144 Quotes by Josh Radnor

My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what’s the purpose of reading, and maybe that it’s not that cool to hate something just because it’s popular.

I think the word ‘earnest’ kind of has a negative connotation on some level. I think one of the things that’s happened is that being cynical is somehow conflated with being sophisticated. I think that’s problematic, to say the least.

And so, however many people watch this thing, that’s how many different opinions there will be about it. But I don’t feel like it has an agenda in terms of its ideology. It just presents a story like a mirror. It’s a mirror more than it is than a distorted mirror.

I don’t think evil people or negative people are inherently interesting all the time. People who are good people getting better at being themselves – to me, that’s something that’s really interesting to watch.

Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it’s akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time.

No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it’s the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

I learned a lesson which I didn’t heed: Don’t put yourself in your movies. It’s too much.

Everyone has expectations. You just don’t want to have them dashed, so you’re quiet about them.

I think a lot of Civil War stuff is written – As they say, history is written by the victors. And one of the things that I think is fascinating about this from a purely dramatic perspective is whether someone is right or wrong, you understand where they’re coming from in this.