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Look Quotes

On perspective, hindsight and how we choose to see things.

The quotes here range from looking back on a career with no regrets to noticing how children in very different places can end up facing strikingly similar struggles. For more on outlook, see our Life quotes.

I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene...

Quotes by Nicolas Roeg

They think something's gone wrong, but in Don't Look Now, for instance, one scene was made by a mistake. It's the scene where Donald Sutherland goes to look for the policeman who's investigating the two women.

Quotes by Nicolas Roeg

The first thing I do when I go to people's houses is look at their television, turn it on.

Quotes by Nicolas Winding Refn

Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which induced me to look for another way of reckoning the movements of the heavenly bodies was that I knew that mathematicians by no means agree...

Quotes by Nicolaus Copernicus

Nothing beats having this beautiful child look at me and say mum. I get soppy all the time.

Quotes by Nicole Appleton

It isn't just sports people that need someone to look up to - everyone needs that: LGBT people, the general public. To be honest, it's nice to feel that I can inspire so many people in so many areas of...

Quotes by Nicola Adams

When I look back, I only do so to see what I've done in my past - my gold medals and the Championships that I've won. Really, I just look to the future and hopefully winning even more.

Quotes by Nicola Adams

It's so important as a creative person to go out and look for things. Go to galleries, talk to people, read books. Yes, you can just type something into Google, but if you read and interact, you'll have a deeper...

Quotes by Nicola Formichetti

Do I look like one of the most dangerous women in Britain? Come on!

Quotes by Nicola Sturgeon

You just have to look at me to know what I am feeling. So I would be a useless policewoman or spy.

Quotes by Nicola Walker

When I look back at the Nineties, I realise there wasn't very much TV I wanted to do.

Quotes by Nicola Walker

In this industry, people like to look at different faces on their screens - even I do.

Quotes by Nicola Walker

The people I've met who are divorce lawyers, there's a sense of them having to look reassuringly expensive.

Quotes by Nicola Walker

This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public.

Quotes by Nicolas Berggruen

There's always something to look forward to.

Quotes by Nick Young

I look at rap as an opportunity to act. My head is full of different characters - in each song I'm auditioning a character.

Quotes by Nicki Minaj

If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.

Quotes by Nick Rhodes

I love pop culture. I love to be inside of it, and step outside and look back in.

Quotes by Nick Rhodes

As a science-fiction writer, I feel my responsibility is to look ahead and see the dangers of what might happen and try to warn people of the potential pitfalls.

Quotes by Nick Sagan

What proplets do is they look to the blockchain to see who owns them; they are kind of like SIM cards today - they know where they are at.

Quotes by Nick Szabo

Frequently Asked Questions

What different senses of "look" appear on this page?
The quotes use "look" in a few ways - looking directly at something to understand it, looking back on one's life without regret, and describing how situations can look similar across different contexts. For more general reflections in this everyday-word style, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote about having no regrets?
Yes: "I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything led me to the place where I am now." For more reflections on life's path, see Life.
Does this page include any perspective on filmmaking?
Yes: "You should look straight at a film; that's the only way to see one. Film is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" makes a direct statement about how film should be watched and understood.
Is there anything here about children or education?
One quote touches on how children facing poverty attend schools not designed to meet their needs, noting that marginalized children's circumstances can look alike across different countries. For more uplifting reflections along these lines, see Good.
Is there a quote about writing or editing here?
Yes, one describes the habit of rewriting books multiple times before submitting them, and taking another look after an editor's feedback, with the reminder to keep on trying. For more first-person reflections, see Me quotes.

Pair these with our Good quotes for a more upbeat perspective, or Like quotes on personal taste and preference.