“The job of the writer is to look at where he is now and make some sort of emotional sense of it, not only for that moment but for years to come.” YearsLooksMomentsJobsEmotionalThat Moment Author:Colum McCann
“I wanted to see if I could create something that is emotional between people. Existing games are about killing each other or killing something together. The idea of social emotion means people need to share feelings. At that moment, the players are in sync. The problem [with many games] is there's no chance to share emotion. Most of them are busy, [there are] explosions everywhere. So we got rid of all the background noise and we had to get rid of the guns.” PeopleIfsNeedsMeanIdeasMomentsFeelingsProblemWantedTogetherGamesSocialChanceEmotionPlayerShareEmotionalGunKillingBusyBackgroundsNoiseIf I CouldThat MomentExplosionsMean PeopleSyncKilling Each OtherBackground Noise Author:Jenova Chen
“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 guess the most emotional part is when I have that moment when I end up writing something that I really, really love. So not only is there the emotional connection with the music that's being created, but there's also the magic of the fact that you're essentially creating something from nothing.” WritingEndsMomentsFactsMagicEmotionalCreatingConnectionsThat MomentCreating SomethingEmotional Connection Author:Moby
“I never thought in a million years that I'd ever sell out back-to-back shows at The Garden. That's not to say, I never expected my career to take off. Still, it was a "Pinch Me, Wake Me Up" moment. I was like, "Wow! I can't believe this. That I'm actually here, and this is actually happening." And in that moment, when I was about to thank my fans for supporting me, I noticed that they were standing up clapping. It was overwhelming, and became a very emotional moment when I tried to thank them.” YearsBelieveStillsI CanMomentsShowsCareersMillionsFansEmotionalHappeningsGardenStandingSellsExpectedThat MomentOverwhelmingWowClapping Author:Kevin Hart
“I do all the things that singer-songwriters do. I introduce the songs, I have a story to tell about everything all the time - I cannot be on stage and have something on my mind without telling the audience. I'm super emotional and expressive and vulnerable in that moment.” MindMomentsStoriesSongAudienceStageEmotionalSingersVulnerableThat MomentIntroducingSongwritersSinger SongwritersExpressive Author:India.Arie
“Taking photographs seems to be a means to express some kind of emotional, abstractive narrative. I look at the images that I'm most proud of like a film about the world the way I see it (or at least saw it at that moment, a perspective that seems to be ever-shifting and filled with self-doubt.)” WorldWayLooksKindMeanSelfMomentsSeemsFilmDoubtSawsEmotionalPerspectiveProudFilledPhotographNarrativeThat MomentShiftingSelf-doubt Author:Anton Yelchin
“You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it's just complaining.” WritingKindMomentsProblemEyeSongMusicEmotionalPeriodsComplainingClarityThat MomentSongwritingSongwritersSensitivityMoments Of ClarityEmotional Problems Author:Joni Mitchell