303 Quotes by Carrie Brownstein

Plus, it seemed inconceivable to give someone money for a job we were capable of doing.

From a self-conscious standpoint, it’s hard to see myself on a screen in a way that isn’t just me playing music or doing something silly.

There is something freeing in seeing yourself in a new context. People have no preconceived notion of who you are, and there is relief in knowing that you can re-create yourself.

I’m always trying to encourage people not to limit themselves in the same way that many of our parents stayed with one job forever.

Eventually, I started to cringe at the elitism that was often paired with punk and the like. A movement that professed inclusiveness seemed to actually be highly exclusive, as alienating and ungraspable as many of the clubs and institutions that drove us to the fringes in the first place. One set of rules had simply been replaced by new ones, and they were just as difficult to follow.

I don’t want to know what’s going to happen. As frightening as that is in real life, it’s a crucial aspect in creativity. Being predictable is boring, and it’s also disheartening and usinspiring.

Nostalgia is so certain: the sense of familiarity it instills makes us feel like we know ourselves, like we’ve lived.

I never want to contribute to the corrosiveness of wanting someone to stay hidden.

It was not about strength in numbers nor in size. It had nothing to do with volume. It was about surprise. It was about knowing you were going to be underestimated by everyone and then punishing them for those very thoughts.