“I find as a viewer, when I go to see comedies, the strain to be funny throughout the whole thing. I start to lose my sense of reality, and it ends up feeling like an empty experience; there's funny stuff in it but I've lost the emotional connection to the characters because it's just so bananas.” EndsWholeCharacterFeelingsRealityLostStuffLosesComedyEmotionalEmptyConnectionsViewersStrainBananasEmotional ConnectionFunny Stuff Author:Mike White
“When I was younger, I used humour as a tool to avoid getting too serious with people - if there was deep emotional stuff going on, then I would crack a joke to defuse the situation.” PeopleIfsUsedStuffSituationEmotionalHumourSeriousJokesToolsCracksDeep Emotional Author:Matthew Perry
“To me it is no mystery that we can only photograph effectively what we are truly interested in or-maybe more importantly-are grappling with. Often unconsciously. Otherwise the photographs are merely about an idea or a concept-that stuff eventually falls flat for me-there must be something more, some emotional hook for it to really work for me.” IdeasFallStuffInterestConsciousnessMysteryEmotionalPhotographyConsciousConceptsPhotographFlatsHookEffectivenessGrapplingFlatness Author:Todd Hido
“I don't really like being emotional. Public displays of emotion, I don't really do that sort of stuff. I don't know why. I would like to be the type that doesn't worry about that.” KnowsStuffEmotionWorryEmotionalTypeDisplay Author:Mark Viduka
“I have vision boards, and people think that I put the vision board up and I look at it all the time, but what I do is, when I'm having an emotional time and I'm stressed out or feeling bad, I go to the store and get all the stuff for a vision board. Instead of channeling the negative thoughts or being depressed, I change it around and I start making boards.” PeopleThinkingLooksFeelingsStuffVisionEmotionalNegativeStoresBoardsStressedNegative ThoughtsChannelingStressed OutFeeling BadBeing DepressedVision Board Author:Ester Dean
“I hope I am pigeonholed with comedy. I'm really not interested in writing the darker stuff, the emotional stuff.” WritingStuffComedyEmotionalNot Interested Author:Jane Espenson
“Well, guys are better at mechanical stuff and women are better at emotional stuff.” WellsGuyStuffEmotional Author:Adam Carolla
“I love scenes that are just emotional give and take. By the same token action sequences are great to do. They have their own unique demands and requirements. So I take it as it comes and hopefully you can get a good balance of all of that stuff.” GivingActionStuffEmotionalBalanceSceneDemandUniqueHopefullyRequirementsSequenceTokensGive And Take Author:Stephen Lang
“I don't watch the news. I get really emotional about it, and I carry that stuff with me for a long time.” LongStuffWatchesEmotionalNewsLong TimeGet Real Author:Missy Peregrym
“It's a tough trick to be able to create an intelligent movie that has socio-political commentary, and also has the emotional and moving stuff, at the same time.” AbleMovingPoliticalStuffEmotionalToughIntelligentTricksCommentary Author:Jodie Foster
“I think [music and acting], they are connected, all that stuff. It's your emotional self, is pretty much how you do it, I think, from whatever place you do it, whether you're acting or you're singing.” ThinkingSelfStuffActingEmotionalSingingConnected Author:Dolly Parton
“Now the truth is, writing is a great way to deal with a lot of difficult emotional issues. It can be very therapeutic, but that's best done in your journal, or on your blog if you're an exhibitionist. Trying to put a bunch of *specific* stuff from your personal life into your story usually just isn't appropriate unless you're writing a memoir or a personal essay or something of the sort.” IfsWayWritingTryingDoneStoriesStuffDifficultDealsIssuesEmotionalTruth IsBunchMemoirAppropriateJournalPersonal LifeEssaysBlogsTherapeuticPersonal EssaysExhibitionist Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“Women are emotional! And being an artist and a woman is probably more difficult because you have more stuff to overcome.” ArtistStuffDifficultEmotionalOvercomingBeing An Artist Author:Chris Johnson
“You gotta not care about what people think in general about you. I'm not talking about bad stuff, if you're a nasty person, because I don't consider myself a mean person, I consider that I know what i want and I'm tough. But I'm very emotional and un-tough on a lot of levels, I cry very easily, I'm sensitive and I don't think that's a bad thing.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantMeanPersonsCareStuffLevelsTalkingCryEmotionalToughSensitiveBad ThingsNastyNot TalkingBad StuffMean Person Author:Joan Jett
“At the end of the day, it's all one version of telling a story. I treated this as if it was a two million dollar independent film. I did a lot more physical work than I'd probably have to do for a two million dollar independent film with four months of training and stuff. But as far as the character's psychology or emotional life goes, I treat it just the same.” IfsTwoEndsCharacterStoriesFilmStuffMillionsPsychologyFourEmotionalMonthsTrainingTreatsIndependentDollarsTreatedVersionsThe End Of The DayMillion DollarsIndependent FilmEmotional Life Author:Colin Farrell
“Having emotional connections to things that don't really exist, like looking at a green ball and really loving that green ball, and being sad whether it's around or not. Stuff like that. I've never done acting at this level before so it was a huge challenge for me. It was a hurdle to overcome just to survive.” DoneStuffChallengesLevelsActingEmotionalHugeConnectionsOvercomingBallsGreenHurdleBeing SadEmotional Connection Author:Shia LaBeouf
