“I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with ideas crying to be documented.” Quote by Bryan Batt
“Put every light you have on a dimmer. Because after a certain age, we can play with the lighting and set it on how you look best on it. Its cheaper than plastic surgery.” LooksPlayLightAgeCertainPlasticSurgeryLightingCheaperPlastic Surgery Author:Bryan Batt
“When Ive ridden in parades, I always throw to the kids, the elderly and anyone who is smiling and having a great time. I try to make eye contact with the person. If you catch a ton and a kid nearby hasnt caught much, share.” IfsTryingPersonsEyeKidsShareCaughtContactElderlyGreat TimesParadesEye Contact Author:Bryan Batt
“My mantra is, 'Don't be afraid of color.' What did it do to you? Do a color testing in alternate kinds of light you desire in the room because the pigment will change. And I refuse to believe that pale pale or white colors in a small room will buy you more square footage. Go with color all the way.” WayBelieveKindLightDesireWhiteRoomsColorRefuseSquaresPaleTestingMantrasPigmentSmall Rooms Author:Bryan Batt
“I did grow up in New Orleans. I grew up right on the lake, right across the levee.” GrowsGrowing UpGrewGrew UpLakesNew OrleansLevees Author:Bryan Batt
“I've got some gift for languages. You follow your gift. But Latin's not easy.” LanguageEasyLatin Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Did Anthony Hopkins really have to be a serial killer to be in 'Silence of the Lambs?,' I don't think so, no. It's called acting, people.” PeopleThinkingActingSilenceKillersLambsSerialsSerial KillerHopkins Author:Bryan Batt
“In the dining room, next to my collection of colorful papier-mache Mardi Gras float art, hang draperies made of the New Orleans toile fabric that I designed pre-Katrina for Hazelnut.” ArtMadeNextRoomsCollectionsFabricNew OrleansFloatsColorfulDiningKatrinaDining RoomsMardi GrasHazelnuts Author:Bryan Batt
“People are easily intimidated when they decorate their home. They think it has to be one way. But there's no one way. It's your way, your style. At the end of the day, you have to live there. It's your cocoon, your nest. You have to be happy in it.” PeopleThinkingWayEndsHomeStyleOne WayThe End Of The DayNestsIntimidatedCocoons Author:Bryan Batt
“You know, I think I was always intrigued by theater since I was a small child.” ThinkingKnowsChildrenTheaterIntriguedSmall Child Author:Bryan Batt
“I do find, coming form the stage and all that, I've always been conscious of my posture and my body, but also the style aspect, I do find myself throwing on a blazer and a nice pair of loafers more often. Daddy always likes a new pair of Guccis.” BodyFormNiceStageStyleConsciousAspectLikesPairsThrowingDaddyPostureBlazersLoafers Author:Bryan Batt