“Doing a scene truthfully is very similar to doing a song truthfully. They're really parallel.” Quote by Chip Esten
“Elvis Costello's song writing is so peerless and individualistic. It's storytelling and it's deeply intelligent and clever.” WritingSongIntelligentCleverStorytellingIndividualistic Author:Chip Esten
“Now that I'm in 'Nashville,' the thing that I'm loving the most is co-writing. You walk into the room and you shake hands with someone you've never met before and you walk out four hours later and you've got this thing... sharing ideas and everything, it's almost magical, like a miracle.” WritingIdeasHandsHoursWalksRoomsFourMetsMiracleShakesNashvilleSharing Ideas Author:Chip Esten
“I wouldn't know what to do on a date. I don't have the time. To make a relationship work, I'd have to give something up, and I'm not so sure I'm willing to do that.” KnowsGivingWilling Author:Tim Gunn
“With fashion, you really need to understand the aspects of construction. Not just design on an iPad.” NeedsFashionDesignAspectConstructionIpads Author:Tim Gunn
“I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know what they're thinking, what they're trying to achieve, what they believe the final outcome is going to be.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsTryingBelieveAchieveApproachFinalsOutcomesSocratic Author:Tim Gunn
“I just don't like conspicuous consumption. I find it distasteful.” ConsumptionDistastefulConspicuous Consumption Author:Tim Gunn
“In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.” WantVoiceLosesEducator Author:Tim Gunn
“I had this wonderful career and thought I would retire as a teacher.” CareersTeacherWonderfulRetiring Author:Tim Gunn
“I found early on in teaching, if you're too blunt an instrument, the students discredit you and think you're just being mean. They're not interested in what you have to say.” IfsThinkingMeanFoundTeachingStudentsInstrumentsNot InterestedJust BeingBeing MeBluntDiscreditBeing MeanDiscredit You Author:Tim Gunn