Oberst is one of those musicians that some people hate in a visceral, biological way.
My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure.
When you want something, it's not that easy. You have to know what you want and keep going for it.
I would rather lose in a cause that I know some day will triumph than to triumph in a cause that I know some day will fail.
I love going back and forth from drama to comedy. I love switching it around and showing people that I can do both.
I am a keen observer of my own films; I also try to discover myself through the movies I make.
One of the few things that will remain of this time is what artists are doing. They are the journal and the diary of our time.
We think birth is a miracle and death is a tragedy, but really they're flip sides of the same coin - anything born is gonna die.
I did my holy communion, and it was amazing how quickly the stories of the Bible and God and Jesus got under my skin.
What's great about well-written material is, if you can shock with justifiable actions, that's the best.
American alligators live in south-eastern areas of the United States such as Florida and Louisiana.
My library is segregated into philosophy, history, general reading, travel, my own books... And only three cookbooks.
Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.