David Byrne movie quotes

“Look at this. Who can say it isn't beautiful? Sky, bricks. Who do you think lives there? Four-car garage. Hope, fear, excitement, satisfaction.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“I really enjoy forgetting. When I first come to a place, I notice all the little details. I notice the way the sky looks. The color of white paper. The way people walk. Doorknobs. Everything. Then I get used to the place and I don't notice those things anymore. So only by forgetting can I see the place again as it really is.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“Metal buildings are the dream that Modern Architects had at the beginning of this century. It has finally come true, but they themselves don't realize it. That's because it doesn't take an Architect to build a metal building. You just order them out of a catalog and it comes with a bunch of guys who put it together in a couple of days, maybe a...” (continue)(continue reading)
David Byrne - Narrator

“Things that never had names before are now easily described. Makes conversation easier.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“What time is it? No time to look back.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“Some people say 'Freeways are the Cathedrals of our time'. Not me.”
David Byrne - Narrator

“I have something to say about the difference between American and European cities. But I've forgotten what it is. I have it written down at home somewhere.”
David Byrne - Narrator