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“When I decided to take on acting as a career and a profession, I didn't know much about it. I knew that I was passionate about it. There was nothing else I could think of that I wanted to do and that's when I knew it was the right choice. It was also one of the scariest moments of my life.”

Thinking Knows Moments Wanted Choices Acting Careers Decided Passionate Profession Right Choices

Author:Drew Waters

“When I decided to write a novel about Istanbul, I thought I should put the different faces of Istanbul into one book. I also put the characters in a cell, and it's three stories underground, rather than on the surface. The characters have one Istanbul, the other one is above ground. One is in dark, one is in light. That kind of contradiction - those opposite sides - creates a great energy in Istanbul.”

Writing Kind Book Different Character Energy Dark Novel Contradiction

Author:Burhan Sonmez

“When I decided to write about my brother and friends, I was attempting to answer the question why. Why did they all die like that? Why so many of them? Why so close together? Why were they all so young? Why, especially, in the kinds of places where we are from? Why would they all die back to back to back to back? I feel like I was writing my way towards an answer in the memoir.”

Way Feels Writing Kind Together Young Dies Answers Brother Decided Memoir My Way My Brother Attempting

Author:Jesmyn Ward

“When I deeply look at a pious, I see no affection but fear; and when I look at an atheist, I see no fear but conceit!”

Looks Atheist Affection No Fear Conceit Pious

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan

“When I delve deeply enough into a client's experience, no matter how initially perplexing or intemperate it may at first seem, I inevitably find psychological sense in it...In fact, I can honestly say that I have never met a feeling or behavior that did not make sense when viewed through the lenses of transference and traumatology.”

Psychology Empathy Trauma Therapy Complex Ptsd

Author:Pete Walker

Source: Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving

“When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"”

Cold Bird My Friends Hot Wine Bottles

Author:Eugene Field

Source: The Works of Eugene Field: Second Book of Verse

“When I deny the seriousness of my abuse I agree with my abuser and those who wouldn't acknowledge it. When I am in denial, I have the tendency to minimize my abuse, believe the lies others have said, as well as deny it ever happened. It is important for me to remember as much detail as I can so I can trust my own perceptions of what really happened and not depend on the validations from others.”

Healing Trust Perception Abuse Deny Recovery Denial Survivor Child Abuse Abuse Survivor Minimise

Author:Patty Hite

“When I design a collection I strive to make a woman feel as special as the delicate creation she is wearing; take her to an enchanted time and place where women are princesses and magnificent goddesses. In today's modern world we need to pause and indulge in beauty.”

World Needs Feels Today Modern Special Design Creation Strive Collections Delicate Princess Goddess Magnificent Pauses Modern World Indulge Indulge In Enchanted

Author:Claire Pettibone

“When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great.”

Looks Stills Ideas Artist Design Dresses Dance Practicals Individualism Wedding Brides Bustle Wedding Dress

Author:Vera Wang

“When I design and wonder what the point is, I think of someone having a bad time in their life. Maybe they are sad and they wake up and put on something I have made and it makes them feel just a bit better. So, in that sense, fashion is a little help in the life of a person. But only a little.”

Thinking Feels Littles Persons Made Helping Bits Wonder Fashion Design Wake Up Bad Times Fashion Inspirational Feels Just Little Help

Author:Miuccia Prada

“When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space.”

People Thinking Body Together Space Design Building Fit Approach Composition

Author:Tadao Ando

“When I design menswear, it is important for me to consider where you wear the clothes and what purpose they serve.”

Important Purpose Design

Author:Junya Watanabe

“When I design something, I think of it as a gift to somebody else.”

Thinking Design

Author:Eva Zeisel

“When I design the clothes, I have a very good team around me, showing me different pieces and cuts. I'm very involved in the process, I go to L.A. and get onto the design floor, and I help pick out the best pieces.”

Different Helping Process Pieces Cutting Team Design Involved Clothes Picks Very Good Good Team

Author:Tiesto

“When I desire you a part of me is gone.”

Desire Gone

Author:Anne Carson

Source: Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”

Love Inspirational Truth Evil Sadness Victory Despair Goodness

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.”

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.”

“When I develop my recipes I always look for ways to create what I call the Big Taste. While I enjoy eating simple grilled foods, what interests me when I cook are dishes with a taste that is fully dimensional.”

