“I'd love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I'm working on it.” WritingAbleCrazyPlotEpic Author:Jami Attenberg
“Because you have very limited time and you have to be very judicious and wise about how you spend it. But otherwise, I've always been - ever since I was a kid, I've always been coming up with ideas. So I'm able to come up with crazy ideas twice for two collections! It's fun.” TwoIdeasKidsAbleFunWiseCrazyCome UpCollectionsLimited TimeCrazy Ideas Author:Prabal Gurung
“Okay, this is Fran Lebowitz. She gave an interview once for the Paris Review about trying to write fiction and saying that fiction writers start talking about how characters are talking to them, and it's crazy, she's never had that. And I also thought, I'm never gonna be able to do this, because I didn't feel that for a really long time.” FeelsWritingTryingLongCharacterAbleFictionTalkingCrazyLong TimeOkayParisInterviewsReviewsFiction WritersReally Long Author:Sloane Crosley
“Recognizing that the world is governed by a minority, the sexually active, and that they hold sway of a huge majority of the nonsexual, those people too young or too old or too poor or too homely or sick or crazy or powerless to be able to afford sexual partners (or the luxury of systematic, sustained and shared introspection, so sexual in its own way). All advertisements and films and songs are addressed to sexuals, to their rash whims and finicky tastes.” PeopleWorldWayAbleFilmYoungSongPoorCrazyHugeTasteSickMajorityActivePartnersLuxuryMinoritiesIntrospectionPowerlessRecognizingSexuallySystematicWhimAdvertisementsHomely Author:Edmund White
“Attention spans are shrinking on a daily basis, and it's getting harder to make an impression that lasts. So the fact that we were able to make a mark in a way that led to the continued relevance of the record is kind of crazy. I'm in awe of that.” WayKindFactsAbleLastsAttentionRecordsCrazyBasesHarderMarkImpressionAweRelevanceShrinkingAttention Span Author:Sam Fogarino
“My parents were pretty open about a lot of things, especially my mom. And any kind of little crazy thing I was into, she was very supportive of. You know, whether it was BMX bike racing or being in the Boy Scouts or surfing or anything else, she always seemed to sort of support it. And I think it's because she was an immigrant and that idea of sort of having her kids be able to have access to their dreams and whatever they wanted to follow was very important to her.” ThinkingKnowsKindLittlesImportantIdeasDreamKidsAbleWantedParentBoysSupportCrazyMomMy MomAccessImmigrantsRacingBikeSupportiveSurfingCrazy ThingsBoy ScoutBmx Author:Terry Gross
“The house has to be clean and in order because I have to be able to sift through the creative disorder in my mind. The mental disorder that I'm exploring has to bounce off the walls. It has to go in and out of different rooms. If the room is not in order, then I can't distinguish which is which, and that really drives me crazy.” IfsMindI CanDifferentAbleOrderHouseRoomsCreativeCrazyWallCleanDisorderExploringBounceMental DisorderDrive Me CrazyOff The Wall Author:Alexis De Veaux
“My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but its a very privileged one - being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity.” PeopleMayAbleOpportunityCrazyPrivilegedWhat You LoveDoing What You LoveGood LivingCrazy LifePrivileged Life Author:Julianne Moore
“It is beautiful to own your own destiny and be able to do what you feel in your heart. To have that and not do it? THAT is crazy to me.” FeelsHeartAbleBeautifulDestinyCrazy Author:Eric Roberson
“I was at a school in England, a prep school, from the ages of 8 and 13. And every play they did was a musical. Parents love musicals. And I don't sing. It was driving me crazy. 'We're doing 'Macbeth.'' 'Yes!' 'The musical!' And I was always in the chorus, because of course, in all the main parts, you had to be able to sing.” PlayAgeAbleSchoolCoursesParentCrazyEnglandMusicalDrivingChorusParents LovePrepsDrive Me Crazy Author:Charlie Cox
“The music on the radio is fine, it's just not my type of music. You don't play an instrument, and you don't need to be able to sing. You just need to be able to make a beat and use auto-tune. It's crazy!” NeedsPlayUseAbleCrazyFineTypeBeatsInstrumentsRadioTunesAuto Tune Author:Elizabeth Gillies
