138 Quotes by Mike Patton

I'm a little tired of travelling the world, jaded as that may sound.

My fear is getting stuck doing the same thing over and over.

I always forget about some of the things I've done, because you do 'em, and sometimes they don't come out, and... most of it's almost like daily chores or something. You check it off your list, and then it's gone.

'A Perfect Place' is character-driven. The director for that wanted a couple of identifiable themes with a bunch of variations. That is what I did. The director for 'The Solitude of Prime Numbers' did not want that at all.

The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea, and I can pretty much execute it.

You don't have to release everything you do. Some ideas need to just stay on the shelf.

I like the cut of my gib. I dislike the way I move.

Sometimes a certain project will have a smell... It will have a little stench about it. That is a warning signal. You know it's going to be a nightmare. You know they are not going to like it, and it's not worth it.

I've always been in awe of filmmakers and their patience in realizing their vision because I could never do that.