Way Looks Bigs Enjoy Interest Simple Food Taste Eating Cooks Dishes Recipes Cookery

Author:Paula Wolfert

“When I devoted myself to poetry - and poetry is a very serious medium - I don't think the people that knew me as an individual with that tongue-in-cheek kind of humor...well, it didn't always lend itself to my poetry. When you're writing poetry, it's like working with gold, you can't waste anything. You have to be very economical with each word you're going to select. But when you're writing fiction, you can just go on and on; you can be more playful. My editor's main task is to cut back, not ask for more.”

People Thinking Writing Kind Individual Cutting Serious Gold Poetry Is Select Writing Poetry

Author:Ana Castillo

“When I diagnose my depression now, I think it was partially about saying goodbye to these kids that I always expected to have but already knew that I wouldn't.”

Thinking Kids Expected Goodbye Saying Goodbye

Author:Elizabeth Gilbert

“When I did "Seven Easy Pieces," I actually re-performed the performances of other artists. It was such difficult work because I had to really go through the documentation, look through the sources, to ask the witnesses who saw it.”

Looks Artist Asks Easy Difficult Saws Pieces Source Performances Seven Witness Documentation Difficult Work

Author:Marina Abramovic

“When I did "Top of the Pops" for the first time, Ace of Base was one of the other bands, and I have a memory of them on a small stage next to me in the TV studio. A memory of their performance is burned into my mind. Seared.”

Mind Firsts Next Memories Stage Tvs Band First Time Performances Studios Pops Burned Aces

Author:Beck

“When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.”

Wanted Animal Rights Products Animal Rights Justification Babe Convoluted

Author:James Cromwell

“When I did 'Battlestar Galactica' it was the first time I really understood science fiction. That was a very political drama, but set in spaceships so people didn't really take it seriously. But some really fascinating things were explored in that.”

People Firsts Political Fiction Drama Understood First Time Science Fiction Fascinating Spaceships Battlestar Galactica

Author:Michelle Forbes

“When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.”

Enough Interesting Grew Grew Up South Hood

Author:Ice Cube

“When I did 'Bumble-ardy,' I was so intensely aware of death. Eugene, my friend and partner, was dying here in the house when I did 'Bumble-ardy'. I did 'Bumble-ardy' to save myself. I did not want to die with him. I wanted to live, as any human being does.”

Want Humans Doe Wanted Dies House Human Beings Dying My Friends Partners Wanting To Die

Author:Maurice Sendak

“When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' everyone in Hollywood was saying I had too much muscle.”

Stars Too Much Hollywood Dancing Muscles Dancing With The Stars

Author:Hope Solo

“When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' I got literally thousands of emails from people saying, 'We relate to you. I've been divorced. I'm raising kids on my own.' Or, 'You've had money. You've lost money.'”

People Kids Lost Stars My Own Dancing Relate Email Divorced Raising Kids Dancing With The Stars Lost Money

Author:Marie Osmond

“When I did 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', I had the idea on Monday and the following Tuesday it was in budget at Paramount. I couldn't walk.”

Ideas Walks Following Budgets Monday Tuesday Paramount Days Off Ferris Bueller

Author:John Hughes

“When I did 'Parent Trap,' I was ten. I was thrown off by the whole fame thing.”

Whole Parent Fame Ten Thrown Traps

Author:Lindsay Lohan

“When I did 'Scrubs', we were able to always do one as scripted, and then we got to play a little bit and do some stuff. I thought that was pretty loose, but then coming on 'Happy Endings,' it's even looser.”

Littles Play Able Stuff Bits Little Bit Happy Endings

Author:Eliza Coupe

“When I did 'The Social Network,' David Fincher told me that I managed to make a thankless character pretty awesome. I thought that was really cool because I think he's really cool.”

Thinking Character Social Really Cool Social Network Dakota Thankless

Author:Dakota Johnson

“When I did 'Ugly Betty' it was very similar to working on 'Mad Men' - great group of people in their own little world. But I don't really see a lot of difference. Of course, on the cable shows, you can tackle subjects and be more specific, because networks have to appeal to the masses, but that's constantly changing and evolving.”

People Men World Littles Shows Courses Differences Groups Subjects Mass Mad Ugly Appeals Evolve Cables Mad Men Ugly Betty

Author:Bryan Batt

“When I did a Love Boat, it would go to so many different countries, and I would travel there and get this incredible response!”