“I'm able to laugh now, because I've gone through a lot of mental and physical therapy to heal over the years, my music's been wonderful for me. But I was a shell of my former self at one point. I was not myself. To be fair, I was about 19, so ... I went to Catholic school and all this crazy stuff happened, and I was going, 'Oh, is this just the way adults are?' I was very naive.” WayYearsSelfAbleSchoolStuffMusicLaughingGoneWonderfulHappenedCrazyAdultsFairsCatholicHealFormerTherapyShellsNaiveCatholic SchoolPhysical Therapy Author:Lady Gaga
“Snow White has always been one of my favorite fairy tales growing up. To be able to say, "I'm going to be Snow White" - it's crazy. It's an honor.” AbleWhiteGrowing UpGrowingCrazyHonorMy FavoriteTalesSnowFairyFairy TaleSnow White Author:Lily Collins
“Metallica lives in a little bubble. We just do our own thing. We're not part of any trends or waves or fads. We can just do our own thing, all the time. It's a great luxury. I don't think we were really appreciative of it until recently, and really understood that it is what keeps us alive. It's great to be able to have the freedom to run around and do all this crazy stuff, and at all cost, avoid making another record, just to piss our managers off.” ThinkingLittlesRunningAbleStuffRecordsAliveCrazyCostUnderstoodWaveLuxuryManagersTrendsBubblesFadsAppreciativeMetallica Author:Lars Ulrich
“I feel entirely grateful and appreciative of being able to make something up and do it, and I'm very grateful how well it's gone. I'm a guy from Toronto who just wanted to be an actor since he was eight so it's all kind-of crazy. Shrek has been wonderfully successful, it did really well in the States, and so it's magical to me, still. I'm still that kid from Toronto.” FeelsWellsKindHas BeensStillsStatesKidsAbleWantedGuyActorsGoneSuccessfulCrazyGratefulEightAll KindsTorontoAppreciative Author:Mike Myers
“I don't really believe in plans. They only change. My goal is simply to be able to make music and live life in this crazy, falling-apart world.” WorldBelieveAbleFallGoalPlansCrazyLive LifeFalling Apart Author:Jason Reeves
“And pigs may fly. And we may be able to terraform and send surface populations to Mars. And Jesus may come next week anyway, so it doesn't matter one way or the other. All these crazy things run through people's minds.” PeopleWayMindMayMatterRunningAbleNextJesusWeekCrazyPopulationSurfaceOne WayPigsMarsNext WeekCrazy Things Author:E. O. Wilson
“Five, six weeks or two months into the diet and the absolute crazy training regimen is a brutal nightmare sometimes. But in the same breath, that's what is so wonderful about it because it's so structured and your body is changing and you're able to do things that you've never done before. You're stronger than you've ever been before.” TwoSometimesDoneBodyAbleFiveWonderfulWeekCrazyMonthsSixTrainingAbsolutesStrongerBreathsYour BodyDietsNightmareBrutalTwo Months Author:Jessica Biel
“People think that we're crazy because we do six nights a week. I would physically not be able to take it, especially when you see how much he put into every show... He created this larger than life style and he pulled it off.” PeopleThinkingShowsAbleNightWeekCrazyStyleSixLarger Than LifeLife Style Author:Rob Thomas
“Even when I was on Curb Your Enthusiasm I wasn't this "over-the-top" crazy character. It was still kind of play it straight but it was funny because the situation was funny. That's kind of how I portrayed things and I like dramas; I like to be able to - because in dramas you can laugh and joke and still be serious, be real. I like the realism of them.” KindStillsRealPlayCharacterAbleSituationLaughingCrazySeriousDramaJokesEnthusiasmBeing RealRealismCurbOver The TopCurb Your Enthusiasm Author:Mekhi Phifer
“I've been able to go so many places. I had the opportunity to go to Hong Kong when I was thirteen years old which is crazy. I lived there for three months. It was amazing. I couldn't ask for a more enriched life so far.” YearsAbleThreeAsksOpportunityCrazyMonthsThirteenThree MonthsHong KongThirteen Year Olds Author:Dakota Fanning
“It's so crazy with the Internet and being able to play shows to people who are actually interested in you. I feel so lucky when that happens.” PeopleFeelsPlayShowsHappensAbleCrazyInternetLuckySo Lucky Author:Mac DeMarco
