“For an actor, it's very important to get a clear idea of what a director wants, and their intention for what they want to get out of a scene and how they want to shoot it. Having that knowledge is really valuable, for an actor. It means you can deliver more.” WantMeanImportantIdeasActorsClearSceneDirectorsIntentionValuable Author:Clive Owen
“Being rational - along with being clear and honest - are important if we are to create the needed shift in fundamental thinking necessary to make it possible to pull this world back from the brink of multiple disasters on ecological, cultural, political, and economic fronts.” IfsThinkingWorldImportantPoliticalClearEconomicHonestFrontsThis WorldNeededFundamentalsDisasterRationalMultipleEcological Author:Robert Jensen
“It's more important than ever to define yourself in terms of what you stand for rather than what you make, because what you make is going to become outmoded faster than it has at any time in the past. ...hang on to the idea of who you are as a company, and focus not on what you do, but on what you could do. By being really clear about what you stand for and why you exist, you can see what you could do with a much more open mind. You enhance your ability to adapt to change.” MindImportantIdeasPastTermAbilityCompanyClearFocusWho You AreFasterBeing RealOpen MindDefine YourselfAbility To Adapt Author:James C. Collins
“Capturing Saddam Hussein and ensuring that this brutal dictator will never return to power is an important step toward stabilizing Iraq for the Iraqis. Let's also be clear: Our problems in Iraq have not been caused by one man, and this is a moment when the administration can and must launch a major effort to gain international support and win the peace.” MenImportantMomentsProblemWinningEffortStepsSupportClearReturnMajorsGainsInternationalIraqAdministrationOne ManBrutalDictatorSaddamHussein Author:John F. Kerry
“Sometimes, you just have to clear your head and get out to see other things. It is very important to be nourished. I love to go to museums and galleries, I like to see theatre, film, dance - anything creative. It doesn't promise you inspiration, but it nourishes your creative soul, and that's good.” ImportantSoulSometimesInspirationFilmCreativeClearPromiseTheatreMuseumsGallery Author:Marc Jacobs
“No one can lead a happy life, or even one that is bearable, without the pursuit of wisdom, and that the perfection of wisdom is what makes the happy life, although even the beginnings of wisdom make life bearable. Yet this conviction, clear as it is, needs to be strengthened and given deeper roots through daily reflection; making noble resolutions is not a important as keeping the resolutions you have made already.” NeedsMadeImportantGivenClearReflectionPerfectionRootsConvictionDeeperNoblePursuitResolutionHappy LifeBearable Author:Seneca the Younger