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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 wanted to analyse and understand how the Chinese people could have their lives so crushed by fear.

Quotes by Ma Jian

White folks hear the blues come out, but they don't know how it got there.

Quotes by Ma Rainey

Producing isn't my favourite bit about what I do, but the fact that I know how to do it gives me this sense of power in situations that are super male-dominated.

Quotes by Mabel

Key metaphors help determine what and how we perceive and how we think about our perceptions.

Quotes by M. H. Abrams

It's amazing how, age after age, in country after country, and in all languages, Shakespeare emerges as incomparable.

Quotes by M. H. Abrams

Everything gets thrown off depending on whether the Packers are playing. I grew up in L.A., and we had a terrible quarterback, Roman Gabriel. When I was 11 years old, I fired him, I fired the Rams, and I picked...

Quotes by Lyor Cohen

I don't know how I dealt with it. I went to a shrink.

Quotes by Lynn Redgrave

During the many centuries that magic, here on this planet, was presumed to have worked, there were at least as many theories as to how magic worked as there were cultures and religions.

Quotes by Lynn Abbey

Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around one another.

Quotes by Lynn Coady

There's a learning curve to understanding how the Senate operates.

Quotes by Luther Strange

I know how to put the ball in the hoop.

Quotes by Luol Deng

I focused on how these people became how they were.

Quotes by Luther Allison

But I never had that commercial opportunity to be played on the radio, so how could I be popular?

Quotes by Luther Allison

And I knew that, being an actor, you have to take the rough with the smooth and the highs with the lows. That's how it is.

Quotes by Luke Evans

The government needs to work to improve how markets perform.

Quotes by Luis Videgaray Caso

The fact that Stravinsky used the classics as a major influence is obvious. What is interesting is how he used them, how he turned Bach into Stravinsky.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

Mozart wrote so many works in his thirty-five years that it would take a lifetime just to write out the notes. We literally do not know how he did it.

Quotes by Lukas Foss

I love books with titles like, 'How Do You Spank a Porcupine?,' 'Arnie, the Darling Starling,' or 'The Bat in My Pocket.'

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

It's not like Mexicans have an illegal immigration organ in their body and at 14 kicks off a hormone and shows them how to come to the United States illegally. It's a question of desperation for a vast majority of...

Quotes by Luis Alberto Urrea

I like adversity; that's how I am.

Quotes by Luis Enrique

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.