“As far as expense, I think if 'Twilight' does well enough, then we should be able to do the big expensive stuff for the sequels. I mean, we have to have werewolves, there's no way around it. They have to be there.” IfsThinkingWayShouldWellsMeanDoeEnoughBigsAbleStuffExpensiveExpensesTwilightWerewolfSequels Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I mean, I grew up riding. I can't ever remember not being able to ride or rope and all that stuff. It was part of my life growing up, so it was fun for me.” MeanI CanAbleRememberFunStuffGrowing UpGrowingGrewGrew UpRidingRope Author:Tim McGraw
“To play a lawyer and have one year of law school under your belt, you sort of know what you're talking about! I'm able to memorize the legal courtroom stuff a lot faster than I would have been able to otherwise.” KnowsYearsHas BeensPlayAbleSchoolLawStuffTalkingLawyerFasterBeltsLaw SchoolCourtroom Author:Jerry O'Connell
“I know that one of the distinguishing things was I looked like I could hold a gun, even though I'd never held one before and I'm physically able to do the martial arts and all that stuff.” KnowsArtAbleStuffGunMartial Arts Author:Yvonne Strahovski
“I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it got to be less and less that stuff and more about trying to be everywhere and not being able to do one thing very enjoyably.” WritingTryingStoriesAbleActorsStuffOne ThingDrawsMonstersRobotsFunny Story Author:Jhonen Vasquez
“I love that there's this tradition of being able to discuss the heaviest topics and the gnarliest stuff that goes down in people's lives in traditional Southern American music.” PeopleAbleStuffTraditionTraditionalSouthernTopicsAmerican Music Author:Gillian Welch
“I also focus on Bush and his administration - who do a lot of lying - and how a right-wing media has allowed them to get away with a lot of stuff that, in a different media environment, they probably wouldn't be able to get away with.” DifferentAbleLyingStuffEnvironmentComedyFocusMediaWingsAdministrationGet AwayRight Wing Author:Al Franken
“The reason I've been able to maintain my position of chairman of CBS in addition to all the Viacom stuff is my team.” ReasonAbleStuffTeamPositionChairman Author:Leslie Moonves
“A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it.” WayShouldWritingMadeAbleWantedStuffFictionWonderFantasyLaughingClearInformationScience FictionScaredScaryJournalismMainstreamGood WritersComedicSense Of WonderConciseScary Stuff Author:Neil Gaiman
“I've turned down a lot of stuff. I've read several scripts and said "That's not me, I'm not interested in doing that." It's got to be something that inspires me and captures my imagination. I want to be able to say "There's a challenge.".” WantSaidBookAbleReadingStuffImaginationChallengesInspireScriptsCaptureNot InterestedMy ImaginationBooks And ReadingTurned Down Author:Karl Urban
“What we have done though is consistently looked for additional opportunities to get stuff done. Wherever we see a possibility of increasing wages, creating more jobs, making sure that more people are able to access opportunity, we're gonna seize it.” PeopleDoneAbleJobsOpportunityStuffPossibilityCreatingAccessConsistentlyWages Author:Barack Obama
“Whenever I'm really stuck, when I really need to go 'in there,' I sing the Chalisa and that connects me to Maharajji, to Hanuman, to that powerful presence that's deeper than any of that stuff. And, by touching that, I'm able to overcome whatever I'm stuck in...at least for 10 minutes.” NeedsAbleStuffPowerfulMinutesOvercomingDeeperStuckTouchingHanuman Author:Krishna Das
“I've never been able to read for anything, and every time I have, I've never gotten the part. And I don't know why that is. I just can't. Reading or auditioning for something... It's like it's this mental block in my brain, and I just can't do it. But when people ask you to do stuff without making you go through that, it's a much more pleasant experience.” PeopleKnowsAbleReadingAsksStuffBrainBlockPleasant Author:Michael Madsen
“When I'm on set, I do whatever I can to find my focus. One thing that stays pretty consistent for all my jobs is, I listen to a lot of music while I'm working. Because when there's all this stuff going on, for me to be able to put on headphones and listen to music helps me keep my focus,. A big part of creating a character for me is finding the general palette for what kind of music I'm going to be listening to.” KindI CanCharacterHelpingBigsAbleJobsStuffFocusOne ThingListeningFindingsCreatingHelp MeConsistentListening To MusicPaletteHeadphones Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I am drawn to people that are not going to shy away from the very dark, scary stuff of the human condition and in a lot of cases people need alcohol or drugs to create poetry and poetic pose that can take you so far out there where you are still able to recognize yourself and then to bring you back home where you're not the same person you were when you left.” PeopleNeedsHumansPersonsStillsHomeAbleLeftStuffDarkCasesConditionsDrugScaryAlcoholShyPoeticWhere You AreHuman ConditionBack HomeScary Stuff Author:Anne Lamott
