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How Quotes

The questions behind every choice.

This set of how quotes covers a range of specific curiosities, from wondering how an R rating limits a film's audience to asking how a franchise could work without its signature character. Several reflect on the practical 'how' behind creative decisions rather than abstract philosophy. Related reflections continue in our About quotes.

I don't think architecture is radical. How can something that takes years and costs millions be radical?

Quotes by David Chipperfield

I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started.

Quotes by David Blaine

I learned how to do stop-frame animation and I experimented with that a lot, and pretty much that was my mode of animating through high school.

Quotes by David Bolinsky

I remember how inspiring it was to meet players like Bobby Charlton or Bryan Robson when I was a kid. I still remember Clive Allen showing up when I received a trophy for my Sunday league team.

Quotes by David Beckham

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.

Quotes by David Ben-Gurion

I may not have written the stories that I've written if I hadn't ended up in Niverville. I don't know; I don't know. How can you know?

Quotes by David Bergen

I hardly remember how I started to write poetry. It's hard to imagine what I thought poetry could do.

Quotes by David Antin

I don't know how anyone lives in Miami. Because no one goes to sleep.

Quotes by Dave Portnoy

Learning how to get a point across is pretty useful in any situation.

Quotes by Daveed Diggs

When you write a roman a clef, there is a tendency on the part of the reader to wonder how much of this is true, how much invented.

Quotes by Dave Itzkoff

How would Jonathan Lethem have obtained such a stellar endorsement for 'The Fortress of Solitude' from Michael Chabon, if not for the years they spent ghostwriting 'MAD' magazine fold-ins together?

Quotes by Dave Itzkoff

How could I have been anyone other than me?

Quotes by Dave Matthews

Comics are a particularly esoteric field where you really learn how to do it, by doing it or by learning from other practitioners.

Quotes by Dave Gibbons

People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.

Quotes by Dave Grohl

School was very difficult. I was conscious of how I looked.

Quotes by Dash Mihok

It's important to know how to operate within the system you are existing in.

Quotes by Dasha Zhukova

We journalists make it a point to know very little about an extremely wide variety of topics; this is how we stay objective.

Quotes by Dave Barry

I was a pioneer in MTV and I was there from the very beginning. So I saw how that developed and how loose it was and how much fun it was in its looseness. And I was influenced a lot...

Quotes by Daryl Hall

My father was a Pentecostal minister; that's how I was brought up. So I never thought of having a secular career.

Quotes by Darlene Love

How does a band like System of a Down get big?

Quotes by Daron Malakian

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "How" quotes explore?
These quotes use "how" to ask real questions — how a rating can limit who sees a film, how fame changes your privacy, and how certain characters feel inseparable from their franchise. For more everyday reflections, see the Always quotes page.
Is there a quote about film ratings?
Yes, one quote reflects on not realizing "how limiting an R rating is," describing a film made as a cautionary tale for young teenagers who ended up not being allowed to see it. For more film-related reflections, see the About quotes page.
Is there a quote about fame and privacy?
Yes — one quote asks directly, "How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy?" It's a candid look at what fame actually costs. For related thoughts, see the Just quotes page.
Is there a quote about movies and their iconic characters?
Yes, one quote asks, "How can you have 'Scream' without Ghostface?" and adds, "It's like 'Friday the 13th' without Jason." It's a fun observation about how tied certain characters are to their films.
Is there a quote about disliking a classic author?
Yes, one quote recalls reading Jane Austen in college and telling "everyone how much I disliked it," including a rough experience with 'Northanger Abbey.' For more on personal opinions like this, see the Know quotes page.

Others ask how someone adjusts to losing their privacy after becoming known, tying the question of 'how' to real personal change. See also Just quotes and Know quotes.