Why Quotes

People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.

I have often said that I am a passionate Darwinian when it comes to explaining why we exist.

Everyone in this world is somehow connected. So why not just be nice to everybody.

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?

This mug of mine is as plain as a barn door. Why should people pay 35 cents to look at it?

One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars and put it away, then go and do whatever you want, work for public TV if you want.

Why be boring? Have some fun. Rock shows should be like movies: I don't go to a movie hoping it'll change my life.

Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.

Why does everyone think the future is space helmets, silver foil, and talking like computers, like a bad episode of Star Trek?

I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

There are many people that struggle and struggle and have all the talent in the world, but for some reason they are not successful. You never know why those things happen.

I believe that being an actress or being involved in a movie has to be a life experience, otherwise why go for it? I have to change me, and I have to learn things, and I have to push me and my limits. By acting, I find a freedom inside of a prison in a way.

I'm not sure why I'm so often disgusting on stage. I don't always know where it comes from.

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

I feel like after acting, the other half of why I love this business is the opportunity to work with and meet people who inspire you. That it pays my rent is a good bonus.

We managed to get underway, and I don't know to this day why we didn't get struck or take a torpedo, but we didn't. We got outside of the exit of the harbor and we started dropping depth charges.

Look up the word role in the dictionary and you'll see it means playing a part. That's why I call myself a real model.

I reached the stage where I was afraid to wiggle my leg, but then I thought 'why shouldn't I?' It's what I do and now I know how to turn an audience on again.

In most horror films, you don't really get to understand why this character is the way he is.

Britain is doing brilliant things around the world and that is why I described as a 'superpower on development.'

I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'

Theirs is not to make reply: Theirs is not to reason why: Theirs is but to do and die.

What is wrong with changing your mind because the facts changed? But you have to be able to say why you changed your mind and how the facts changed.

She divorced me August 10 of 2000, but she never was able to completely get rid of me. Don't ask me why.

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?

Almost all of your life is lived by the seat of your pants, one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason, and then you finally reach a point, around my age, where you spend more time than ever looking back. Why did this happen? Look where that led? You see the shape of things.

I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.

I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.

There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!