Terry Gilliam

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

Monty Python animator and director known for surreal visual comedy.

386 quotes

"Music speaks to something in us that logic cannot reach."
Music
"Faith is believing in something even when all evidence suggests otherwise."
Faith
"Relationships require us to be brave enough to be truly seen."
Relationships
"Solitude is where you find out who you really are."
Solitude
"Justice is a luxury most people cannot afford."
Justice
"We're all performing for an audience that mostly doesn't care."
Philosophy
"The only constant in life is the absurdity of existence itself."
Life
"I'm interested in the idea that we're all quite mad, and the question is just how we express that madness."
Philosophy
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."
Truth
"Creativity is an act of rebellion against the ordinary."
Creativity
"We're all prisoners of our own perception, but some of us choose to see through the bars."
Freedom
"The best way to deal with an impossible situation is to embrace the absurdity of it all."
Wisdom
"Time is a construct we use to avoid admitting everything happens at once."
Time
"Beauty exists in the margins, not in the center where everyone is looking."
Beauty
"Fear is just another form of imagination with bad press."
Fear
"The only real revolution is the one that happens in your own mind."
Change
"Art should provoke thought, not provide comfort."
Art
"We are all works in progress, and the editing process never truly ends."
Life
"Imagination is the last refuge from reality, and it's absolutely essential."
Imagination
"The most dangerous dreams are the ones that look like reality."
Dreams
"Laughter is a form of truth that logic can't reach."
Humor
"We build walls to keep things out, but they also keep us in."
Strength
"Success is just failure that has been properly marketed."
Success
"The human condition is essentially comedic if you look at it from a distance."
Philosophy
"Memory is a story we tell ourselves about the past, not the past itself."
History
"Patience is the art of doing nothing while believing in something."
Patience
"The world is too crazy to take seriously, so you might as well laugh."
Humor
"Love is the only rebellion that truly threatens the system."
Love
"We're all storytellers, and the story we tell about ourselves matters more than reality."
Literature
"Courage is simply moving forward despite the certainty of failure."
Courage