--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Just going along with this, what I did…" description: "\"Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I imagine not being myself seeing it, but imagine somebody else who's seeing it for the first t..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg" --- # Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I… ![“Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I imagine not being myself seeing it, but imagine somebody else who's seeing it for the first time.” quote by Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg) > “Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I imagine not being myself seeing it, but imagine somebody else who's seeing it for the first time.” [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He suggests viewing one's work through fresh eyes, as if seeing it for the first time, to gain new perspective. **In simple terms:** Imagine seeing your work as a newcomer. Key Takeaway Adopt a beginner's mindset. Themes creativity perspective innovation Mood reflective inspired Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - design review - creative brainstorming - problem solving - teaching Key Concepts visual perception novelty self‑distancing Questions to Reflect On - How does a fresh perspective change your approach? - When can you step back and view your work anew? A Different Perspective May overlook expertise and experience. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Along](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Being myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-myself/) [Did](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did/) [Else](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/else/) [First](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first/) [First time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-time/) [Going](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/going/) [Imagine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine/) [Imagine Seeing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine-seeing-2092330/) [Imagine Somebody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/imagine-somebody-533353/) [Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/) [Myself](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/myself/) [Seeing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seeing/) [Seeing Imagine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seeing-imagine-3766142/) [Somebody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/somebody/) [Somebody Seeing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/somebody-seeing-5800440/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) ## Related quotes > [“Seeing this, I can’t imagine seeing it again and not thinking that the world is a gift.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-greene/seeing-this-i-can-t-imagine-seeing-it-again-and-not-thinking-that-the/) [Matt Greene](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-greene/) > [It's a hard thing to imagine how somebody copes with grief and at the same time has to build a new life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caitriona-balfe/it-s-a-hard-thing-to-imagine-how-somebody-copes-with-grief-and-at-the/) [Caitriona Balfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caitriona-balfe/) > [It is difficult, but intriguing, to imagine seeing the world as a fly might. First, flies don't have nearly the same visual resolution that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dickinson/it-is-difficult-but-intriguing-to-imagine-seeing-the-world-as-a-fly/) [Michael Dickinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dickinson/) > [“Whenever we look at “successful people,” we imagine we are seeing the whole picture, but it is only the tip of the iceberg that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mwanandeke-kindembo/whenever-we-look-at-successful-people-we-imagine-we-are-seeing-the/) [Mwanandeke Kindembo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mwanandeke-kindembo/) > [“imagine somebody exactly like you on a small island somewhere, and that you are writing for them and them alone. Find simple ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-davis/imagine-somebody-exactly-like-you-on-a-small-island-somewhere-and/) [Jane Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-davis/) > [It's very humbling to imagine somebody else's really life and their pain ... It's my drug.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/it-s-very-humbling-to-imagine-somebody-else-s-really-life-and-their/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [When I was a little kid, I loved imagining things. I'd go outside and put on a cape and just imagine I was somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-joel-osment/when-i-was-a-little-kid-i-loved-imagining-things-i-d-go-outside-and/) [Haley Joel Osment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-joel-osment/) > [It is their nature, beautiful and simple. That you would destroy such beings, Mr. Lincoln, such superior creatures, seems madness to me.” “That you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-grahame-smith/it-is-their-nature-beautiful-and-simple-that-you-would-destroy-such/) [Seth Grahame-Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-grahame-smith/) > [Imagine if somebody was like, 'Who's the next Timothee Chalamet?' It's like, he's currently Timothee Chalamet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finneas/imagine-if-somebody-was-like-who-s-the-next-timothee-chalamet-it-s/) [Finneas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finneas/) > [“If a person is missing someone for a very long time, he can imagine seeing the one that he misses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/riitta-jalonen/if-a-person-is-missing-someone-for-a-very-long-time-he-can-imagine/) [Riitta Jalonen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/riitta-jalonen/) > [I have no disciples, being myself an aspirant after discipleship and in search of a guru.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/i-have-no-disciples-being-myself-an-aspirant-after-discipleship-and/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) > [I m Single , Eligible But Not Available .. Limited Edition :D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/faisal-khan-neal/i-m-single-eligible-but-not-available-limited-edition-d/) [Faisal Khan Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/faisal-khan-neal/) > [I am me and thats it... And he loves me this way!(:](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jade/i-am-me-and-thats-it-and-he-loves-me-this-way/) [Jade](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jade/) > [I'm bored of being bored because being bored is very boring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sachithra/i-m-bored-of-being-bored-because-being-bored-is-very-boring/) [Sachithra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sachithra/) > [I don't claim 2 be perfect, but whatever I do is more then it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-claim-2-be-perfect-but-whatever-i-do-is-more-then-it/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Dennis Muren > [And I also trust that there's more than one way to do something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-i-also-trust-that-there-s-more-than-one-way-to-do-something/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [Everyone is trying to do something that hasn't been done and that's a really good thing. You can only do so much with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/everyone-is-trying-to-do-something-that-hasn-t-been-done-and-that-s-a/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [I just focus on one show, when this is over then I'll start looking at what is coming up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-just-focus-on-one-show-when-this-is-over-then-i-ll-start-looking-at/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [I'm always reaching for something we really haven't done, and War of the Worlds has a lot of this sort of documentary look to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-m-always-reaching-for-something-we-really-haven-t-done-and-war-of/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [But you don't hire Ang Lee to do a typical children's movie. But it's such an interesting combination, whoever thought of getting Ang together…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/but-you-don-t-hire-ang-lee-to-do-a-typical-children-s-movie-but-it-s/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [And it's very hard