“Growing up, I was watched by my parents and strongly critiqued. Instead of saying they loved me or showing physical attention, they would joke that I had a Roman nose - that it was roamin' all over my face. Teasing was their way of showing love, but then you are young, sometimes you can't tell the difference.” WaySometimesFacesYoungParentDifferencesAttentionGrowing UpGrowingJokesNosesTeaseShowing Love Author:Neil Strauss
“I've always been a jokester. The things I got in trouble for, when I was little, was always about making a joke or setting up a prank or being silly when I should be paying attention.” ShouldLittlesAttentionTroubleJokesSillySettingSettingsPay AttentionPranksBeing Silly Author:Will Smith
“I want people to just be paying attention even if they're not necessarily laughing at something, or if it takes them a while to get something, I don't mind that. If half the crowd gets the joke and the other half is sitting there scratching their heads, that's just as good for me if I like the joke, because I feel like it just brings people in more.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsMindAttentionHalfLaughingJokesSittingCrowdsPay AttentionOther Half Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Cheers was one of the first shows where I paid attention to the writers because their [work] was better than everything else I was watching. The writers weren't afraid to let a joke fall slightly flat if it advanced the characters.” IfsFirstsCharacterShowsFallAttentionJokesPaidFlatsCheer Author:Shawn Ryan
“I was very shy as a kid but when I found out I could perform and have people's attention everything changed for me. My mom likes to joke that until I was eight or nine I only knew what my sneakers looked like because I constantly walked around with my head down. But all of a sudden the stage made sense and that's what brought me out of my shell and a monster was created.” PeopleMadeKidsFoundAttentionStageChangedMomJokesMy MomEightMonstersNineLikesShyShellsSneakers Author:Justin Timberlake
“There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story just to be the star. All they want is attention and to be number one. You can spot those guys from a mile away and they're the worst.” WantStoriesGuyActorsStarsNumbersAttentionLaughingSacrificeWorstSceneJokesMilesSpotsComedicMiles Away Author:Jake M. Johnson
“What makes our marriage holy, what makes it "set apart" and sacramental, isn't the marriage certificate filed away in the basement or the degree to which we follow a list of rules and roles, it's the way God shows up in those everyday moments - loading the dishwasher, sharing a joke, hosting a meal, enduring an illness, working through a disagreement - and gives us the chance to notice, to pay attention to the divine. It's the way the God of resurrection makes all things new.” WayGivingMomentsShowsChancePayAttentionRolesDivineHolyDegreesJokesAll ThingsEndureEverydayIllnessListsPay AttentionMealsResurrectionDisagreementBasementsCertificatesDishwashersAll Things NewEveryday Moments Author:Rachel Held Evans