“I remember having been with this book [Into the Forest] for a long time, and I remember the moment that she [Patricia Rozema] sent me the script and what it was like to read it for the first time. I just was so blown away by how she managed to capture the story and their relationship to each other, and the nuances of that.” FirstsLongBookMomentsStoriesRememberLong TimeFirst TimeScriptsForestsCaptureNuanceBlown Away Author:Ellen Page
“We may experience a realization of our true Self the first time we meditate, but most often the process of awakening is gradual.” FirstsMaySelfProcessFirst TimeAwakeningRealizationTrue Self Author:Deepak Chopra
“The opportunity that is unique [to our] time is what inspires me to do everything I can to move things forward. This is the first time that we have the capacity to understand our place in the greater scheme of things to the extent that we do.” FirstsI CanMovingOpportunityGreaterInspireUniqueFirst TimeCapacityOur TimeSchemes Author:Sylvia Earle
“If we do destroy most life on this planet, science says it won't be the first time.” IfsFirstsPlanetsFirst Time Author:Bryan Kest
“First time I got arrested, I knew somehow and some way, we would succeed. To go on the Freedom Ride to be beaten and left bloody and unconscious, to be beaten on that bridge in Selma, have a concussion - I thought that I was going to die on that bridge. But somehow and some way, I lived to tell about what happened, and I've seen some of the fruits of the labor of so many people, and people must understand that.” PeopleWayFirstsDiesLeftHappenedGoes OnSucceedFirst TimeLaborFruitBridgesUnconsciousBloodyBeatenArrestedConcussions Author:John Lewis
“Serena Williams [ispires me]. The first time I met her, she was like, "We should hang out and go to dinner," and I'm like, "Uh, yeah! If you insist."” IfsShouldFirstsMetsFirst TimeYeahDinnerHanging Out Author:Gabby Douglas
“I don't want to recover from writing this book [The Onion]. I feel very poised. I feel like I'm with my mother for the first time ever. I feel like I've confronted her, and the confrontation goes on.” WantFeelsWritingFirstsBookMotherGoes OnFirst TimeConfrontationOnions Author:James Ellroy
“So what's happening with the audio/visuality, for the first time we are doing the music - the people who would come to the concert love the music - they loved him and loved his music - for the first time in concert it's not only the music. Now it's time to know the man. We know the music, but what was the man like?” PeopleKnowsMenFirstsHe ManHappeningsFirst TimeConcertsAudio Author:Frank Sinatra, Jr.
“Yesterday was the first time I saw Kevin Durant in a Warrior T-shirt. I like did a double-take; it was the weirdest thing ever, because it's still kind of fresh.” FirstsKindStillsSawsFirst TimeYesterdayWarriorShirtsT ShirtKevinDouble Take Author:Stephen Curry
“My mom lived on an ashram on the early eighties. She turned me on to kundalini yoga and chanting and Transcendental Meditation. That was the first time I ever knew real peace.” FirstsRealMeditationMomYogaFirst TimeMy MomEightyTranscendentalChantingTranscendental Meditation Author:Taylor Dane
“Essentially I feel like all of that pressure when you're making the first of a franchise of [movies based on] books that mean so much to people that has so much attention on it, it can be quite paralyzing I think. I think a lot of that creeped in the first time around and it maybe affects the work.” PeopleThinkingFeelsFirstsMeanBookAttentionFirst TimePressure Author:Jamie Dornan
“I'm very proud to be part of a cast that's gonna put Hot Shots on screen for the first time, Hot Shots are the first line of defense against wildland fire and these guys are so selfless, they are guys that do what they do without wanting any kind of attention for it.” FirstsKindGuyLinesAttentionFireProudShotsFirst TimeHotCastsDefenseScreensSelflessHot Shots Author:Miles Teller
“That's interesting to hear you say that because watching it [the Waitress] for the first time at Sundance was fascinating - it was so different from the experience of making it.” FirstsDifferentInterestingFirst TimeFascinatingWaitressSundance Author:Keri Russell
“I do think it [the Waitress] speaks in a positive way for women and it was surprising for me to see it for the first time as a movie all put together with music. I really liked it a lot.” ThinkingWayFirstsTogetherSpeakFirst TimeSurprisingWaitress Author:Keri Russell
