“I have things that I'm interested in, and I'm not really interested in writing about anything that I'm not interested in. But it's important to me to be able to see it from a different perspective, and add something new to the whole picture.” WritingImportantDifferentWholeAblePerspectiveAddSomething NewNot InterestedDifferent PerspectiveWhole Picture Author:Nick Cave
“[On charity] I try to pick subjects that I can learn about and then focus on and then do as much as I can. If you have a tremendous amount of heat from the spotlight, then you're able to shine a little bit more of your light in a different direction. It's just deflecting. My dad calls it a celebrity credit card that you can cash in. I think if you're in this position you should do it.” IfsThinkingShouldTryingLittlesI CanDifferentLightAbleBitsFocusSubjectsPositionAmountDadLittle BitPicksShiningCharityMy DadCreditCardsHeatCashCredit CardSpotlightDifferent DirectionsDeflecting Author:George Clooney
“One of my favorite things on the show was just getting to do my own monologue and talking about someone who killed themselves, or making a joke about some horrible tragedy - I love being able to fight for and get on TV. I just think it's so different.” ThinkingDifferentShowsAbleFightingMy OwnLove IsTalkingTvsJokesTragedyMy FavoriteHorribleFavorites ThingsMonologuesTalking About Someone Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I'm first generation American, and my parents were both from Nigeria. And so I always say that I'm literally an African American. So my last name is Famuyiwa, it's different. And so that was a part of my experience from people not being able to pronounce it to not sort of having sort of a shared, common history with a lot of the kids that I was growing up with because my parents were from Africa.” PeopleFirstsDifferentKidsAbleLastsNamesParentCommonGrowing UpGrowingGenerationsAfrican AmericanNigeria Author:Terry Gross
“But being able to talk to so many patients from so many walks of life gives a tremendous window into people's lives. This is not to say I want to write about individual patients, but I think that after listening to the concerns of people who are so different from me, I can more realistically portray characters who are so different from me.” PeopleThinkingWantGivingWritingI CanDifferentCharacterAbleIndividualWalksListeningConcernWindowPatientWalks Of Life Author:Daniel Mason
“I just love variety. I love being able to do different things. Do period pieces and sci-fi. I love being able to move between genres and be flexible.” DifferentAbleMovingLove IsPiecesPeriodsVarietyGenreDifferent ThingsSci FiFlexible Author:Linus Roache
“The house has to be clean and in order because I have to be able to sift through the creative disorder in my mind. The mental disorder that I'm exploring has to bounce off the walls. It has to go in and out of different rooms. If the room is not in order, then I can't distinguish which is which, and that really drives me crazy.” IfsMindI CanDifferentAbleOrderHouseRoomsCreativeCrazyWallCleanDisorderExploringBounceMental DisorderDrive Me CrazyOff The Wall Author:Alexis De Veaux