“Humility simply means that you do a great job at everything and it isn't really a big deal.” MeanBigsJobsDealsHumilityBuddhismBuddhistBig DealEtiquetteGreat Job Author:Frederick Lenz
“Painters get up and paint. Writers get up and write. I like to get up and act. It's not a big deal. It makes me happy.” WritingBigsDealsPaintPainterGet UpBig DealMake Me Happy Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“Trust is always a factor. You've just got to look at the big picture, and you've got to look at the small picture - the small picture in the sense that you've got to make every scene work and you've got to deal with what people are presenting you with, too.” PeopleLooksBigsDealsSceneFactorsPresentingBig Picture Author:Willem Dafoe
“I don't do my show for critics. Early on I did, because I'm a nice guy and I like to be liked by everybody, and I thought, "Hey, I'm just making people laugh, what's the big deal?" There have been all different types of comics that appeal to all different types of people. Why rail on me? But yeah, they really don't like Southern acts.” PeopleHas BeensDifferentShowsBigsGuyDealsLaughingNiceTypeYeahCriticsHeyAppealsSouthernBig DealMaking People LaughRailNice Guy Author:Larry the Cable Guy
“People make a big deal about podcasts but it's basically an online radio show with the sound effects and sidekicks, but because you can curse it's more like satellite radio. Most of the podcasters were morning guys who were fired when Clear Channel decimated the radio landscape.” PeopleShowsBigsGuySoundDealsMorningClearEffectsRadioLandscapeCurseOnlineBig DealSatellitesSidekicksSound Effects Author:Bill Burr
“I try to be careful and put things in perspective. There are people who have challenging lives and work hard physically and mentally. I consider myself a lucky person because I get to go on stage and tell jokes for an hour. If I miss a connection here and there or my room isn't ready now and then? It's not a big deal.” PeopleIfsTryingPersonsHardBigsHoursChallengesRoomsDealsStageMissingReadyHard WorkPerspectiveGoes OnLuckyJokesConnectionsCarefulBe CarefulNow And ThenBig DealHere And ThereLucky Person Author:Brian Regan
“Acting isn't that hard, really. I mean, I think that people make a big deal about it, but you just kind of try to say your lines naturally.” PeopleThinkingTryingKindMeanHardBigsLinesDealsActingBig Deal Author:Ryan Gosling
“I sense an insatiable demand for connectivity. Maybe all these people have discovered important uses for the Internet. Perhaps some of them feel hungry for a community that our real neighborhoods don't deliver. At least a few must wonder what the big deal is.” PeopleFeelsImportantRealUseBigsCommunityDealsWonderInternetDemandHungryNeighborhoodBig DealInsatiable Author:Clifford Stoll
“Marriage probably originated as a straightforward food-for-sex deal among foraging primates. Compatibility was not a big issue, nor, of course, was there any tension over who would control the remote.” BigsCoursesSexDealsIssuesTensionStraightforwardPrimatesCompatibilityForaging Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“Any time someone tries to tell you that metadata is 'meaningless, don't worry, it's just who you call, it's just phone records, it's not a big deal' - realize we kill people based on metadata. So they must be pretty darn certain that they think they know something based on metadata.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingBigsCertainRealizingDealsWorryRecordsPhonesMeaninglessBig DealNsaMetadata Author:Rand Paul
“One big lesson I learned from movie [making] was I don't do creative projects that I headline unless I have all the control. I can't deal with having to live with other people's screw ups, and that's just sort of the way the movie business works. The people with the money are in charge. Until I'm in charge, I don't want to play that game.” PeopleWayWantI CanPlayBigsGamesDealsCreativeLessonsProjectsScrewsHeadlinesScrew UpsMovie BusinessMovie Making Author:Tucker Max
“I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist.” WritingHumansHas BeensBigsFilmFunSocialSidesChallengesDealsRolesSubjectsTypeComedianOddTabooHuman PsycheEscapistsFauxDarker SideFaux Pas Author:Ricky Gervais
“I work with a charity called Donate My Dress. It's got chapters all over the country where you can donate special-occasion dresses. Prom is a big deal when you're 15 years old, and it enables girls who don't have the money to come in and choose something special.” YearsCountryBigsGirlDealsSpecialDressesCharityOccasionsChaptersBig DealSomething SpecialPromDonateSpecial Occasion Author:Ashley Greene
“Well, I think that when I perform on the road I always thank the audience for buying a ticket because it's a big deal to buy a ticket for a live entertainment, get a baby-sitter and pay for the meal, the parking, whatever.” ThinkingWellsBigsDealsPayAudienceBabyEntertainmentMealsBuyingTicketsBig DealParking Author:Kathy Griffin