"Some people are very lucky, and have the story in their heads. I've never storyboarded anything. I like the idea of chance. What makes God laugh is people who make plans"
- Nicolas Roeg
About this Quote
This quote by Nicolas Roeg speaks with the idea of opportunity and how it can form our lives. He recommends that some people are lucky sufficient to have the story of their lives already in their heads, while others must rely on opportunity to identify their fate. Roeg indicates that it is silly to make plans, as God laughs at those who do. He suggests that it is much better to welcome chance and let it take its course. This quote speaks with the concept that life is unforeseeable which we ought to not attempt to control it. Instead, we should accept the uncertainty of life and trust that whatever happens is meant to be. Roeg's quote encourages us to be available to the possibilities that life can bring and to not be too attached to our strategies.
This quote is written / told by Nicolas Roeg somewhere between August 15, 1928 and today. He/she was a famous Director from England.
The author also have 15 other quotes.
"The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding"
