“You make the choice. You look at each scene and you make sure that this is not a person deceiving people.” Quote by Gary Cole
“If I'm writing about my life, I'm already thinking of anyone in my life who might be reading it, and I'm keeping that as a kind of censorship voice in my head. And then, commenters - I'm keeping that in my head, too.” IfsThinkingWritingKindMightReadingVoiceCensorshipVoices In My Head Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“I prefer to not be feeling like I'm having to be fake about things that are the most dear to me in terms of writing, which is something related to my own, personal writing. I mean, I've done tons and tons of fake writing.” WritingMeanDoneFeelingsTermMy OwnDearFakeRelatedPersonal Writing Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“I would rather not write if I'm depressed, or am going through a breakup, or I've had some disappointment, or I'm having a family issue. You don't want to just put out an open wound. Sometimes that just isn't even really good writing. Good writing should be good writing and storytelling and not just therapy or someone's personal journal.” IfsWantShouldWritingSometimesIssuesDisappointmentBe GoodWoundsStorytellingTherapyBreakupJournalGood WritingFamily Issues Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“People don't actually, a lot of times, know the game behind the game. If people think that they do, it's a little bit of a naïve assessment of how the [writing] industry works.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingLittlesGamesBitsBehindsIndustryLittle BitAssessment Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“The main problem is just that people think that other people care about them way more than they do. Anything that you do, that requires anyone to do an ounce of work that's about you, is a mistake. Because unless you are Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, or David Letterman, or just a really, really giant celebrity, or you're maybe at the center of a media storm where everyone is trying to get in touch with you, people don't want to have to do any work to remember who you are, what you're selling, or what your website is.” PeopleThinkingWayWantTryingProblemCareRememberMistakeMediaWho You AreStormSellingGiantsWebsiteBradLettermanRemember Who You Are Author:Mandy Stadtmiller
“Part of you wants to look over at the people watching and say, "Not bad, huh? Me and Clint Eastwood." But you have to get past that and just be an actor.” PeopleWantLooksPastActors Author:Gary Cole
“Clint Eastwood is a very soft-spoken, humble guy, actually, which helped put somebody like me at ease, who had never worked with somebody as huge as that. I'm sure that's not always the case with legendary people.” PeopleGuyCasesHugeHumbleLike MeEaseLegendary Author:Gary Cole
“To be in a movie directed by Wolfgang Petersen, and a movie that had a large budget... I got a taste of what really good filmmaking could be.” TasteBudgetsFilmmaking Author:Gary Cole
“Israel has a couple of hundred nuclear weapons and also chemical and biological weapons. This stockpile is not only a threat in itself but encourages others to proliferate in reaction and in self-defense. Is anybody saying anything about this?” SelfCoupleWeaponsHundredThreatIsraelDefenseNuclearReactionsChemicalsNuclear WeaponsSelf DefenseBiological Weapons Author:Noam Chomsky
“In the West, you don't get in any trouble if you tell the truth, but you still can't do it. Not only can't you tell the truth, you can't think the truth. It's just so deeply embedded, deeply instilled, that without any meaningful coercion it comes out the same way it does in a totalitarian state.” IfsThinkingWayDoeStillsStatesTroubleWestMeaningfulTelling The TruthCoercionEmbeddedTotalitarian State Author:Noam Chomsky
