My goal is to try to get people into a state of generalized agnosticism, not about God alone, but agnosticism about everything.
When you try to battle with John Ford, you have to give in.
People who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be 'consistent'.
The makers of entertainment must try, in our field, to be honest and grown-up.
I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
I say what's on my mind and have a good time. I try to give people a show. It's all about giving people a good time once you get out under those lights.
We give antibiotics to people when they're dying or when they're not well; that's acting God. I mean, acting God is using the tools of creation to try and improve human life, human existence. I don't think that that's a huge problem.
It is one of the most saddening things in life that, try as we may, we can never be certain of making people happy, whereas we can almost always be certain of making them unhappy.
I try to use my voice. I know that celebrity is valuable, and people do listen.
They came out over the highway and they stopped and that's when Barney got out, with the binoculars to try and identify the craft. I mean, he'd been in the military in World War Two, he's puzzled.
When you're young, try to be realistic; as you get older, become idealistic. You'll live longer.
I'm focused on leaks that hurt the institution of the president and the president himself. I understand we have to leak things to reporters to help shape policy or try to balloon things or do tests on ideas or people for different jobs. I'm talking about nefarious, unnecessary, backstabbing, palace intrigue-like leaks.
I try not to think about anyone's expectations but rather focus on always doing my personal best. Modeling was never a thought in my mind growing up, but my mom felt it was important for me to be open to business opportunities and expand my horizons.
There's a vast difference between marketing a movie and the movie itself. You try to cast as wide and broad a net as possible.
When I sit down to make a sketch from nature, the first thing I try to do is to forget that I have ever seen a picture.
If you want to truly understand something, try to change it.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
When I used to go into bars people would try and fight me. Women would punch me 10 years ago or put cigarettes out on my arm or my face. But it doesn't seem to happen any more. They show us a lot of love.
I know, for me, that I have always been very conscious of how I dress when I go to the studio, I'm very conscious of my body language when I'm working - a lot of times, I'm the only female in the room. It's a very male-dominated profession. I'm always around guys. Guys are going to try you all day, and they're going to flirt all day.
I try to work out with my personal trainer for an hour, four times a week - we mainly concentrate on weights and running. If I'm on the road I sometimes do DVD work-outs in my hotel room - P90X and Insanity are a couple of my favourites.
I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl.
As far as practicing is concerned, I usually try to do one to two hours a day. It isn't good to practice too much, or your playing becomes too mechanical.
Everyone is complicated one way or another. But it's interesting to dig into a complicated character, to try to find that within yourself.
I like people who try to do big things.
What is interesting is the power and the impact of social media... So we must try to use social media in a good way.
Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.
A big part of what I wanted to do with this character was go from when I was a boy and try and develop into a man, really try and play him as a man who is on this search, on a journey of personal, spiritual, political, social discovery.
Though no one wants war, Congress needed to give the President the authority he needs to protect America while encouraging the use of diplomacy and negotiations to try and arrive at a peaceful solution to this problem.
We never notate our music, so you can try to replicate it, but you don't really have it.
I try not to think too much about an audience when I'm writing the first draft of a book - at that stage, the prospect of anyone reading what I've written would be enough to scare me into setting my laptop on fire.
I'm not a critic. I'm an actor. I see the role I get given on the page. I try to bring it to life as best as I can.
No one writes dialect better than Flannery O'Connor. No one should even try.
For better or worse, that is true with any new innovation, certainly any new technological innovation. There's many good things that come out of it, but also some bad things. All you can do is try to maximize the good stuff and minimize the bad stuff.
I started horse-riding when I was a child and still try to go as often as I can.
The holidays are also a time when people freak out about their finances. If you don't want to spend the money, why not try some of the other options instead of killing a bunch of animals?
You've got to make an effort on your own. Some people don't even try.
