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Like Quotes

Quotes on what people like and why.

These quotes explore liking something, or coming around to it later - one describes disliking Jane Austen before eventually appreciating her work, while another reflects on early interest in mathematics over computers. Related browsing includes Know Quotes.

'Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred, but fascinated, me with puppets and dolls, clowns and stuff like that.

Quotes by James Wan

'Saw,' in many ways, was like my student film. The first crappy student film you don't really want people to see.

Quotes by James Wan

I kind of joke that creating franchises is a lot like directing pilot episodes of TV series. You set a look and feel and kind of pass it on.

Quotes by James Wan

What I realized is that it doesn't matter how big or small your film is. The actual filmmaking process, the actual storytelling, it's still the same thing. It's still all about creating characters that you like and creating moments that...

Quotes by James Wan

What I would like with the Internet is to have it go faster.

Quotes by James Wan

I like to think we're not the only thing that exists on the plane of existence. I like to think that just because we don't see it doesn't mean it's not there.

Quotes by James Wan

People like to see their lives mythologized in some way.

Quotes by James Watkins

When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.

Quotes by James Whitcomb Riley

I want to be the best uncle possible, like any uncle wants to be.

Quotes by James William Middleton

I was fine with numbers, but it took me a longer time to grasp simple things like spellings.

Quotes by James William Middleton

Book-jacket design may become a lost art, like album-cover design, without which late-20th-century iconography would have been pauperized.

Quotes by James Wolcott

Like 'Twin Peaks,' '24,' 'Mad Men,' and 'The Sopranos' before it, 'Downton Abbey' enriches the iconography and collective lore of pop culture. It replenishes the stream.

Quotes by James Wolcott

Feature-length film comedy is harder to pull off than the episodic sitcom - it doesn't have the same factory machinery up and running, teams of writers putting familiar characters through permutations - but that doesn't explain the widening quality gap...

Quotes by James Wolcott

In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had...

Quotes by James Wolcott

My high-school papers, my college-application essays, read like Norman Mailer packed in a crunchy-peanut-butter sandwich.

Quotes by James Wolcott

I started in theater. I would liken sitcom work more to theater work than I would, perhaps, to dramatic television. It's so quick. It kind of feels like the pace of a play.

Quotes by James Wolk

I like 'Homeland' a lot.

Quotes by James Wolk

As an actor, it's exciting to play a role that's so far from what you are and to have people respond to it like a real human being!

Quotes by James Wolk

I feel like I've grown and become a more consummate performer. I feel like I've chiseled out a more distinctive niche.

Quotes by James Wolpert

The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it.

Quotes by James Woods

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Like" page?
These quotes use "like" in different ways — as comparison, as preference, and as a mathematician describing what interested him instead of computers. It's a varied, conversational collection.
Is there a quote about changing your mind over time?
Yes — one describes disliking Jane Austen in college, hating a specific novel, before eventually coming around to "good Austen." It's a relatable arc of a changing opinion.
What about quotes on confidence?
There's a memorable one about having "robust confidence" as a teenager that later became "constricted" by sensory experience in your mid-twenties — an honest look at how confidence shifts with age. If that resonates, Feel quotes covers similar emotional ground.
Is "I feel like I was born to make music" a good example of this page's tone?
Exactly — it's short, personal, and confident, which is typical of the quotes here. If you want more lines with that same sense of purpose, Know quotes is a good next stop.
How should I use these quotes?
They're great as captions for anything about personal taste, growing up, or finding your path — whether that's Always quotes for consistency or Go quotes for quotes about moving forward.

Other quotes describe a felt sense of calling, such as being drawn toward music, or confidence that shifted with age and experience. Continue to Feel Quotes or Go Quotes for related themes.