“I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride.” ThinkingFirstsActingFirst TimeI RealizedFelicityAlong For The Ride Author:Keri Russell
“The first time I went to Daniel's [Radcliffe] apartment to just hang out before, because we're doing this crazy thing together, right away he said, "Do you want to put your hand in my mouth so we can get used to this?" And he was really ready to go. So we broke down any barriers pretty quick.” WantFirstsSaidHandsTogetherUsedCrazyReadyMouthsFirst TimeBrokeBarriersHanging OutApartmentCrazy Things Author:Paul Dano
“An eye-opening moment in my life, a very defining moment, was the first time I met Susan Sarandon [before shooting Thelma & Louise]. We were going to meet, just Ridley [Scott] and Susan and I, to go through the script and see if we had any thoughts or ideas. I was reading the script, and in the most girly way possible, meaning that if it was a line that could change or something different I'd like to see, I would think about each one and say, "Well, this one can wait till the set because I don't want to bring up too many things."” IfsThinkingWayWantFirstsWellsIdeasDifferentMomentsEyeReadingWaitingLinesMetsFirst TimeScriptsOpeningShootingDefiningGirlyEye OpeningDefining Moments Author:Geena Davis
“I started to become more active and when I was at Auckland Grammar I went for the first time to the mountains. I went to Ruapehu and for the first time I saw snow. I had never seen snow before and for 10 days the group of us had a marvellous time.” FirstsSawsGroupsMountainFirst TimeActiveSnowGrammarMarvellous Author:Edmund Hillary
“I'm drawn to a lot of first-time directors. One of the great common denominators in these small independent films is that there's a person, or two people, who have an absolutely monomaniacal passion to get these films made. That's what makes them happen. Sometimes, it takes years and years to finally get it done, but by never backing down, by never giving up, they get these films to the screen by hook or by crook.” PeopleGivingYearsFirstsPersonsMadeTwoSometimesDoneHappensFilmPassionCommonDirectorsGiving UpFirst TimeIndependentScreensHookNever Giving UpIndependent FilmGet It DoneCommon DenominatorCrooksBacking Down Author:William H. Macy
“It might be the first time - certainly the first time in my lifetime that a major policy address by a Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump so heavily relied on data and studies from a labor-union-backed think tank.” ThinkingFirstsMightStudyPolicyTrumpRepublicanMajorsFirst TimeLaborUnionsLifetimeDataPresidentialAddressesTanksLabor Union Author:Avik Roy
“I started working with James [Schamus] early on, and my role as an executive producer was more about being involved in the conversations of putting the film together. I didn't have to do much work because James is the most experienced first-time director you could imagine.” FirstsTogetherFilmRolesImagineInvolvedDirectorsConversationFirst TimeProducersExecutives Author:Logan Lerman
“I just don't really get to watch a lot of movies, like recently at least I haven't been able to but I did watch The Exorcist for the first time ever, recently, and it didn't scare me like I thought it was gonna scare me.” FirstsAbleWatchesHavensFirst TimeScareExorcist Author:Melanie Martinez
“Like the guy I was dating. White, liberal, educated. I went to meet his family and I think that they probably didn't know they had a problem with it until he walked in with me. And they definitely had issues. Mom had issues with it. Could not, didn't want to see her son. And I don't think she had anything against me. But it was about her son bringing me home. And I felt that for the first time. I was like, 'Wow, that's deep.' It's really simple: I don't fit their picture.” ThinkingKnowsWantFirstsProblemHomeGuyFeltSimpleWhiteIssuesSonMomFitFirst TimeDatingEducatedWow Author:Sanaa Lathan
“Understand that writing is like an athletic activity. To play tennis well, you expect to keep practicing, but for some reason with writing, you think you should come out fresh the first time.” ThinkingShouldWritingFirstsWellsReasonPlayActivityFirst TimeTennisAthletic Author:Natalie Goldberg
