Downers – Quotes

I’m from Downer’s Grove,

I’m from Downer’s Grove, Illinois. We had a blackout there the other day, but fortunately the police made him get back into his car before he got too far. Emo Philips

When I was ten,

When I was ten, my family moved to Downer’s Grove, Illinois. When I was twelve, I found them. Emo Philips

And how deeply do I let business considerations affect [screenwriting] choices that might otherwise be more or less esthetic? . . . Do I choose the upbeat rather than the downer ending because I know it will score better at the preview? Can the idea be sold in a single sentence? Can it compete with … Read more

Vodka Redbull: Upper meets

Vodka Redbull: Upper meets downer in an effervescent hybrid of bubble gum and junkie piss Diablo Cody

It’s funny how certain

It’s funny how certain objects convey a message – my washer and dryer, for example. They can’t speak, of course, but whenever I pass them they remind me that I’m doing fairly well. No more laundromat for you, they hum. My stove, a downer, tells me every day that I can’t cook, and before I … Read more

I started on the

I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. Corey Haim

I mean, for years

I mean, for years [my father] would been doing everything imaginable … from speed to downers to you name it. I used to call that changing seats on the Titanic, and I used to say that I myself was not only changing seats on the Titanic but dating the crew. Carrie Fisher

You not supposed to

You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you’re supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer. Bob Marley

You start doing the

You start doing the addictive behavior to feel good and then your receptors get overloaded with dopamine, then you stop doing the addictive thing and some of the receptors have shut down and you don’t have enough dopamine to feel good. So then you feel bad and go back to the addictive behavior to get … Read more

One of the greatest

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it’s best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer. Ben Kingsley