“Drama and comedy, to me ,are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once.” ComedyDramaSurprising Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself, which is why I am never going to be an amazing recording artist.” WayI CanArtistNaturalSingers Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my life.” Anti SemitismOklahoma Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I love writing about Oklahoma. I love writing Oklahoma characters; I love playing Southwestern characters.” WritingCharacterOklahoma Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I think we all live dichotomies. I'm a father of three boys and a loyal homebody sort of husband and father. And yet I act in movies and write and direct movies.” ThinkingWritingThreeFatherBoysHusbandDirectLoyalDichotomyHomebodiesHusband And Father Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I tried to film 'Leaves of Grass' in Oklahoma, but it was literally about a million dollars less to shoot in Louisiana.” FilmMillionsDollarsGrassMillion DollarsLouisianaOklahomaLeaves Of Grass Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I wanted to get the most broad foundation for a lifelong education that I could find, and that was studying Latin and the classics. Meaning Roman and Greek history and philosophy and ancient civilizations.” PhilosophyWantedStudyCivilizationFoundationAncientGreekLatinBroadsLifelongAncient Civilizations Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“I've done about every kind of fishing you can imagine, but I've never noodled. And the reason I've never noodled is because I don't want to get bit by a water moccasin. I'm just too afraid of snakes.” WantKindReasonDoneBitsWaterImagineFishingSnakes Author:Tim Blake Nelson
“People don't ask Andre Agassi, 'You know you're the No. 1 tennis player in the world... have you thought about polo?'” PeopleKnowsWorldAsksPlayerTennisTennis PlayerPolo Author:Rob Schneider
“It's amazing what a bit of soot and shaving can do for muscle definition, honestly.” BitsCan DoDefinitionsHonestlyMusclesShaving Author:Joe Dempsie