“Above all, film is a business... Independence is a really cool thing as you can be a bit more bold, and take a few more chances with what you do.” FilmBitsChanceIndependenceReincarnationReally CoolCool Things Author:Mel Gibson
“It is only when we speak what is right that we stand a chance at night of being blown to bits in our homes. Can we call this a free country, when I am afraid to go to sleep in my own home in Mississippi?... I might not live two hours after I get back home, but I want to be a part of setting the Negro free in Mississippi.” WantTwoCountryHomeMightNightSpeakBitsHoursChanceMy OwnSleepSettingSettingsGet BackGoing To SleepBack HomeMississippiFree Country Author:Fannie Lou Hamer
“Honestly, just waking up every morning with headaches is tough, to know that I can't play tonight or I can't run tonight. Once the headaches started going away a little bit, I knew I had a chance.” KnowsLittlesI CanPlayRunningBitsChanceMorningLittle BitToughWake UpHonestlyTonightGoing AwayWakingEvery MorningHeadacheWaking Up Every Morning Author:Alecko Eskandarian
“I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.” FirstsLittlesPersonsBitsChanceGenerationsMovementLittle BitSolidarity Author:Donald Tusk
“Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’” LittlesSaidStatesSchoolFacesFeltBitsBlackChanceMajorsLittle BitLettersHarderSouthUniversityCoachesGreat ThingsHeyValleysDominantFace To FaceMississippiTalk To MeJerryMississippi State Author:Jerry Rice
“On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.” LittlesTodayGuyTurnsWishBitsSportsChanceCuttingLittle BitAthleteClock Author:Eric Heiden
“This is my country. The Russian people are in bit of trouble. Russian court doesn't work. Russian education decline every year. I believe that Russia has a chance to be free. Has a chance. It's difficult, but we must do it.” PeopleYearsBelieveCountryI BelieveBitsDifficultChanceEducationTroubleCourtRussiaDecline Author:Boris Nemtsov
“By helping others, we make ourselves better, and by helping others heal, we heal ourselves. I think we can do that on an individual level and a worldwide level. I hope people have a chance to give that a little bit of thought.” PeopleThinkingGivingLittlesHelpingIndividualBitsCan DoChanceLevelsLittle BitHelping OthersHeal Author:Charles Martin Smith
“For an actor who has the ability to take a chance, which may make him look like a fool, but may end in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow so to speak. So you have to take chances to be a bit dangerous and a bit silly every now and then and playful.” LooksMayEndsActorsSpeakBitsChanceAbilityDangerousFoolGoldSillyPotNow And ThenRainbowTake A ChancePot Of Gold Author:Max Irons
“I had no intention of replacing Arnold [Schwarzenegger]. There were a few things that made me want to do the movie. They were the script which had a different direction to it, and it was a chance to do a very different Quaid. I didn't read the short story until I went to college.Reading the story had a different effect on me of how I pictured him to be and the tone of the story was different. In the story, he's a bit more of an everyman.” WantMadeDifferentStoriesReadingBitsChanceEffectsCollegeIntentionScriptsToneShort StoryDifferent DirectionsSchwarzeneggerEverymanQuaid Author:Len Wiseman
“The chances of a reunion now are less likely. I was thinking of having a 40th anniversary of the band, but now they are really another band, so it's all a bit weird.” ThinkingBitsChanceBandAnniversaryReunion40th Anniversary Author:Alvin Lee
“The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media.” GivingFilmBitsChanceMediaSeasonsIndependentPressesAwardsLongevityIndependent Film Author:Danny Boyle
“I'm used to being crazy and "rock-n-rolly", which is a little different than this world. For me, it was a chance to stretch a little bit.” WorldLittlesDifferentUsedBitsChanceCrazyRocksThis WorldLittle BitBeing Crazy Author:Jack Black
“Obviously this stuff takes a bit of planning, but I've always been someone that sets achievable short-term goals. I've never been someone that's had a five-year plan, or a three-year plan. That just seems to lead to a lot of disappointment, and doesn't give you the chance to be flexible. So I've just always been someone that's sort of reassessed where I'm at, and set goals that are realistic. And luckily, I've had plenty of chances to recalibrate and adjust, and good fortune's come my way.” WayGivingYearsSeemsThreeStuffBitsGoalTermChanceFivePlansFortuneDisappointmentPlanningPlentyMy WayFive YearsRealisticThree YearsFlexibleSetting GoalsShort TermGood FortuneFive Year PlansShort Term Goals Author:Eric Bana
“Financing films that are demanding is a task, in itself. Because people are so afraid of taking any kind of chance, because they're afraid the audience isn't going to respond. But the audience is so hungry for anything that's a bit original, personal, or different.” PeopleKindDifferentFilmBitsChanceAudienceTasksOriginalsHungryFinancing Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“The happy medium is television. And if you find a good suitor, you can do it for years. With movies, you roll the dice. If people don't show that weekend, you're doomed. TV allows you to percolate a little bit, and it gives you a chance for people to find it.” PeopleIfsGivingYearsLittlesShowsBitsCan DoChanceTelevisionTvsLittle BitMediumsWeekendDoomedYou Can Do ItDiceSuitors Author:Bruce Campbell