Markus Persson Quotes

Markus Persson

Profession : Businessman

Birth : June 1, 1979

I'm a little confused by love.

Markus Persson

I have the ability to get code done, but I'm impatient, and it's scrappy as a result. Maybe that helped me with 'Minecraft,' as it came quickly. But, well, at some point, I'd like to actually become a good programmer.

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I am a romantic person and maybe have this Hollywood perception of love... but then, it's never really like the movies.

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I didn't really have much luck with women when I was younger, so on some level, I feel like I don't really belong.

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When you have the kind of success 'Minecraft' has brought, you can just choose yourself the way you want to do things.

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The most interesting indie titles always tend to come out of nowhere for me. That's part of the fun for me.

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By the nature of how a personal computer works and how open they are, modding has always been a big part of PC games, and it can really enhance the experience and extend the lifespan of a game.

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I'm not much of a builder in 'Minecraft,' so I don't really understand how much work goes into these big projects. Seeing the flyby videos blows me away, and I have no idea how people do it.

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The more consoles the better, because if there's more competition, they might get more open.

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Gaming goes in trends, and for a bit of a too-long stretch, it focused on huge productions.

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We lived in this area that was basically two circular roads next to each other. There were forests and pastures and stuff. I remember walking around the forest quite a bit.

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I kind of 'code-sketch,' where I get started with a project by actually writing the code for it and getting something up on the screen. Then I play around with it and see if it's any fun and change the parts that aren't.

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