“I stopped drinking when I was 23. I kind of started when I was 13, so it was a 10-year run. But I just became a bad, annoying drunk child, so when I stopped, I'd done a lot of things I wasn't proud of.” YearsKindChildrenDoneRunningProudDrinkingDrunkAnnoying Author:John Mulaney
“If you walk by something that I've done and you like it then I don't think I did what I was supposed to do. It should hit, it should either make you feel uncomfortable, or it should make you feel great, as long as it makes you feel something.” IfsThinkingFeelsShouldLongDoneWalksUncomfortableYou Like It Author:Jason Shawn Alexander
“I'm a very lucky person. I'm an idiot, and I've shoveled through life rather nicely so far, so I don't feel like I deserve good treatment.” FeelsPersonsLuckyDeserveIdiotTreatmentLucky Person Author:John Mulaney
“I never want to paint anything just to make a pretty picture. The only reason I do this is because it's an outlet, it's emotional.” WantReasonEmotionalPaintOutletsPretty Picture Author:Jason Shawn Alexander
“I like when things are crazy. Something good comes out of exhaustion.” CrazyExhaustion Author:John Mulaney
“I never turn on the crowd. Sometimes, you think it's a terrible show, and then afterward, sometimes people say they really liked it. So turning on the crowd is only going to alienate the few people who might like it.” PeopleThinkingSometimesShowsMightTurnsTerribleCrowdsTurn-on Author:John Mulaney
“The fact that audiences have come away moved, excited, entertained and stimulated by the film is extraordinarily flattering.” FactsFilmAudienceMovedExcitedFlattering Author:Natalie Portman
“Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.” FeelsMeanUsedShoesTortureDevicesVery HappyMedievalNew ExperiencesBallerinaPointe Author:Natalie Portman
“I don't like literal spaces, I don't like literal anything. I still like some kind of guess work but some pieces work and they just pop.” KindStillsSpacePiecesPopsLiteral Author:Jason Shawn Alexander
“Antiracism is not "my" campaign. I have been doing antiracism organizing, activism, educating and writing for 20 years, in one form or another, but it's not a personal crusade. My work is part of a larger tradition, and larger effort, involving mostly people of color, and of course some white allies as well.” PeopleWritingYearsWellsHas BeensFormCoursesWhiteEffortColorTraditionActivismCampaignsAlliesInvolvingCrusades Author:Tim Wise