“The thing that always interests me from a storytelling point of view is how that moment of trauma, whatever the trauma is, even divorce, your dog dies, whatever it is, the consequence, in terms of people's emotional lives and the way it resonates behaviorally for a long time is really the stuff that interests me.” PeopleWayLongMomentsDiesStuffTermInterestViewsDogEmotionalLong TimeConsequenceDivorceTraumaPoint Of ViewStorytellingThat MomentEmotional Life Author:Steven Bochco
“I grew up with classical music when I was a ballet dancer. Now when I have to prepare an emotional scene, to cry or whatever, I listen to sonatas. Vivaldi and stuff. It's just beautiful to me.” BeautifulStuffCryEmotionalGrewSceneGrew UpDancerBalletClassical MusicBallet DancerSonatasBallet ClassVivaldi Author:Diane Kruger
“You're looking, moment by moment and scene by scene, how you can tell the most interesting story. So, we had this great short and we knew that we had a story about a boy and his dog. Because we had that pure emotional core, we could go on crazy tangents and always come back to Victor and Sparky. When I wrote in stuff like Weird Girl and the cat poop, Dutch Day and the windmill, it felt like it was part of Tim's universe.” MomentsStoriesGirlUniverseFeltStuffInterestingBoysCrazyDogEmotionalGoes OnScenePureCatCoreMost InterestingDutchPoopWindmillsInteresting StoriesGreat Short Author:John August
“I tend to go against the grain because when I start to see that everybody's trying to shock, I try not to. I just do stuff that's subtler, more emotional, and I think that shocks people.” PeopleThinkingTryingStuffEmotionalShockGrain Author:Sandra Bernhard
“I think emotion is just anything that is emotional, you know, people can feel with music. Music is already so emotional, like the strings, the chords, and the notes and the melodies and stuff. And then you throw on a topic that everyone can relate to. That's gonna be real music.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsRealStuffEmotionEmotionalMusic IsNotesRelateStringsMelodyBeing RealTopicsChordsReal Music Author:Sam McCandless
“I stay healthy by dealing with things! Seriously, emotional and spiritual health is most important. I feel there is a lot of unhealthiness when we stuff our feelings out of fear rather than face them and deal with our issues.” FeelsImportantFeelingsFacesSpiritualStuffDealsIssuesEmotionalHealthySpiritual Health Author:Maria Canals Barrera
“After three days of shooting with Donald [ Sutherland], I was the only one he worked with for the first three days of the movie [The Winter Of Our Discontent] because of the crazy schedule. We [shot] a lot of this stuff, some of it incredibly intense and emotional. We had never had a conversation during that whole time. We didn't have time.” FirstsWholeThreeStuffCrazyEmotionalConversationShotsWinterIntenseShootingSchedulesDiscontent Author:Richard Masur
“Anyway, when I finished the book, I handed it in, didn't want to read it again, but when it finally was in print I felt like OK, I have to read this. And yeah, I thought God, this is petty, this is silly, too emotional, too raw...and maybe it was then, but now it all seems that it's so much better because all the stuff that felt petty and silly now seems more relevant because Andy was so important.” WantImportantBookSeemsFeltStuffEmotionalYeahFinishedSillyPrintRelevantPetty Author:Bob Colacello
“Emotions are the natural result of striving for something. Every single scene has two or more people in it, and nobody wants the same thing, so they are negotiating this one way or another. The result of that negotiation will bring out all kinds of emotional stuff in you.” PeopleWayWantKindTwoStuffNaturalResultsEmotionEmotionalSceneStriveAll KindsOne WayNegotiationNegotiating Author:William H. Macy
“Girls have girl/guy relationships because we are expected to be so emotional and sensitive and stuff, and sometimes you just don't feel like being that way.” WayFeelsSometimesGuyGirlStuffEmotionalExpectedSensitive Author:Natalie Portman
“I really like older British guys - I don't think any of them would ever have a problem with crying in front of a woman or saying "I love you" or "You hurt me" or emotional stuff like that.” ThinkingProblemGuyStuffHurtLove YouFrontsCryEmotionalBritishHurt MeSay I Love YouYou Hurt Me Author:Jessica Alba
“When it comes down to the song writing, I'm just very slow - very slow. Because the songs are about my life, so I'm doing emotional work on myself. As I'm writing these songs, I have to learn these lessons and dig real deep into my heart to write this stuff.” WritingHeartRealSongStuffEmotionalMy HeartLessonsReal Deep Author:India.Arie
“You may get an emotional thrill when you first buy something, but emotions are fickle. You buy that one thing you think will complete your happiness, but after awhile the feeling goes away and you have to go to the next thing. You just keep going from purchase to purchase looking for the one thing that will finally satisfy. But stuff can't satisfy.” ThinkingFirstsMayFeelingsNextStuffEmotionOne ThingEmotionalKeep GoingThrillFickle Author:Joyce Meyer
“I'm very emotional. I do feel stuff, for better or worse.” FeelsStuffEmotional Author:James Patterson
“The subject for a lot of non-fiction is very emotional, but if you read it, it's the most boring, dry stuff. I wanted 'Torn Apart' to be extremely accessible and readable.” IfsWantedStuffFictionSubjectsEmotionalBoringDryTornNon FictionTorn Apart Author:James Patterson