“I never felt at home. I stuck outIn New York City, especially in Greenwich Village, down among the cranks and the misfits and the one-lungers and the has-beens and the might've beens and the would-bes and the never-wills and the God-knows-whats, I have always felt at home.” KnowsHas BeensHomeMightWould BeFeltCitiesNew YorkStuckVillageNew York CityGod KnowsMisfitsCrankGreenwichGreenwich Village Author:Joseph Mitchell
“I've had frustrated storytelling juices that have been lying dormant for a long time, and I guess the documentary was a way of me telling a story that I felt most qualified to tell. And I loved it, and I'd love to do something else someday, probably more narrative-based. But I'm in no rush.” WayLongHas BeensStoriesLyingFeltLong TimeStorytellingNarrativeSomedayFrustratedDocumentariesJuiceQualifiedDormant Author:Eric Bana
“There have been screenwriters who I'm sure would gladly kill me, because I've been very fast and loose with their work, because I felt like it wasn't up to my high standards. I would push and pull it on set, and make changes all the time. But then when you're working with an original screenplay, my theater instincts kick in, and I suddenly become very keeper-of-the-words.” Has BeensFeltStandardsTheaterOriginalsInstinctKicksKill MeMaking ChangesScreenplaysKeepersScreenwritersHigh Standards Author:Sam Mendes
“I grew up listening to my grandfather's stories of our musical past. He would often talk about the orchestras that played at concerts and the musicians who played on Sunday evenings on street corners. By the time I grew up in the '80s, all of this was a thing of the past. I lived vicariously through his stories and often wondered what it would have felt like to have been part of his generation.” Has BeensStoriesPastFeltGenerationsStreetsListeningGrewGrew UpMusicianMusicalCornersEveningSundayConcertsGrandfather80sOrchestraMy GrandfatherStreet CornersSunday Evening Author:Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
“We talked about trying to create an image that would somehow, to an audience, create the sense of awe, wonder and shock that the troops must have felt that their monarch - and a female monarch - went to the frontline of battle and was prepared to lay down her life. This speech is so well known and has been done in virtually every version of the events of Elizabeth's life.” TryingWellsHas BeensDoneFeltKnownWonderAudienceEventsBattleSpeechFemaleLaysPreparedVersionsAweShockTroopsWell KnownMonarchsFrontline Author:Cate Blanchett
“I must have been one of the least surprised people on earth on September 11. I felt very braced for that. I knew something like that was going to come.” PeopleHas BeensEarthFeltSeptemberSeptember 11 Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Letting go of someone we love is the hardest thing we will ever do. Some people never surrender to love for the fear of being hurt. But to not have loved, to not have felt the immense joy it brings, would have been a far worse kind of death.” PeopleKindHas BeensJoyFeltHurtLove IsLetting GoSurrenderHardestImmenseHardest ThingBeing HurtNever SurrenderSurrender To Love Book:A Lotus Grows in the Mud Source: A Lotus Grows in the Mud
“I'm friends with [David] Fincher. [James] Cameron gives me advice. I know a fair amount of directors who have been through it, and they all felt pretty confident that I would be fine when I got my shot. So their confidence made me feel confident.” KnowsGivingFeelsHas BeensMadeWould BeFeltAdviceFineAmountDirectorsShotsFairsGive MeCameron Author:Timothy Miller
“Although telenovelas have been part of my world since childhood, I always felt like I had to be something that I wasn't. I had to put on so much makeup and wear a push-up bra and have huge hair with blond highlights. I was falling into a mentality where "more" was more beautiful.” WorldHas BeensBeautifulFallFeltChildhoodHugeHairMakeupMentalityHighlightsBrasPush Ups Author:Genesis Rodriguez