Certain emotions just take you to the notes - being furious, heroic, sad, erotic, when rain comes.
I want to be very careful about judging and how much to generalize about the use of media being pathological. For some people, it's a temptation and a pathology; for others, it's a lifeline.
I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.
It's an unfortunate reality of being a male dancer that it's not really looked upon... it's not appreciated.
Listening to your instincts, while being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do.
People really, really hate their religion being criticized. It's as though you've said they had an ugly face; they seem to identify personally with it.
To me, Berlin is as much a conceit as a reality. Why? Because the city is forever in the process of becoming, never being, and so lives more powerfully in the imagination.
I know what it feels like to be bullied, and I will not tolerate the thought of anyone, for any reason, being bullied. It starts with young people and can end with young people. As we learn to embrace our diversity, we become stronger, more tolerant. The differences are beautiful. The differences matter. It's what makes life an adventure.
The world is slowly evolving into a place where the things that we have seen as being taboo are starting to open up a bit more.
People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
I love walks, hiking, exploring and being on the beach.
I am a human being. I started out with virtually nothing. I worked my way up like so many businesspeople have and made ourselves great in this country. And that is what we have to make sure we preserve for our grandchildren and future generations all the way through.
Part of the job of being a producer is the Vulcan mind meld, where you listen not to what they're saying but what they mean.
One of the odd things about being a writer is that you never reach a point of certainty, a point of mastery where you can say, 'Right. Now I understand how this is done.'
A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.
At the end of the day, life is about being happy being who you are, and I feel like we are so blessed to have the support system and the best family to really just support each other no matter what we're going through.
Nobody's ever gonna accuse me of being a singer, but I can sing.
I love watching reality TV, but being part of making it was just demoralizing.
I don't think I set out to have a career in female groups, but it's just kind of happened, and by nature of having worked with my sister - growing up with a sister who also plays, and being in communication with other female musicians.
My recollection of the higher school certificate, which involved a practical exam in physics, was being confronted with an experiment involving a sort of barometer arrangement, wondering why I couldn't make it work.
I'm kind of proud of being a love child.
Your characters can do the worst things on Earth - cut to a happy baby, it ends up being OK.
I don't like films giving me answers. I like films that are provoking me, that are making me feel not only being in an easy place.
Some of the best times I've ever had in my life have been because of acting and through acting. But I'm not interested in the game of acting and being an actor and auditioning and all that stuff.
I tell people life is like a book being written by heavenly hands that we can't see.
I love being creative.
I always run without music. Being disconnected is what I'm addicted to more than anything. There aren't many places where you can be without your phone and computer. I've started to crave and enjoy that time alone.
It is fun to see girls going mad about me or dancing around to get one glimpse of me. These are major perks of being an actor. But you need to be cautious and respectful.
I'm going to take this God-given gift of being funny, and I'm going to spread it out like peanut butter on everything I do.
Being a backup singer means being able to sing on a dime. Music is oozing out of their every pore.
Instead of putting someone in prison for being a hooligan, give him a choice. He may have beaten someone up and he's got eight years, but tell him you can do eight years inside or spend five years in the Army. Put him in the Parachute Regiment, they'd soon sort him out.
It is always interesting being on films sets - I have done it before with other actor friends - and I just find it fascinating. I just love that collaborative film family that develops around a project.
I have a thick skin, which comes from being a not-really-skinny, dark-skinned Indian woman. I haven't fit in every place, and so I'm kind of used to resistance.
Some of us can be examples about going ahead and growing, and some of us, unfortunately, don't make it there, and end up being examples because they had to die. I hit rock bottom, but thank God my bottom wasn't death.
I decided to write Westerns because there was a terrific market for Westerns in the '50s. There were a lot of pulp magazines, like 'Dime Western' and '10 Story Western' that were still being published. The better ones paid two cents a word. And I thought, 'I like Westerns.'
To some extent, being an entrepreneur is a lonely journey.
