“ I hate dream sequences in movies and T.V. shows generally for their heavy-handed symbolism and storytelling tediousness. Ira Glass
“ Honestly, I find the analysis of dreams is one of the dullest things. I say this as a therapist kid. I find them deeply uninteresting, as a window to the soul. Ira Glass
“ It's gonna take a while. It's normal to take a while. You've just gotta fight your way through. Ira Glass
“ I started out doing production work on promos, stuff like that. I didn't think it was cool to be working for NPR. I didn't need anything to be cool. I just wanted something to do that would be interes… Ira Glass
“ I never realized before this the emotional power of some really simple, corny tropes: people with top hats, people with batons, confetti going off, how important it is to smile. Ira Glass
“ Like most people in radio - and in magic - I'm not cool. I know people who are hip, and I can feel distance between them and me. Ira Glass
“ When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work… Ira Glass
