“The book tells you everything you need to know. The book is the map of the world that you're in with the character.” Quote by Gary Oldman
“The work I enjoy is when the camera rolls, and I like the work in the moment.” MomentsEnjoy Author:Gary Oldman
“It's not a lot, but we have 8,000 people following us. I get the biggest kick out of it, to hear words that I wrote and chords that I wrote being sung by somebody else. It's a true honor, and it might sound intense, but it's one of the most rewarding parts of the songwriting experience.” PeopleHonorIntenseSongwriting Author:Taylor Goldsmith
“I think that the oversaturation of music market right now will eventually start taking care of itself, where some bands are like, "We just don't want to do it anymore," and other bands say, "Things just keep getting better." It just depends on where you bring your joy out of it. We're lucky because we are happiest when we're onstage.” ThinkingCareJoyLuckyGet Better Author:Taylor Goldsmith
“Whenever I wrote fiction, people always seemed to think that what I wrote was true, that it was entirely autobiographical. And when I would write non-fiction, they often accused me of exaggeration and fictionalization.” PeopleThinkingWritingAccusedExaggeration Author:Jonathan Ames
“I don't like rides. I take everything in life quite literally, and so I genuinely feel terrified on rides and liable to vomit at any moment, and I hate to vomit even more than I fear rides. So, all this to say, I don't have a favorite ride. I don't go on rides. Well, that's not true. A few years ago I had a beautiful, romantic moment on the Ferris wheel at Coney Island, known as the Wonder Wheel, and so I guess that's my favorite ride, though even that, to be frank, terrified me.” MomentsBeautifulHateWonderI HateMy FavoriteFrank Author:Jonathan Ames
“I certainly want to portray the importance of friendship. I had noticed in movies and TV shows that friends often treated one another terribly, and my friends, the few I have, are never cruel to me or unkind, so I wanted to convey that.” ImportanceUnkind Author:Jonathan Ames
“In fact, I have no hobbies. The only thing I like to do in life is to go to the Russian Baths in Manhattan. I also like to watch sports on TV, and I like to read books. So that's it - Russian Baths, sports, and books.” BookSports Author:Jonathan Ames
“My sophomore English teacher encouraged me to write for the school paper, and that's what got me started. Suddenly it struck me that being a writer could be a romantic and adventurous position. Previously, I had thought I would be a tennis pro, giving lessons at a local club. I thought that would be a good life, and it might have been.” GivingWritingSchoolTeacherTennisGood LifeAdventurousEnglish TeacherSophomore Author:Jonathan Ames
“I enjoy both TV writing and novel writing, and they are very similar. The goal is to entertain and amuse the audience, and I subscribe to this P.G. Wodehouse piece of advice: "Try to give pleasure with every sentence."” GivingWritingTryingEnjoyGoalPleasureNovelAudienceAdvice Author:Jonathan Ames