“During 'Saturday Night Fever' at the end of the first act dance number I tried to perform a split-jump, only I can't do them so I ended up on my ass followed by the most unsightly backward roll out of it, followed by the cast falling over in laughter and a good portion of the audience too.” InspirationalFirstsI CanEndsNightFallNumbersAudienceLaughterDanceCastsAssPortionsSplitsSaturdayFeverSaturday NightSaturday Night Fever Author:Adam Garcia
“I never took it upon myself to change the world. And those contemporaries of mine who were going around falling for the idea that they were going to bring down the United States government and make a new world were just asses to me.” WorldIdeasStatesGovernmentFallUnitedUnited StatesMinesPhotographyPhotographerAssChanging The WorldNew WorldState GovernmentUnited States Government Book:Of time & place: Walker Evans and William Christenberry Source: Of time & place: Walker Evans and William Christenberry
“Do not be inaccessible. None is so perfect that he does not need at times the advice of others. He is an incorrigible ass who will never listen to any one. Even the most surpassing intellect should find a place for friendly counsel. Sovereignty itself must learn to lean. There are some that are incorrigible simply because they are inaccessible: They fall to ruin because none dares to extricate them. The highest should have the door open for friendship; it may prove the gate of help. A friend must be free to advise, and even to upbraid, without feeling embarrassed.” NeedsShouldMayDoeHelpingFeelingsFallPerfectDoorsAdviceProveHighestShould HaveDareIntellectAssRuinsFriendlyGatesEmbarrassedSovereigntyAdviseInaccessibleSurpassingIncorrigibleUpbraid Book:The Art of Worldly Wisdom Source: The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“The thing is to be brave and move the audience with you, instead of cater to the lowest common denominator, you know, slipping on a banana peel and falling on your ass. You got to move the audience a little further ahead in terms of their appreciation of what is comedy. It's complicated.” KnowsLittlesMovingFallTermCommonAudienceComedyBraveAppreciationComplicatedAssLowestBe BraveBananasSlippingCommon DenominatorLowest Common Denominator Author:Mel Brooks