“I've done a lot of odd jobs, including waitressing, which most actors have done. I was a busboy - girl - when I was younger and sold things at little fairs when I was younger. I mostly related the role to being a waitress and having to deal with customers. There are good people and some not-so-good people.” PeopleLittlesDoneJobsGirlActorsDealsRolesFairsIncludingCustomersOddRelatedGood PeopleWaitressOdd JobsBusboys Author:Jess Weixler
“I learned from Seurat this important thing about colour and light, that 'a light' can be built from colour. I learned a great deal about interaction, that 'a blue' in different parts will play all sorts of different roles.” ImportantDifferentPlayLightDealsRolesBuiltBlueImportant ThingsColourInteraction Author:Bridget Riley
“If there's a role you're playing and there's a great deal of material to explore because the person was real then it's a completely different preparation time and message to playing someone fictional.” IfsPersonsDifferentRealDealsRolesMaterialsMessagesPreparationPlaying Someone Author:Emma Thompson
“power is not a thing to be owned. But if you believe that it is such a thing, losing it becomes a possibility to fear. That fear, I think, is one reason for the dark projections of a catastrophic future that are so widespread, in our dual society. The present powerful, being committed to polarization, expect that any new deal will overturn the one that set them in authority; that the last shall be first and the first last, role reversal everywhere, men as slaves, women as masters, in a revolution of contradiction.” IfsThinkingMenFirstsBelieveReasonLastsFearChangeDarkDealsPowerfulRolesPowerPossibilityMastersRevolutionAuthorityLosingSlaveCommittedContradictionWomens RightsProjectionIf You BelieveNew DealReversalPolarization Author:Elizabeth Janeway
“Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that's the critical factor.” PeopleIfsPersonsDealsRolesSupportObjectsFairsCriticalFactorsNflTreatmentHerds Book:The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership Source: The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership
“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
“China has seen a great deal of economic progress. It's certainly rather of a miracle. The growing role of the market in the economy will force China to open up its political system over time and to move toward a more democratic society. So taken as a whole, the one real failure in this whole business has been Russia.” Has BeensRealWholeMovingPoliticalForceDealsRolesEconomyTakenGrowingProgressEconomicMiracleDemocraticChinaRussiaPolitical SystemsDemocratic SocietyEconomic Progress Author:Milton Friedman
“I don't think the Federal Reserve has any role in how high rates are right now. I don't understand why everyone is paying attention to this tapering. The Fed is using one kind of bond to buy another kind of bond. What's the big deal, and why is anyone taking the Fed seriously?” ThinkingKindBigsDealsAttentionRolesRight NowRateInvestingPay AttentionFedsReservesBig DealFederal ReserveTapering Author:Eugene Fama
“Theater roles are written by the great masters. The greatest literature that you can possibly know are the theater roles like King Lear, Hamlet, and all of those great roles. So all you do is you dive into these unchallenged roles and see how far you can get, what kind of accolades you can get, and how good you can be in them. In movie roles, you can actually improve them by knowing a lot about your own stage technique, which helps a great deal in the cinema and how you can project inner humor even though the particular dialogue is not necessarily funny, but you can infuse it with humor.” KnowsKindHelpingLiteratureDealsRolesKnowingWrittenStageParticularMastersKingsProjectsTheaterTechniqueDialogueCinemaLearAccolades Author:Christopher Plummer
“To be an actor you need various things. You need to have a head for choosing the roles. You have to be, hopefully, easy to work with so people enjoy working with you. You have to deal with missing roles, with not being asked to work, with doing good work and then being castigated by the critics for it. You have to have a skin that can deal with all of that. I, fortunately, seem to have the makeup which allows me to deal with the business. I mean, not as everybody.” PeopleNeedsMeanSeemsActorsEasyEnjoyDealsRolesMissingSkinsCriticsVariousHopefullyMakeupGood WorkDoing Good Author:Jeremy Irons
“There's a lot of research on the shift in who deals with money when families get in trouble. In good times, husbands handle the family's finances about 80 percent of the time. But when times turn sour and families start dealing with creditors and managing unpayable bills, women take more active roles.” TurnsDealsRolesTroubleHusbandResearchPercentBillsActiveHandleFinanceGood TimesSourCreditors Author:Elizabeth Warren
“I am a firm believer that you need a well-defined leadership role to deal with unexpected and non-linear side effects of people working together. You need someone to keep the threads untangled and forming a high-functioning web rather than a big snarl of a Gordian knot.” PeopleNeedsWellsBigsTogetherSidesDealsRolesEffectsBelieverDefinedFirmUnexpectedWorking TogetherThreadKnotsLinearSide EffectsLeadership Roles Author:Rands