--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Going back to the films I made in the…" description: "\"Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies, but there was always this conscious thing o..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg" --- # Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might… ![“Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies, but there was always this conscious thing of knowing that it was fourteen-year-old surfers who were really into it, and so I've wanted to be responsible with that.” quote by Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg) > “Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies, but there was always this conscious thing of knowing that it was fourteen-year-old surfers who were really into it, and so I've wanted to be responsible with that.” [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The creator acknowledges his early work wasn't deeply intellectual but felt a duty to guide a young, enthusiastic audience responsibly. **In simple terms:** Balancing entertainment with responsibility for youthful viewers. Key Takeaway Creators should consider the impact on their audience. Themes responsibility audience awareness youth culture creative intent ethical filmmaking Mood reflective thoughtful responsible Type statement reflection creative philosophy When to use this quote - making films for teenage surfers - producing content for niche subcultures - addressing fan expectations - navigating commercial vs. artistic goals Key Concepts influence media ethics target demographic artistic integrity Practical Applications - educational workshops for young creators - guidelines for responsible media production Questions to Reflect On - How does audience age shape content decisions? - What responsibilities do creators have to their fans? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Films Nineties](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/films-nineties-381717/) [Fourteen Year](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fourteen-year-381720/) [Movies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movies/) [Nineties](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nineties/) [Nineties Thought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nineties-thought-381721/) [Old Surfers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/old-surfers-381719/) [Surfers Really](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/surfers-really-381718/) [Who](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/who/) ## Related quotes > [One of my favorite horror films of the Nineties was 'Event Horizon.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-hammett/one-of-my-favorite-horror-films-of-the-nineties-was-event-horizon/) [Kirk Hammett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-hammett/) > [“Crushes are for fourteen year olds. Ellie, I would describe what's happening to you as falling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/autumn-doughton/crushes-are-for-fourteen-year-olds-ellie-i-would-describe-what-s/) [Autumn Doughton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/autumn-doughton/) > [Between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four, foreplay changes from being something that boys want to do and girls don't, to something that women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-hornby/between-the-ages-of-fourteen-and-twenty-four-foreplay-changes-from/) [Nick Hornby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-hornby/) > [If you ask a ten-year-old girl what she wants to do when she grows up and a fourteen-year-old girl what she wants to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-messud/if-you-ask-a-ten-year-old-girl-what-she-wants-to-do-when-she-grows-up/) [Claire Messud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-messud/) > [The only thing that differentiates you and me from a couple of fourteen year old pyromaniacs is balistic glass!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-savage/the-only-thing-that-differentiates-you-and-me-from-a-couple-of/) [Adam Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-savage/) > [A liberal is a person who sees a fourteen-year-old girl performing sex acts onstage and wonders if she's being paid minimum wage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kristol/a-liberal-is-a-person-who-sees-a-fourteen-year-old-girl-performing/) [Irving Kristol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-kristol/) > [“A single moment changed fourteen year old Adam Ross's world. Forever.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/traci-tyne-hilton/a-single-moment-changed-fourteen-year-old-adam-ross-s-world-forever/) [Traci Tyne Hilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/traci-tyne-hilton/) > [“A fourteen-year-old boy made me realize I wasn’t whole. His mom made me realize I wanted to be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scarlett-cole/a-fourteen-year-old-boy-made-me-realize-i-wasn-t-whole-his-mom-made/) [Scarlett Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scarlett-cole/) > [I moved to Hawaii when I was fourteen. And I was there for a year and then I was just sort of on and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/serinda-swan/i-moved-to-hawaii-when-i-was-fourteen-and-i-was-there-for-a-year-and/) [Serinda Swan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/serinda-swan/) > [“I sort of wish that was what happened though, Ginny, because that would mean the girl is all right. Fourteen-year-old girls have run off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mcdowell/i-sort-of-wish-that-was-what-happened-though-ginny-because-that-would/) [Michael McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mcdowell/) > [Fourteen-year-old, why must you giggle and dote, Fourteen-year-old, why are you such a goat? I'm fourteen years old, that is the reason, I giggle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stevie-smith/fourteen-year-old-why-must-you-giggle-and-dote-fourteen-year-old-why/) [Stevie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stevie-smith/) > [“I knew Faulkner very well. He was a great friend of mine. Well, as much as you could be a friend of his, unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truman-capote/i-knew-faulkner-very-well-he-was-a-great-friend-of-mine-well-as-much/) [Truman Capote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/truman-capote/) > [“Aglaya just rolled her eyes. "You're like a ten year-old." "Ten-and-a-half," Kev defended. "But I read at a fourteen year-old level.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-gent/aglaya-just-rolled-her-eyes-you-re-like-a-ten-year-old-ten-and-a-half/) [Larry Gent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-gent/) > [“If a fourteen year-old can deliver your message, it's not because he's gifted. It's because intellectually, you're a child.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/if-a-fourteen-year-old-can-deliver-your-message-it-s-not-because-he-s/) [Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/) > [“We used to be pretty good friends, but fourteen-year-old girls are psychotic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-andrews/we-used-to-be-pretty-good-friends-but-fourteen-year-old-girls-are/) [Jesse Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-andrews/) ## More by Taylor Steele > [Me and my family, we sort of had this plan to... once we had kids, we had a plan that about every six years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/me-and-my-family-we-sort-of-had-this-plan-to-once-we-had-kids-we-had/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [When I started to do work outside of surfing, commercials where I needed to lead, I came out of my shell more, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/when-i-started-to-do-work-outside-of-surfing-commercials-where-i/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [I was hoping that I could one day get a job at Quik or Billabong working on their videos. So I made 'Momentum' on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/i-was-hoping-that-i-could-one-day-get-a-job-at-quik-or-billabong/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [Every time there is a major shift in technology, it's been hugely exciting and scary at the same time. I have seen some really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/every-time-there-is-a-major-shift-in-technology-it-s-been-hugely/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [I started filmmaking when I started surfing, so the two things have been