“In a film, you have to externalize things that are internal and of course it becomes a debate about to what extent you do that.” FilmCoursesDebateInternals Author:Chris Terrio
“You have to stick to what you love, as writing is such a lonely and depressing existence... stick to what you love and someone will hear your voice.” WritingVoiceExistenceLonelySticksDepressingWhat You Love Author:Chris Terrio
“In Tehran, the 444 days of the Iran Hostage Crisis was the first world event in which you could literally have live events beamed into your living room. Now, every world event plays out on its own, and as a media event.” WorldFirstsPlayRoomsMediaEventsCrisisIranLiving RoomHostageTehranWorld EventsHostage Crisis Author:Chris Terrio
“The 'Bourne' movies are great in their own ways; it introduces a whole other sort of allegory about the Bush years. The secrecy and the threats of a big global organization.” WayYearsWholeBigsOrganizationThreatIntroducingSecrecyAllegoryBourne Author:Chris Terrio
“You can't really write until the characters kind of show up one day and tell you what they're going to say. You start to hear the rhythm of the way the people talk, and then it becomes easier.” PeopleWayWritingKindCharacterShowsEasierOne DayRhythm Author:Chris Terrio
“All through school, people told me I looked like Marcia Brady.” PeopleSchoolBrady Author:Christine Taylor
“But 'Hey Dude' was shot in Arizona, and that took me to the West Coast. We did 65 episodes. It was not a show that a ton of people saw, so it was like doing acting classes and getting paid for it. At that point I had the acting bug. So I went to L.A. to give it a try and never left.” PeopleGivingTryingShowsLeftActingClassSawsShotsPaidWestHeyEpisodesCoastBugsArizonaWest CoastActing Classes Author:Christine Taylor
“I like circle time and school drop-off. And I like that I have kids still willing to hold my hand.” StillsHandsKidsSchoolWillingCircles Author:Christine Taylor
“A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!” PrayerOffersCatholicOffering Author:Pope Francis