Brendon Small

"Collaboration is just arguing until you agree."

"The moment you stop caring what people think is the moment you become free."

"Every frame matters. Every moment counts."

"If you're not willing to fail, you're not trying anything real."

"Life is the best story if you pay attention to it."

"Nobody's going to believe in you if you don't."

"The difference between a good idea and a great one is execution."

"I make movies because it's better than screaming."

"Everything good is weird until it becomes normal."

"You can't force inspiration. You can only be ready when it shows up."

"I think the point of life is to make something that matters."

"Even your worst idea is better than no idea at all."

"People underestimate how much of art is just showing up."

"Your voice matters, even if it doesn't sound like anyone else's."

"I'm not trying to be great. I'm just trying to be honest."

"The world needs more people doing weird things badly."

"Loneliness is the price of ambition, but it's worth it."

"What matters is that you're moving forward, even if it's slow."

"I think understanding comes after you've suffered enough."

"Fear and excitement are basically the same thing."

"The only failure is not trying."

"I'd rather die doing something I love than living a life I hate."

"Movies are just organized daydreams."

"What you create is the only proof that you existed."

"I'm making a movie, and it's gonna be awesome."

"You gotta believe in yourself, even when nobody else does."

"Life is too short not to make the things you love."

"Sometimes the best things come from just goofing around."

"I don't need permission to be creative."

"Real friends stick with you through all your terrible ideas."