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Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I think stories get better the more people

I think stories get better the more people try to amuse themselves. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I have been shocked at the number of

I have been shocked at the number of people who don't watch television. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I seen a pig so big it'd block

I seen a pig so big it'd block out the sun. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: But sadly, one of the problems with being

But sadly, one of the problems with being on public radio is that people tend to think you're being sincere all the time. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I think people who live in New York

I think people who live in New York don't realize just how much time they spend talking about the subway. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You can criticize yourself to a point to

You can criticize yourself to a point to do something better, or you criticize yourself to a point where you inhibit yourself. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I am mostly a pretty worried person. In

I am mostly a pretty worried person. In conversations, I am always worried about what to say. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't read novels, but my semiotics study

I don't read novels, but my semiotics study influenced everything about the way I read and edit and write. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: In some theoretical way I know that a

In some theoretical way I know that a half-million people hear the show. But in a day-to-day way, there's not much evidence of it. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: It is only by going through a volume

It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Honestly, I am so ignorant of how dance

Honestly, I am so ignorant of how dance works that I can't even imagine a story that you would want to tell through movement. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: In general in New York, we all eat

In general in New York, we all eat like kings. Insane quality, mind-blowing variety, at all price ranges. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I was a freelancer all through my 20s

I was a freelancer all through my 20s and was very slow to get good at what I did. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Not enough gets said about the importance of

Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate

Writing is just very difficult. I'm an adequate performer. And I think I have a special talent as an editor. Editing is what I do best. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't know how to read. I get

I don't know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I like excess. And giant M&M's.

I like excess. And giant M&M's. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: If you date one woman a year, times

If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life

Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: It takes a while. It's gonna take you

It takes a while. It's gonna take you a while. It's normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I eat the same breakfast and lunch every

I eat the same breakfast and lunch every day, both at my desk. I employ no time-saving tricks at all. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Great stories happen to those who can tell

Great stories happen to those who can tell them — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: We live in a world where joy and

We live in a world where joy and empathy and pleasure are all around us, there for the noticing. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I have a pit bull. He's a rescue.

I have a pit bull. He's a rescue. He's adorable. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I didn't have any particular talent for fiction.

I didn't have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: perfectionism is the need to be right instead

perfectionism is the need to be right instead of being liked — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I hate dream sequences in movies and T.V.

I hate dream sequences in movies and T.V. shows generally for their heavy-handed symbolism and storytelling tediousness. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: In most daily journalism, you only fact-check something

In most daily journalism, you only fact-check something if it seems a little fishy. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You'll hit gold more often if you simply

You'll hit gold more often if you simply try out a lot of things. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You just want to try a bunch of

You just want to try a bunch of stuff, because you don't know what's going to be great. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I've never so appreciated what actors do and

I've never so appreciated what actors do and how strange it is. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: ...uncorny, human sized drama

...uncorny, human sized drama — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Go looking for an idea and it'll show

Go looking for an idea and it'll show up. Begin now. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: The most important possible thing you can do

The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Honestly, there are so many things about structuring

Honestly, there are so many things about structuring a story for film and telling a story for film that are really different from doing radio. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: The flakier your mission, the fiercer you have

The flakier your mission, the fiercer you have to be on the business side. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I liked the people at Brown, while I

I liked the people at Brown, while I really disliked most of the fellow students I had met at Northwestern. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You will be fierce. You will fearless. And

You will be fierce. You will fearless. And you will make work you know in your heart is not as good as you want it to be. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: There is a feeling, when you listen to

There is a feeling, when you listen to radio, that it's one person, and they're talking to you, and you really feel their presence as one person. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Like most people in radio - and in

Like most people in radio - and in magic - I'm not cool. I know people who are hip, and I can feel distance between them and me. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Many times I see you as a portrait

Many times I see you as a portrait of torture. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Perfectionism: the need to be right instead of

Perfectionism: the need to be right instead of being right. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't meet many people who are talking

I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Honestly, like, I'm a superfan of the 'New

Honestly, like, I'm a superfan of the 'New York Times,' but I know nothing about how they put it together, and I really don't care. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't take care of my voice at

I don't take care of my voice at all, which is one reason that I sound as bad as I do. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: When I was in college, I was a

When I was in college, I was a semiotics major, which is this hopelessly pretentious body of French literary theory. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't go looking for stories with the

I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of great stories hinge on people being wrong. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I just have a harder time, I think,

I just have a harder time, I think, feeling close to people without self consciousness. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I read the newspaper, but I live in

I read the newspaper, but I live in my own little bubble. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: If you're not failing all the time, you're

If you're not failing all the time, you're not creating a situation where you can get lucky. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Jenji Kohan: I'm a huge Ira Glass fan; I'm a

I'm a huge Ira Glass fan; I'm a huge fan of radio in general. — Jenji Kohan

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Just when did I get to the point

Just when did I get to the point when staying at a hotel wasn't fun? — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: If you want somebody to tell you a

If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Where radio is different than fiction is that

Where radio is different than fiction is that even mediocre fiction needs purpose, a driving question. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: It's not a terribly original thing to say,

It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Any story that I can consider worth telling

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Everything is more compelling when you talk like

Everything is more compelling when you talk like a human being, when you talk like yourself. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Generally the aesthetics of broadcast journalism seem to

Generally the aesthetics of broadcast journalism seem to me to be incredibly primitive. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You just have to fight your way through.

You just have to fight your way through. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Radio is for driving.

Radio is for driving. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: The atheist market is a very overlooked and

The atheist market is a very overlooked and powerful market, it turns out. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I can only control what I can control.

I can only control what I can control. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down

We're Jews, my family, and Jews break down into two distinct subcultures: book Jews and money Jews. We were money Jews. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I wish that someone had said to me

I wish that someone had said to me that it's normal to feel lost for a little while. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I don't think I'm better than everyone else

I don't think I'm better than everyone else at anything, but I am very quick at organizing a big mass of interview tape into a structure. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: You'd think that radio was around long enough

You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I was a temp secretary for a long

I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: When you're working in public radio, you don't

When you're working in public radio, you don't have any money to advertise. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I

I suppose I shouldn't go around admitting I speak untruths on the radio. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I've actually done events at radio stations where

I've actually done events at radio stations where I feel like I've had to give a little talk in behalf of television as a medium. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If

I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If anything, I'm a natural interviewer, a natural listener, but I'm not a natural storyteller. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I'm just not very funny.

I'm just not very funny. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: In radio, you have two tools. Sound and

In radio, you have two tools. Sound and silence. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: But you can make good radio, interesting radio,

But you can make good radio, interesting radio, great radio even, without an urgent question, a burning issue at stake. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Where do ideas come from? Ideas come from

Where do ideas come from? Ideas come from other ideas. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: I feel like dance, by its nature, goes

I feel like dance, by its nature, goes so easily to grand and beautiful. — Ira Glass

Ira Glass Quotes By Ira Glass: Like, radio is closer to a Tumblr, or

Like, radio is closer to a Tumblr, or a blog, or Twitter, than it is to television, I think. — Ira Glass