“One good thing about a good book or a good film, or maybe even a song, I'm not a musician but I love to listen to music, is the range that each piece is able to give you. Like 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen, 1975, that song is so epic. It goes in so many different places, it's and opera and it is heavy metal, and it's so crazy as it goes every which way. I kind of like films like that.” WayGivingKindBookDifferentAbleFilmSongPiecesCrazyMusicianMusic IsGood ThingsHeavyRangeQueensMetalsOperaEpicListening To MusicGood BookDifferent PlaceHeavy MetalGood FilmsBohemianBohemian Rhapsody Author:Kleber Mendonca Filho
“When you're really bummed out, the last thing you want to hear is up-tempo and positive. And it lets you know that you're not alone, that somebody has hurt before. It works the same way with chick songs as it does with political songs. When you hear somebody singing about these things, you know that you're not alone, that somebody else is suspicious of what's going on around us in the world. So you don't feel like you're crazy, and you feel like you might be able to make a difference.” KnowsWorldWayWantFeelsDoeMightAbleLastsPoliticalSongDifferencesHurtCrazyLike YouSingingMaking A DifferenceNot AloneSuspiciousChicksTempoBummed Out Author:Steve Earle
“Acting didn't solve much! If it did, I would have ended up much less crazy than I am today, but I'm not. At least for me, acting is a relief - a relief to be able to admit certain things about myself and disguise in my work, in my characters.” IfsCharacterTodayAbleCertainActingCrazySolveReliefDisguise Author:Dustin Hoffman
“Lady Gaga is not a diva, and she's not crazy. She's just an incredibly nice, down-to-earth person who really cares about art and creativity. It's pretty amazing to be able to work with her. I'm pretty grateful for that.” PersonsArtCareAbleEarthCreativityNiceCrazyGratefulDown To EarthGagaArt And Creativity Author:Evan Peters
“The fact that so many people whose livelihood depends on being able to play, it's just crazy.” PeoplePlayFactsAbleCrazyDependsLivelihood Author:Nick Zinner
“I've been playing a lot of really strong, able woman, but I think it would be really fun to play a crazy drug addict, or something.” ThinkingPlayWould BeAbleStrongFunCrazyDrugAddictDrug Addict Author:Catherine Bell
“I'm not saying that I'm the grand genius that came in on a float and made it happen, but they liked my pitch. I was on my way to a camping trip with my daughter when my agent called and said, "This thing came up and it's really wild and crazy, do you want to read it?" And, I said, "Yeah, why don't you just send it to me? But, I'm going on this camping trip, so I probably won't be able to read it until I get back."” WayWantMadeSaidHappensAbleCrazyGeniusDaughterYeahAgentsMade ItMy WayMy DaughterGet BackFloatsCampingWild And Crazy Author:Remi Aubuchon
“I've made choices in my life to be somewhat broke to do art and I think it is going to be the same thing with online exposure. You have to be able to make the choices that can make you happy or it will make you crazy.” ThinkingArtMadeAbleChoicesCrazyBrokeOnlineExposureMake You Happy Author:Erika M. Anderson
“You'd never be able to convince someone to give you money to do a bilingual story where you're not translating half of it - you'd drive people crazy. But in comics, you can do whatever your heart desires.” PeopleGivingHeartStoriesAbleDesireCan DoHalfCrazyConvinceTranslateHearts Desire Author:Brian K. Vaughan
“Whatever job I had, I was always writing like crazy. All I ever liked about offices was being able to type up stories on the computer when no one was looking. I was never paying much attention in meetings because I was usually scribbling bits of my latest stories in the margins of the pad or thinking up names for my characters. This is a problem when you're supposed to be taking minutes of the meeting.” ThinkingWritingCharacterStoriesProblemAbleJobsNamesBitsAttentionCrazyMinutesTypeOfficeComputerMeetingsSupposed To BeMarginsPads Author:J. K. Rowling
“In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.” KnowsWritingPlayAgeAbleJobsLastsSongKnow HowCrazyMadnessBirthdayIncompetence60th Birthday Author:Billy Joel
