“That's where the most beautiful art is always created, when you have someone not worried about what the outcome is.” Quote by James Ransone
“Only you know what you're trying to accomplish. Any time you're thinking about whether someone's going to like this or not like this, you're f**ked. You've made the decision based in fear. Fear is the cancer to creativity.” ThinkingKnowsTryingMadeDecisionCreativityCancerAccomplishKeds Author:James Ransone
“I'm a very creative person in general. I like to create stuff in my downtime off the court. If I were to tell you everything I do, you would be like, "Do you really play tennis?"” IfsPersonsPlayWould BeStuffCreativeCourtTennisCreative PersonDowntime Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“I love tennis. But even if I become the greatest of all time, I still don't only want to be defined by tennis. I'm my own person. And I want to be remembered as I really am. I'm so much more than tennis.” IfsWantPersonsStillsMy OwnAll TimeDefinedRememberedTennis Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“Tennis is my dream. It is what I love. And it is what I want to be best at.” WantDreamTennis Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“I just want to live my life the best way I can and enjoy the moment that I have off the court because you need to find a good balance. I think this is very important.” ThinkingWayWantNeedsI CanImportantMomentsEnjoyBalanceCourtBest WayLiving My Life Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“I don't need to put extra pressure on myself right now. The important thing is for me to stay healthy, in practice, and just keep on the hours. You just never know when it's going to happen for you.” KnowsNeedsImportantHappensHoursPracticeHealthyRight NowPressureImportant ThingsExtras Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“I love the Olympics. I love the idea of something happening every four years. I've always had love for Bulgaria, and I've always been a Bulgarian. That's also really part of why I want to play it. I know it's tough for the calendar, but at the same time, it's the Olympics.” KnowsWantYearsIdeasPlayFourHappeningsToughFour YearsOlympicsCalendarsBulgariaBulgarians Author:Grigor Dimitrov
“To me sympathy for a character has little to do with how morally upstanding or wicked they are. All that really matters for me is how human and interesting they are. I happen to be drawn to characters who operate under intense internal pressure, which often comes from some deep psychological conflict.” HumansLittlesMatterCharacterHappensInterestingConflictPressureIntensePsychologicalWickedInternals Author:James Lasdun
“Maybe I'm perverse, but the question of "rooting" for a character, or setting out to write a character for whom other people will root, has never had anything to do with why I read or write fiction. As long as the writing and story remain alive, intense, invigorating, provoking, the characters can be as demonic or saintly as the author wants.” PeopleWantWritingLongCharacterStoriesFictionAliveRootsIntenseSettingSettingsProvokingDemonicInvigorating Author:James Lasdun
“America as a setting seems inexhaustibly fascinating to me, and I think there's something about the outsider viewpoint that works for me. Being of Jewish descent in England always carried a vague sense of being foreign, while not being a practicing Jew made it hard to think of myself as fully Jewish either. So living here in a way just clarifies that terminal outsider position - makes it somehow official, which I like.” ThinkingWayMadeHardSeemsAmericaPositionEnglandJewSettingSettingsMade ItOfficialsFascinatingOutsidersVagueViewpointsDescentTerminal Author:James Lasdun