A Quote by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Everyone's terrified of being mediocre. Everyone wants to be special.

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Quote Topics

Being Being Me Everyone Mediocre Special Terrified Wants

Quote Author

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Mexican - Director
Born: August 15, 1963

A man who wants to die feels angry and full of life and desperate and bored and exhausted, all at the same time; he wants to fight everyone, and he wants to curl up in a ball and hide in a cupboard somewhere. He wants to say sorry to everyone, and he wants everyone to know just how badly they've all let him down.

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