“Adaptation to one's environment makes for a sort of survival; but after all, the supreme victory is only won by those who prove themselves of so much hardier stuff than the rest that no power on earth is able to destroy them. The people who have really made history are the martyrs.” PeopleMadeAbleEarthStuffEnvironmentVictoryProveSurvivalSupremeAdaptationMartyr Author:Aleister Crowley
“Get an agent. Seriously, submitting stuff unagented means it will end up on the slush pile. An agent is the first quality filter, and a good agent is worth his or her weight in gold, as they'll often know the editors on a personal level and will be able to talk to them directly about the project.” KnowsWritingFirstsMeanEndsAbleStuffLevelsQualityProjectsGoldWeightAgentsEditorsFiltersSlush Author:Tim Lebbon
“Fame is not just about being able to get out of a limo in Leicester Square, it's about trying to get into your house when there are eight photographers outside. When you think about being famous, you don't think about all that stuff. You think about the glamour.” ThinkingTryingAbleHouseStuffFamePhotographerEightSquaresGlamourBeing FamousLimosLeicester Author:Rick Astley
“Ultimately, all I wanted was for players to feel like they were in the real world. I wanted them to be able to apply real world common sense to the problems confronting them, and I thought recreating real world locations would encourage that kind of thinking. There's also just a real power, a real thrill, when you fire up a game and see a place you've been or want to go, and then get to do all the stuff you WANT to do there but know you'll get arrested if you try! If that isn't the stuff of fantasy - far more than exploring some goofy dwarven mine or alien spaceship - I don't know what is!” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWantFeelsTryingKindRealProblemAbleWantedGamesStuffCommonFantasyFirePlayerMinesCommon SenseAliensReal WorldExploringLocationThrillArrestedSpaceshipsConfrontingGoofyReal Power Author:Warren Spector
“My favourite song is Someone To Love. That is more like me than the other stuff, as it was the only one I was actually able to create from the bottom up. I call it an homage, not a remake. It is an homage to Freddie Mercury, because I don't think people can really remake Freddie Mercury. That's why we did a gospel version.” PeopleThinkingAbleSongStuffBottomLike MeVersionsFavouriteHomageRemakesMercuryFavourite Songs Author:Brittany Murphy
“I think because I have quite a normal family and I'm bored with how normal my family is. I want to mess stuff up a bit. I chose the messed up characters because I find that that's acting. I want to explore emotions that you otherwise wouldn't be able to explore.” WantCharacterAbleStuffBitsActingEmotionNormalMy FamilyMessBoredMessed UpNormal Family Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“When I go back to the stage, I want to be able to do everything. I want to be able to do music and comedy and all that stuff and have a show like nobody ever had before.” WantShowsAbleStuffComedyStage Author:Eddie Murphy
“The problems you have as a novelist tend to have to do with making a living and trying to find ways to supplement the income you get from writing novels. For a lot of writers, that involves teaching. In my case, so far, I've been able to get by working in Hollywood with this TV stuff I've been doing. And it's very important, because my wife is a writer, too, and we don't have health insurance through any employer.” WayWritingTryingImportantProblemAbleStuffCasesNovelWifeTeachingTvsHollywoodMy WifeIncomeNovelistsEmployersSupplementsMaking A Living Author:Michael Chabon
“There is something solid and doughty in the man that can rise from defeat, the stuff of which victories are made in due time, when we are able to choose our position better, and the sun is at our back.” MenMadeAbleStuffSunPositionHe ManVictoryDefeatDuesDue Time Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)
“the pyramids were built for pharaohs on the happy theory that they could take their stuff with them. Versailles was built for kings on the theory that they should live surrounded by the finest stuff. The Mall of America is built on the premise that we should all be able to afford this stuff. It may be a shallow culture, but it's by-God democratic. Sneer if you dare; this is something new in world history.” IfsWorldShouldMayAbleAmericaCultureStuffTheoryKingsBuiltDemocraticDareSomething NewShoppingConsumerismFinestShallowWorld HistoryPremisesPyramidsMallsSneerPharaohsVersailles Book:You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You Source: You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You
“[To her younger sister on using drugs:] If you do that stuff, you're dancing with the devil, because you never know when you're going to cross the line and not be able to get back.” IfsKnowsAbleStuffLinesDrugDevilCrossesDancingGet BackYounger SisterDancing With The Devil Author:Demi Lovato