes

Cool means whatever you decide it means.

This set pushes back against borrowed definitions of cool, arguing instead for setting your own standard rather than following magazines or TV. It also touches on how simple it's become to jump into a new scene. Related reading in Chill Quotes.

It's cool to be named a Shooting Star and, of course, a big honor. But as to what comes of that, I'm just going to see what comes my way.

Quotes by Max Riemelt

I'd much rather look adorkable than cool.

Quotes by Max Greenfield

The second we see somebody on the street or meet someone, we make snap judgments about them, about who they are and why we wouldn't necessarily sit with them or why we would or what's cool or not cool.

Quotes by Max Cannon

Jerry 'The King' Lawler might be the most talented man I've ever worked with. He comes in, he's cool as a cucumber, and then all of a sudden, as soon as the camera comes on, it was a dream. It...

Quotes by Mauro Ranallo

Pops, he was a singer's singer. I loved to hear my father sing. He just was so laid-back and cool. I always wished I could sing like Pops.

Quotes by Mavis Staples

I remember watching the 2002 Olympic Games and watching the men's event. I just started figure skating, and I remember thinking how cool it would be to be there.

Quotes by Max Aaron

My basic advice to the Chinese with respect to the South China Sea is, 'Hey, guys, cool it.'

Quotes by Max Baucus

Clark Gregg is so cool. He's a pretty cool cat. People are drawn to him.

Quotes by Maurissa Tancharoen

Every Comic-Con, they have some sort of 'Dr. Horrible' panel. It's very cool!

Quotes by Maurissa Tancharoen

Well, it's a little harder in New York. It's not as forgiving to a film crew. You hold up a bunch of New Yorkers who can't cross the street, they're not going to take it well. Southern California? They'll wait....

Quotes by Matthew Rhys

I wasn't one of the cool kids by any stretch. I just bumbled along really.

Quotes by Matthew Rhys

There aren't many things that are universally cool, and it's cool not to litter. I'd never do it.

Quotes by Matthew McConaughey

The Dead was cool, It's a great horror story. I went to the casting director of this movie and talked to him, then they called my agent and had me come in and read for it and they wanted to...

Quotes by Matthew McGrory

I'm an actor. I try to play a character in a really cool story, the very best I can.

Quotes by Matthew Fox

I used to read Gore Vidal books and think I was cool.

Quotes by Matt Smith

As a kid, I knew all of the dinosaurs. It's one of those tragedies that I've forgotten what dinosaurs are cool.

Quotes by Matt Smith

I seem to play in spurts. Somebody will tell me about a cool game, then I'll run out and play for a bit, but then I'm done.

Quotes by Matt Cain

I designed a tattoo for a girl once, and she got it, which I thought was pretty cool. We no longer speak. She'll always remember me, though - I can guarantee that.

Quotes by Matt Cohen

My favourite store? Seize Sur Vingt in New York. They make most of my suits, and they are really cool people.

Quotes by Matt Berninger

I've been collecting synths since the late '80s. They weren't very fashionable then, so you could pick up pretty cool stuff for a few hundred quid.

Quotes by Matt Berry

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Frequently Asked Questions

What different ideas about 'cool' appear in these quotes?
They range from defining cool for yourself rather than following others, to calling something pretty cool, to appreciating the low barrier to entry in enthusiast press, to comparing Hollywood's social labels to a high-school caste system.
Is there a quote about defining 'cool' for yourself?
Yes. One quote says their definition of cool is "finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you." For more on this idea, see Cool People quotes.
Is there a quote calling something 'pretty cool'?
Yes - one speaker simply says, "Monster Hearts is pretty cool!" For more short, enthusiastic quotes, browse Chill quotes.
Is there a quote about enthusiast press?
Yes. One quote calls the low barrier to entry "A cool thing about enthusiast press," noting that anyone can decide to start publishing immediately. For more on this theme, see Cooler quotes.
Is there a quote comparing Hollywood to a high school caste system?
Yes - one quote describes Hollywood as "like a really sad, grown up version of high school" where people get labeled cool, not cool, jock, bombshell, or quirky, comparing it to "a caste system." For more on social status, see Status quotes.

Another quote compares Hollywood to a rigid high school caste system, sorting people into labels whether they fit or not. Continue with Cool People Quotes or Cooler Quotes.