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Daily Inspiration Quote by Jason Mewes

"I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move"

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There is a particular kind of ambition that doesn’t dress itself up as destiny, and Jason Mewes nails it here: a low-key, almost stubborn commitment to staying put. The line reads like someone talking to a friend on a stoop, not pitching a brand. That’s the point. Mewes isn’t chasing the mythic “next big move” narrative; he’s resisting it, insisting that stability can be a goal in itself.

The repetition does a lot of work. “Fine” shows up like a protective charm: not ecstatic, not self-mythologizing, just survivable and real. It’s a word that lowers expectations on purpose, then quietly raises the stakes. Because what he’s really saying is: I’ve fought hard enough to have a life I can manage, and I’m not eager to gamble it on someone else’s idea of success. In an industry that fetishizes reinvention and relocation, “I don’t want to move” lands as a minor act of defiance.

New York functions less as a glamorous backdrop than as a practical ecosystem: jobs, routine, familiarity, community. For an actor whose public persona is tied to scrappy, regional indie culture, the desire to work locally also hints at loyalty to the scene that made him. The subtext isn’t complacency; it’s boundary-setting. He’s choosing continuity over churn, and in show business, that can be the most radical career plan of all.

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Mewes, Jason. (2026, January 17). I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-ill-be-fine-in-new-york-if-i-could-stay-55468/

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Mewes, Jason. "I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-ill-be-fine-in-new-york-if-i-could-stay-55468/.

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"I think I'll be fine in New York. If I could stay here and just get jobs in New York, that would be fine and that's what I'd want to do. I don't want to move." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-think-ill-be-fine-in-new-york-if-i-could-stay-55468/. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.

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Jason Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is a Actor from USA.

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