“There are some women, we have to admit this, there's some women who support Hillary Clinton simply because they think it's great that a woman might be elected president for the first time.” ThinkingFirstsMightPresidentSupportFirst TimeClinton Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I remember the first time I saw a CD, a technology guy brought one to my house and said we will be able to sell millions and millions of players, and people will have to restock their record collections. It was all about money. It was all about how much money we would make, "we" being "him."” PeopleFirstsSaidAbleRememberGuyHouseMillionsTechnologyRecordsSawsPlayerFirst TimeSellsCollectionsCds Author:John Mellencamp
“Addams Family blew my mind because it was the first time I was in L.A. and Hollywood, and I grew up a huge fan of movies.” MindFirstsFansHugeGrewGrew UpFirst TimeHollywood Author:David Krumholtz
“I think that tri [to Ram Bahadur Bomjon] was the first time I'd even seen something that made me think, or really feel: "Ah, I don't know what's really going on in the world - I think I do, and it feels like I do, but whatever is really going on is, de facto, beyond the scope of my comprehension - the best we can do is look for hints." I'd known that intellectually before but that was the first time I really believed it viscerally.” ThinkingKnowsWorldFeelsFirstsLooksMadeCan DoKnownFirst TimeScopeHintsComprehensionRams Author:George Saunders
“People can relate to reading a book for the first time and the world starts to create, even without you prepping for it.” PeopleWorldFirstsBookReadingFirst TimeRelateWithout You Author:Alicia Vikander
“The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.” FirstsGamesNationsGenerationsFirst TimeLondonRepresentingParticipatingOlympic Games Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“The first time The Runaways played in Britain, Joan Jett wore my bullet belt onstage. The Runaways were really the first all-girl band to really strut their stuff and say, "F**k you." "Cherry Bomb" was the best song for a girl band to sing. It was just outrageous at the time. There were American families sitting on the sofa watching television going, "F**k me." It was great fun.” FirstsSongGirlFunStuffTelevisionBandSittingFirst TimeBritainBombsBulletsBeltsOutrageousCherriesSofasRunawayAmerican FamilyWatching Television Author:Lemmy Kilmister
“I love to make people laugh and love to make people smile. The first time I performed and heard the applause, that was the sound that I wanted to hear for the rest of my life.” PeopleFirstsWantedSoundLaughingHeardFirst TimeAnd LoveApplauseMaking People LaughMake People SmileLaugh And Love Author:James Monroe Iglehart
“What fuels me is that there are a lot of people coming to Broadway and to the show [Aladdin] for the first time. Lots of kids and lots of adults and it's usually the kids were it's a special moment for them.” PeopleFirstsMomentsShowsKidsSpecialAdultsFirst TimeFuelBroadwaySpecial Moments Author:Adam Jacobs
“I remember the first time I saw a Broadway show and how excited I was. That really fuels me and for some, it's the first time they have seen Aladdin.” FirstsShowsRememberSawsFirst TimeExcitedFuelBroadwayBroadway Shows Author:Adam Jacobs
“Before I even knew what stand up was, I tried to make people laugh at school because that was how I made friends, so I think that's how I got drawn into comedy and obviously I was just some kid at school being silly, so the first time I saw a professional comedian and how smooth and funny the person was I totally got into standup and I would say obviously Richard Pryor was the guy. He's the greatest of all time and then George Carlin, Sam Kinison, Bill Cosby. It's so weird to bring up his name now but leaving out his off-stage antics... you could learn a lot from him.” PeopleThinkingFirstsPersonsMadeKidsSchoolGuyNamesLaughingSawsComedyStageFirst TimeBillsLeavingSillyAll TimeComedianSmoothMaking People LaughBeing SillyAntics Author:Bill Burr
“You can meet people who are really beautiful. Then, when you see them angry for the first time, all of a sudden they're not beautiful anymore. They didn't just step into the other room and have plastic surgery; they're still the same physically. It's just that something inside of them has changed. They're no longer attractive.” PeopleFirstsStillsBeautifulRoomsStepsChangedFirst TimeAngryAttractivePlasticSurgeryPlastic SurgeryReally Beautiful Author:Rob Lowe
“History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.” FirstsLittlesPayAttentionFirst TimeHistoricalRepeats Author:Blackie Sherrod
“A friend is someone with whom I can reveal many parts of me, even those I am meeting for the first time.” FirstsI CanFriendshipFirst TimeMeetings Author:Jennifer Youngs