Different Country Response Incredibles Boat Different Countries Love Boat

Author:Jamie Farr

“When I did a sitcom and played a postman, I was brought to tears playing that postman, because I felt like one. I didn't grow up even wanting to be a post man. Now, I understand the meaning of the term "postal." I was bored to tears. And what was funny was that the producer actually looked like a bug.”

Men Grows Felt Term Growing Up Tears Producers Posts Bored Bugs Sitcom Postman

Author:Andrew Dice Clay

“When I did A Soldier's Story, I was very young and green and thought I knew everything-now I know I know everything!”

Knows Stories Young Green Soldier

Author:Denzel Washington

“When I did a study of all the coming-of-age movies that meant a lot to me, whether it was 'The Graduate' or 'Rebel Without a Cause' or 'Dead Poet's Society,' they all had that timeless feel. None of them were completely married to the details of their age. They felt timeless in their treatment of it. That's what made them resonate with me.”

Feels Made Age Felt Causes Study Poet Married Details Treatment Coming Of Age Rebel Graduates Timeless Dead Poets Rebels Without A Cause

Author:Stephen Chbosky

“When I did a therapist education in USA 1984, one of the course leaders – who had given personal and spiritual guidance to thousands of seekers of truth from all over the world, and who I consider to be one of the best spiritual therapists in the world – said that I was going to get enlightened, that I would ”disappear into the silence”. I did not really understand what he meant then, and it was totally absurd for me when other course participants congratulated me afterwards. The thought that I was going to be enlightened was totally absurd for me. For me enlightenment was something that happened to special and chosen persons like Osho, Buddha, Jesus, Lao-Tzu and Krishnamurti. I did not feel either special or chosen. I did not feel worthy of being enlightened.”

Life Spirituality Jesus Silence Enlightenment Buddha Osho Krishnamurti Lao Tzu

Author:Swami Dhyan Giten

Source: Presence - Working from Within. The Psychology of Being

“When I did Ben 10, I really didn't know anything about Ben 10. But when I went back to visit my son Pierre and told him what I'd just done, he said "You did a Ben 10?!?" and then he started yelling out to my grandson, "Luca, Luca, come here, Granddaddy did a Ben 10 show." You suddenly discover you're gratte-cul with a five-year-old, and that's pretty cool."”

Knows Years Said Done Shows Five Son Five Years Over You My Son Yelling Five Year Olds Grandson Granddaddy

Author:David McCallum

“When I did big things, some large corporations like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company were behind me and responsible party.”

Inspirational Bigs Party Behinds Company Responsible Corporations Big Things Railroads Pennsylvania

Author:Andrew Carnegie

“When I did Casual, I just let myself put on weight because he's a schoolteacher. He's not meant to be muscle-y.”

Weight Muscles Meant To Be Casual

Author:Patrick Heusinger

“When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon.”

Ifs Made Fun Comedy Buffoons

Author:Sid Caesar

“When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon. And people looked at me and said, "Gee, that's like Uncle David", or "That's like a friend of mine.". And they related through that. I didn't make fun of them. I made fun of me.”

People Ifs Made Said Fun Comedy Mines Related Uncles Buffoons

Author:Sid Caesar

“When I did do good stuff in the past, it was because I was able to transcend the parts of my being that weren't healthy.”

Able Past Stuff Healthy

Author:Jeff Tweedy

“When I did find guys with whom I was very sexually compatible, trying to figure out how romance worked... when you're a gay guy you don't necessarily have that same push to make a conventional relationship work.”

Trying Romance Guy Figures Gay Conventional Sexually Compatible Gay Guy

Author:Guy Branum

“When I did get married, and specifically after I got married and the New York Times style section featured my wedding in the vows column, which is really traditionally kind of seen as an elitist column, and it is, but I was happy to be in it. I thought it was good that they were covering a feminist wedding.”

Kind Style New York Married Feminist Sections Vow Covering Columns New York Times Elitist

Author:Jessica Valenti

“When I did get signed and I was going around letting people know what I was about, that's exactly how I did it: me on the piano, playing a couple of songs I'd written and talking to the people in between. That's how I got my performance chops up.”

People Knows Song Talking Written Couple Performances Piano Piano Playing

Author:Alicia Keys

“When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.”

Littles Persons Bits Terrible Little Bit Suits Temperament

Author:Juliana Hatfield

“When I did Inherit the Wind, I learned about teaching school. I also found out what a fundamentalist was.”

School Found Teaching Wind Fundamentalist Inherit The Wind

Author:Dick York

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