to do this stuff too because there are so many effects movies being done, so many companies busy doing this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-it-s-very-hard-to-do-this-stuff-too-because-there-are-so-many/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [To me the biggest breakthrough was when we did Terminator 2 that just opened the door for Jurassic and all of the others and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/to-me-the-biggest-breakthrough-was-when-we-did-terminator-2-that-just/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/because-you-re-telling-a-story-and-i-m-sure-people-fifty-years-ago/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [You know you can usually solve almost any problem, or you'll realize you can't, but usually you can solve almost any problem through some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/you-know-you-can-usually-solve-almost-any-problem-or-you-ll-realize/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [And then you start getting into the technical side of it and the aesthetic side and with those areas you can come up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/and-then-you-start-getting-into-the-technical-side-of-it-and-the/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [Other times you can get showy for three minutes, and that's OK with certain films. But that isn't right with an Ang Lee movie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/other-times-you-can-get-showy-for-three-minutes-and-that-s-ok-with/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [What you want to do is, you want to get away from people being afraid to show their work, which is the first thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/what-you-want-to-do-is-you-want-to-get-away-from-people-being-afraid/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [I see the tool set being the same and maybe doing virtual movies and that's fine for some stories but not for others. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/i-see-the-tool-set-being-the-same-and-maybe-doing-virtual-movies-and/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [You know a lot of what worked on this was taken from Harry Potter 2, the little Doby character, we had a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/you-know-a-lot-of-what-worked-on-this-was-taken-from-harry-potter-2/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) > [Steven and I have worked together a lot and I'm far ahead of the curve than most people in knowing what he wants, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/steven-and-i-have-worked-together-a-lot-and-i-m-far-ahead-of-the/) [Dennis Muren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) [Explore all 23 Dennis Muren quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/) ## More Along quotes > [I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-largent/i-ve-seen-guys-come-along-with-more-ability-they-ve-been-faster-or/) [Steve Largent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-largent/) > [Governments follow their people. A great deal has to do with the vision of the leadership of governments. They have a vision, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-khurshid/governments-follow-their-people-a-great-deal-has-to-do-with-the/) [Salman Khurshid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-khurshid/) > [I always like to look for adventure when I go away. I have gone on several horse adventures with my wife - from Guangxi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-gormley/i-always-like-to-look-for-adventure-when-i-go-away-i-have-gone-on/) [Antony Gormley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-gormley/) > [I'd always wanted the show to be more reality based science fiction, something along the lines of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gil-gerard/i-d-always-wanted-the-show-to-be-more-reality-based-science-fiction/) [Gil Gerard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gil-gerard/) > [Each time I think I've created time for myself, along comes a throwback to disrupt my private space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wole-soyinka/each-time-i-think-i-ve-created-time-for-myself-along-comes-a/) [Wole Soyinka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wole-soyinka/) > [Along with a livable wage, many parents are desperate for quality affordable child care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirsten-gillibrand/along-with-a-livable-wage-many-parents-are-desperate-for-quality/) [Kirsten Gillibrand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirsten-gillibrand/) > [I get along with everybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-get-along-with-everybody/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [It would have been an interesting run if we hadn't gotten along! It was good casting, I suppose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-west/it-would-have-been-an-interesting-run-if-we-hadn-t-gotten-along-it/) [Dominic West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-west/) > [Defense spending as a share of the economy dropped significantly during the early 1990s, and that was one of the things, along with other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orszag/defense-spending-as-a-share-of-the-economy-dropped-significantly/) [Peter Orszag](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-orszag/) > [Just remember: to be grateful and thank the people who are there and support you along the way is a great start to success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-davis/just-remember-to-be-grateful-and-thank-the-people-who-are-there-and/) [Meryl Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-davis/) > [We feel that, with Sidney, we have a great opportunity over the next few years to put a great team on the ice. We're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-lemieux/we-feel-that-with-sidney-we-have-a-great-opportunity-over-the-next/) [Mario Lemieux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-lemieux/) > [“Being along with the Nature your soul is stronger than all disasters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esat-durak/being-along-with-the-nature-your-soul-is-stronger-than-all-disasters/) [Esat Durak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esat-durak/) > [When I was 16 I was fortunate enough to get Cosby and move to New York and shift my whole life. that had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-bonet/when-i-was-16-i-was-fortunate-enough-to-get-cosby-and-move-to-new/) [Lisa Bonet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-bonet/) > [For some actors, their star shines brightly and fizzles out. My star doesn't shine that brightly, but it buzzes along. Hopefully, that means it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-maxwell-martin/for-some-actors-their-star-shines-brightly-and-fizzles-out-my-star/) [Anna Maxwell Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-maxwell-martin/) > [I prefer to have one gigantic laugh preceded by several smaller laughs rather than a bunch of medium laughs all along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-shock/i-prefer-to-have-one-gigantic-laugh-preceded-by-several-smaller/) [Ron Shock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-shock/) [Browse all 1,040 Along quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/along/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I imagine not being myself seeing it, but imagine somebody else who's seeing it for the first time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dennis Muren" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or-what-i-do-is-i-imagine-not/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Along" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or-what-i-do-is-i-imagine-not/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c50/dennis-muren-24899_along_just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or_3176007.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Just going along with this, what I did, or what I do is I imagine not being myself seeing it, but imagine…” — Dennis Muren", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Dennis Muren", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-muren/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Just going along with this, what...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or-what-i-do-is-i-imagine-not/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-muren/just-going-along-with-this-what-i-did-or-what-i-do-is-i-imagine-not/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```