with me since I was 12 years old, so it's sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/i-started-filmmaking-when-i-started-surfing-so-the-two-things-have/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [I get really excited when I see filmmakers make something that is subtle and feels real. It is really tough to do right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/i-get-really-excited-when-i-see-filmmakers-make-something-that-is/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [My parents had bought a video camera for us to film Christmases and other family events. I took it down to the beach, set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/my-parents-had-bought-a-video-camera-for-us-to-film-christmases-and/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [Do things you love; then success, possibly, will follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/do-things-you-love-then-success-possibly-will-follow/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [Things always evolve and change on location, especially due to the nature of travel and the waves. A lot of unexpected things happen. Often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/things-always-evolve-and-change-on-location-especially-due-to-the/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [Making surf films for a living isn't my business anymore, so it's really more of a way to get creative and have a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/making-surf-films-for-a-living-isn-t-my-business-anymore-so-it-s/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [I'm not the best filmmaker, but on the sets, it seems like everybody is having fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/i-m-not-the-best-filmmaker-but-on-the-sets-it-seems-like-everybody-is/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [During the '90s or the first half of the zeros, whatever you want to call them, I was just doing a lot of videos,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/during-the-90s-or-the-first-half-of-the-zeros-whatever-you-want-to/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [I loved the fact that Mitch Coleborn wasn't on my radar for 'Stranger than Fiction' until he sent 10 waves of himself to us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/i-loved-the-fact-that-mitch-coleborn-wasn-t-on-my-radar-for-stranger/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [My parents are really supportive of my interests and try to help make them happen with the tools I need. More importantly, they instilled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/my-parents-are-really-supportive-of-my-interests-and-try-to-help-make/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) > [Running with the bulls was the scariest and craziest thing I have ever done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/running-with-the-bulls-was-the-scariest-and-craziest-thing-i-have/) [Taylor Steele](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) [Explore all 40 Taylor Steele quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/) ## More Always quotes > [I think performing has pretty much always been a part of me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isa-briones/i-think-performing-has-pretty-much-always-been-a-part-of-me/) [Isa Briones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isa-briones/) > [I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenova-chen/i-always-thought-if-i-was-born-2000-years-earlier-i-would-be-a-monk/) [Jenova Chen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenova-chen/) > [I always like a character who makes me laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachael-stirling/i-always-like-a-character-who-makes-me-laugh/) [Rachael Stirling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachael-stirling/) > [It's always great to see old friends, especially those I have not been able to see in 15 months.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-regal/it-s-always-great-to-see-old-friends-especially-those-i-have-not-been/) [William Regal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-regal/) > [When you step out and do a song in a musical, the easier thing to do is make it funny. But when those transitions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelli-o-hara/when-you-step-out-and-do-a-song-in-a-musical-the-easier-thing-to-do/) [Kelli O'Hara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelli-o-hara/) > [I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/austin-rivers/i-have-really-good-lateral-movement-i-ve-always-had-quick-lateral/) [Austin Rivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/austin-rivers/) > [There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maria-brink/there-is-something-magical-about-being-able-to-feel-somebody-and-that/) [Maria Brink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maria-brink/) > [Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-muschietti/mythology-is-something-that-always-has-opportunities-to-explore-it/) [Andy Muschietti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-muschietti/) > [It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into the editing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-b-weide/it-s-not-writing-in-the-traditional-sense-but-i-ve-always-said-that/) [Robert B. Weide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-b-weide/) > [I always watch my matches back 100 times afterwards because that's how I improve. This is something I've always done, even in NXT.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-rose/i-always-watch-my-matches-back-100-times-afterwards-because-that-s/) [Mandy Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-rose/) > [I've always been of the idea that is doesn't really matter where you are geographically - with 'Lonerism,' we made half the album in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-parker/i-ve-always-been-of-the-idea-that-is-doesn-t-really-matter-where-you/) [Kevin Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-parker/) > [It's very easy to fool yourself that you're working, you know, when you're really not working very hard. I mean, I'm very lazy. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-caro/it-s-very-easy-to-fool-yourself-that-you-re-working-you-know-when-you/) [Robert Caro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-caro/) > [Whether it was Little League or playing with your brothers or sisters, that was always a problem. If I would lose - because I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cal-ripken-jr/whether-it-was-little-league-or-playing-with-your-brothers-or-sisters/) [Cal Ripken, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cal-ripken-jr/) > [I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-colter/i-always-say-if-you-put-someone-from-a-small-town-into-a-big-city-for/) [Mike Colter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-colter/) > [Bayern is always a team that can win the Champions League title in Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lothar-matthaus/bayern-is-always-a-team-that-can-win-the-champions-league-title-in/) [Lothar Matthaus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lothar-matthaus/) [Browse all 36,048 Always quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies, but there was always this conscious thing of knowing that it was fourteen-year-old surfers who were really into it, and so I've wanted to be responsible with that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Taylor Steele" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-nineties-they-might-not-have/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Always" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-nineties-they-might-not-have/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/587/taylor-steele-16334_always_going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-ni_15856.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Going back to the films I made in the nineties, they might not have been the most thought-provoking movies…” — Taylor Steele", "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": "Taylor Steele", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taylor-steele/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Going back to the films I...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-nineties-they-might-not-have/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taylor-steele/going-back-to-the-films-i-made-in-the-nineties-they-might-not-have/#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 } } ] } ```