The more pain that's referenced or implied, the deeper the laugh can be because the laughter heals the pain. So you've got to have the pain, and then you have the laugh.
I really had a rough time in middle school. Middle school to me was the way most people explain high school. Then in high school I had a blast. I basically did everything that you would do in high school or in college, so it really wasn't a difficult thing to pull out.
My concept of a 'Doctor Who' girl was that you screamed a lot and ran around quarries in unsuitable footwear. Of course you fell over and twisted your ankle, because you had high heels on.
When you see yourself on video, you and your friends spending time on vacation, and they take a video, and then you see it, it's really disturbing.
You have to struggle to stay alive and be of use as long as you can.
When you get into a production, there are a lot of things you have to hit to make the show work - like my cues or a cue for another person or making sure you don't mess up the beat, and you can let all of that get in the way.
There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force.
With 'The Mummy' it was a fantasy action adventure. You get taken away for a few hours and come out and feel revamped and ready to go into the world and enjoy your next day at work.
I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find.
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
I don't think anybody's just B2B or B2C anymore. You are B2I - business to individual.
You never know what the public is going to respond to or relate to.
You can't make a manager have a coach he doesn't want. I can't make the head of the accounting department work with someone he doesn't want.
I knew I would always be an artist, but when you move to Nashville, this is a writer's town. I moved here to focus on that and started pitching demos and immediately was asked to be an artist.
Whenever I go to have a meeting at Universal, the security guard just leaps to his feet and comes over, bumps my hand, and says, 'Thank you! Thank you - I love your films!'
If you're going to train your body, it would be a really good thing to also train your brain.
You too must not count too much on your reality as you feel it today, since like yesterday, it may prove an illusion for you tomorrow.
You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something.
You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.
Let the little fairy in you fly!
Congratulations, you have a sense of humor. And to those who didn't: Go stick your head in the mud.
I'll give you an example. Henry, the old black guy who cooks the corn bread, he worked on the railroads for about 20 years so he knows how to lay and build track.
I learned long ago you run unopposed, or you run scared.
Sometimes you just have to let go of the old and trust that something better is going to take its place, even if it's scary to face change and the unknown.
You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.
Regardless of how or where you enter Wall Street, use your inherent skills and strengths to succeed.
He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant.
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
DCGS is hard to learn. It takes a long time. You have to use it all the time, which means it's not a simple technology that people are used to and can buy off the shelf today. And frankly, it doesn't do what it's touted to do. That's why you see units out on the battlefield asking for very similar things.
I wouldn't go up on a stage now if you paid a thousand dollars for one minute of acting. It's a nasty experience. You're up there all by yourself. You're so damn exposed.
Divinity is an emotion of being lifted out of yourself and being part of something much bigger than yourself that makes you go, 'Oh my God.' And that sense of awe? It's the second rule of science.
Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young.
You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met.
In the original computer game of Doom, you not only have to kill things. You have to pulverise them.
I think any period in history can be adapted into interesting fiction, as long as you approach the actual history with respect.
Yeah, I like to have fun - I think that's a good way to live. I think you're better at your job if you like it.