“My advice to first time filmmakers is believe in yourself and the message you want to give in the film you are making.” WantGivingFirstsBelieveFilmAdviceMessagesFirst TimeFilmmakerBelieve In YourselfBelieve In You Author:Lisa Immordino Vreeland
“Let us not forget that the value of this great system does not lie primarily in its extent or even in its efficiency. Its worth depends on the use that is made of it... For the first time in human history we have available to us the ability to communicate simultaneously with millions of our fellowmen, to furnish entertainment, instruction, widening vision of national problems and national events. An obligation rests on us to see that it is devoted to real service and to develop the material that is transmitted into that which is really worthwhile.” FirstsHumansDoeMadeRealUseProblemLyingValuesAbilityForgetVisionMillionsEventsMaterialsDependsFirst TimeEntertainmentCommunicateAvailableObligationInstructionWorthwhileDevotedEfficiencyHuman HistoryAbility To Communicate Author:Herbert Hoover
“I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back.” FirstsHomeWifeWeekSeriousFirst TimeMy WifeRetiringChores Author:Brett Favre
“I was risking a very promising and lucrative future in the business world that I was all set up to receive. I stepped out completely on faith. But when I engaged with an audience for the first time, I was right at home. I felt safe, and all of my senses worked together with a certain elegance. I understood flow in the most profound way. I knew then that I had to follow my heart.” WorldWayFirstsHeartHomeTogetherCertainFeltAudienceMy HeartSafeUnderstoodFirst TimeFlowProfoundSensesEngagedEleganceBusiness World Author:Idara Victor
“The thing is, if you're a designer, then you want to constantly push yourself and your designs. When we make a new collection, we're changing shapes, we're changing patterns. We get a dress on a model, and it's our first time seeing what the dress really looks like on a woman's body.” IfsWantFirstsLooksBodySeeingDesignShapesModelsFirst TimeDressesPatternsDesignerCollectionsPush YourselfWomen's Bodies Author:Christian Siriano
“The first time when I was organizing, I went out and started knocking on doors to see if people were registered to vote. I was a door knocker. I didn't even have the confidence that I could register people, so I just was out there door knocking. That was my first experience.” PeopleIfsFirstsDoorsFirst TimeVoteKnockingRegisterKnockersKnocking On Doors Author:Dolores Huerta
“The relationship between the audience and the dancers goes through many different stages. Someone seeing my work for the first time may or may not pick up on that.” FirstsMayDifferentAudienceSeeingStagePicksFirst TimeDancer Author:Lucinda Childs
“The first song I heard from me was Meek Mill ["I Don't Know"], it was his first single before he went (to jail). I remember the first time I heard it was like eleven thirty at night, and I was like, "Yo, this is crazy!" And, I was smiling from ear to ear.” KnowsFirstsRememberNightSongHeardCrazyFirst TimeEarsThirtyJailElevenMillsMeek Author:PJ Harvey
“I knew I didn't want to put anything down in writing about the first time that I had sex. I knew that I didn't want to do that.” WantWritingFirstsSexFirst Time Author:Mara Wilson
“I would not want to forget the first time I read The Lord of the Rings. I would never want to forget that! That was so magical to me, and that was a real eye-opening experience. I was probably 11 when I read that and already a reader, but I think that book really showed me how you can be transported and how your imagination can take you to a whole other place.” ThinkingWantFirstsBookRealWholeEyeImaginationForgetLordReaderFirst TimeRingsOpeningEye OpeningReal Eyes Author:Sharon Cameron
“It's the first time I can ever remember being scared that the United States might mess up and something terrible will happen to us.” FirstsI CanStatesMightHappensRememberUnitedUnited StatesTerribleFirst TimeScaredMessBeing Scared Author:Stevie Nicks
“I felt like I had to be conscious of myself as a girl for the first time. I had to be more feminine. I had to look a certain way. And it's something that you want to suffer in silence, but I would go onto movie sets and they would bring out bras that were basically binders, because there were continuity problems between months.” WayWantFirstsLooksProblemCertainSufferingGirlFeltSilenceMonthsConsciousFirst TimeFeminineContinuityBrasMovie SetsBinders Author:Mara Wilson