“You start doing your research and realizing that the fertility rate for women drops considerably. And you're like, "Oh my God, now I want to get pregnant, and now it's a crazy time where I might not be able to get pregnant because I'm getting older and my eggs are aging and my uterus isn't as fertile as it used to be and my loins are not where they used to be."” WantMightAbleUsedRealizingCrazyResearchAgingRateUsed To BeEggsPregnantGetting OldGetting OlderFertileFertilityUterusCrazy Times Author:Staceyann Chin
“It's the luxury of time that lets me in some ways now spoil myself. I get my workout in every day. I get a good, long sleep every day. I won't say they're guilty pleasures. When I first left Microsoft, I would say I spent the better part of a year saying, "OK, how do I get as busy and crazy and manic as I was at Microsoft?" Since then I said, "No, I'll make a bigger contribution in this phase of my life by being able to pick and choose, not being so manic, having time to step back, a little more time for what I'll call discernment rather than just activity."” WayYearsFirstsLittlesLongSaidAbleLeftSleepPleasureStepsCrazyActivityPicksLet MeBiggerBusyGuiltyLuxuryContributionMore TimePhasesWorkoutSpoilDiscernmentMicrosoftManicGuilty PleasureGood LongLong SleepSaying Ok Author:Steve Ballmer
“I realized that once I graduated from college, there might be a period of time where people might typecast me or be more limiting, and I might not be able to play a crazy character. For me, it was important to do that at least in school.” PeopleImportantPlayCharacterMightAbleSchoolCrazyCollegePeriodsI Realized Author:Condola Rashad
“It's not so much less pressure, it's less work, which is really exciting to me. I'm just personally looking forward to being able to spend a little more time doing different things, so that's really great. Jay and I are writing a book this year which is really fun and so yeah, I am very excited to spend less crazy 12-hour days on set. Those were taxing times.” WritingYearsLittlesBookDifferentAbleFunHoursCrazyExcitingPressureYeahExcitedDifferent ThingsMore TimeReally GreatLooking ForwardWriting A Book Author:Mark Duplass
“It's crazy, it's different. It's what I wanted, but it's different. It's not exactly what I wanted, you know what I mean? If you become an actor you want to be a successful actor; but with success comes a lot of things. Some of it's great! It's great to be able to pay your rent from the work that you do.” IfsKnowsWantMeanDifferentAbleWantedActorsPaySuccessfulCrazy Author:Donald Faison
“Sometimes life is so crazy, you have to go through something to be able to find out what you're supposed to talk about next, and I think that's what happened to me.” ThinkingSometimesAbleLife IsNextHappenedCrazySometimes In Life Author:Gwen Stefani
“When I initially met with Robert I was just so excited to meet the guy. I was able to go to Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas and just hanging out was fantastic. Working on this took up all of my weekends while I was shooting Community. It was crazy, but again, no regrets.” AbleGuyCommunityCrazyRegretMetsStudiosExcitedFantasticShootingHanging OutTexasWeekendNo RegretsAustinTroublemakerAustin Texas Author:Joel McHale
“I chose the name "Padded Room," because, when I'm in the booth, it would be the padded room. When I'm in the booth, I can say a lot of things and speak about a lot of things that normally I wouldn't be able to speak about to a friend or to family or to a crowd. A lot of times, the things that I say, if you had to categorize it, they would probably call me nuts or crazy. So, you add that aspect of "The Padded Room," which would be almost like an insane asylum.” IfsI CanWould BeAbleNamesSpeakRoomsCrazyAspectAddCrowdsInsaneCall MeNutsAsylumsInsane Asylum Author:Joe Budden
“I like to know that when I'm 90 years old, I'm going to be able to look at a song or poem I wrote and say, "Wow! I remember I was so crazy about this person," or "I remember what that day felt like."” KnowsYearsLooksPersonsAbleRememberSongFeltCrazyWow Author:Camila Cabello
“It would be kind of magical if we were just happening to be able to see right to some boundary and then something crazy happened beyond that, like galaxies ceased to exist. I mean, that just seems nuts.” IfsKindMeanSeemsWould BeAbleHappenedCrazyHappeningsBoundariesBe KindNutsGalaxy Author:Janna Levin