Terry Gilliam

Comedy Artist Director American-British Born 1940 (age 86)

Monty Python animator and director known for surreal visual comedy.

386 quotes

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
History
"We need more irrational people in the world."
Inspiration
"The only way to survive is to keep moving forward."
Perseverance
"I'm interested in the spaces between reality and dreams."
Philosophy
"Bureaucracy is the enemy of imagination."
Freedom
"I believe in chaos as a creative force."
Creativity
"The world is a stage, and we're all improvising our lines."
Life
"True wisdom comes from accepting what you cannot change."
Wisdom
"I think beauty exists in the broken and the imperfect."
Beauty
"The greatest adventures happen in the realm of the imagination."
Adventure
"We are slaves to our own perspectives."
Freedom
"I've learned that patience is a virtue I don't possess."
Patience
"The best stories are the ones that reflect our deepest fears."
Courage
"I believe in the power of the subconscious mind."
Imagination
"The world needs more artists and fewer politicians."
Art
"I'm convinced that we create our own reality through our thoughts."
Wisdom
"Happiness is fleeting; the pursuit of it is what matters."
Happiness
"The system wants us to be complacent and compliant."
Politics
"I think death is just another transition, another door."
Death
"The most important moments in life are often the unplanned ones."
Life
"I believe in the transformative power of love."
Love
"We're all just trying to make sense of the chaos."
Philosophy
"The future is whatever we make of it."
Hope
"I've always believed that the best art comes from pain."
Art
"Time is an illusion created by our minds."
Time
"I think we're all fundamentally alone, but together in that loneliness."
Solitude
"The greatest gift you can give someone is your attention."
Kindness
"I believe in the power of myth and storytelling."
Literature
"The world is full of strange magic if you know where to look."
Nature
"I'm interested in characters who don't fit into society."
Philosophy