Terry Gilliam

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

Monty Python animator and director known for surreal visual comedy.

386 quotes

"Relationships are the foundation of life."
Relationships
"Solitude is not loneliness; it's communion with oneself."
Solitude
"Change is the only constant."
Change
"Time waits for no one."
Time
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
Truth
"Freedom is the right to be yourself."
Freedom
"Peace begins within."
Peace
"Nature is the source of all wisdom."
Nature
"Art is the voice of the voiceless."
Art
"Science is the pursuit of truth."
Science
"Music is the universal language."
Music
"Faith is the bridge between hope and reality."
Faith
"Leadership is service."
Leadership
"Work is love made visible."
Work
"Dreams are the blueprints of reality."
Dreams
"Humor is the truth in disguise."
Humor
"Beauty is truth, and truth is beauty."
Beauty
"I'm interested in the famous sayings that aren't true. We have this tendency to believe that if something is famous, it must be true."
Truth
"The more you try to control something, the more it controls you. Find a way of letting it be what it wants to be."
Freedom
"I think what's happening in the world is that people are tired of being controlled by institutions and corporations."
Politics
"Brazil taught me that the impossible is just the possible in disguise."
Imagination
"You have to be willing to see the world differently, even if it makes you uncomfortable."
Change
"Creativity is the last refuge of the desperate and the hopeful."
Creativity
"The problem with reality is that there's no background music."
Humor
"If you're going to have a vision, you have to be patient enough to wait for it to manifest."
Patience
"Most of us are imprisoned in the realm of the rational mind."
Wisdom
"Dreams are reality with the volume turned down."
Dreams
"You can't plan for the future. The future plans for you."
Time
"The human spirit is a remarkable thing. It can be bent but rarely broken."
Strength
"We're all capable of much more than we believe we are."
Courage