“I probably do the most for the gay and lesbian community, or LGBT, but I don't have one that I focus on. I just try and kind of do a lot for different charities.” TryingKindDifferentCommunityFocusGayCharityLgbt Author:Chelsea Handler
“I enjoy both acting and screenwriting, in completely different ways. You have more creative freedom with writing because you can create everything that happens. But, as an actor you also have creative freedom because you don't so much focus on what has to move the story along, and only on how your character is reacting to situations.” WayWritingDifferentCharacterStoriesHappensMovingActorsEnjoyActingSituationCreativeFocusDifferent WaysReactingScreenwritingCreative Freedom Author:John Francis Daley
“And writing comedy and it really taught me how to kind of like craft jokes, it sounds like weird but really focus on crafting jokes and trying to make the writing really sharp. At the same time I did improv comedy in college, and that helped with understanding the performance aspect of comedy, you know, because it's different when you improv something vs. when you write it and they're both kind of part of my process now.” KnowsWritingTryingKindDifferentProcessUnderstandingSoundComedyFocusTaughtCollegeJokesAspectPerformancesCraftsWriting ComedyImprov Comedy Author:Nicholas Stoller
“You try to break it down to weeks at a time otherwise you sort of make yourself crazy spinning out going from one....you just can't get your head around one of them fully. So I'm more task oriented. I like to sort of like focus on one thing for a couple of weeks...and also they're all in different stages of development.” TryingDifferentBreakFocusOne ThingWeekCrazyStageDevelopmentCoupleTasksSpinningStages Of DevelopmentFocus On One Thing Author:Justin Theroux
“I don't really think of these as projects. I think of them as bands. I have tried to not just convene a group of musicians and make one record or make one gig and just drop it. Each of them develop over time. I have been really fortunate to keep a band like the Sextet together over three very different albums. Each time, the goal got more deep for me in terms of how I wanted to write for those people. So it is really about trying to develop ideas and trying to have a consistent focus on a way to come up with new ideas in music that I want to do.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingTryingHas BeensIdeasDifferentWantedTogetherThreeGoalTermRecordsFocusGroupsBandProjectsMusicianCome UpAlbumsFortunateConsistentNew IdeasGigs Author:Dave Douglas
“Other people do better going on to grad school and others yet are naturally inclined and do just fine without any formal training at all. Everyone is different. The only things I think are imperative are focus, determination and hard work.” PeopleThinkingDifferentHardSchoolFocusHard WorkFineTrainingDeterminationFormalImperativesGradGrad SchoolEveryone Is Different Author:Toks Olagundoye
“A lot of people come to quote-unquote Hollywood thinking that all they just have to be different or do something outlandish or have a huge personality to become a star. But I think that if you just focus on the craft, you'll have a better chance at longevity.” PeopleIfsThinkingDifferentStarsChanceFocusHugePersonalityHollywoodCraftsLongevityOutlandish Author:Morris Chestnut
“My idea of a good picture is one that's in focus and of a famous person. People are only glamorous if you don't see them. Like the movies used to make people years ago. There is something about people on screen that makes them so special; when you see them in person, they are so different and the whole illusion is gone.” PeopleIfsYearsPersonsIdeasDifferentWholeUsedGoneFocusSpecialIllusionYears AgoScreensGlamorous Author:Andy Warhol
“Leading a band is fun, but it's not always something I want to continually focus on. I have my toes in a lot of different things.” WantDifferentFunFocusBandDifferent ThingsToes Author:Matana Roberts
“The beliefs of Native people are no less powerful or important just because they focus on a different "form of magic."” PeopleImportantDifferentFormBeliefPowerfulFocusMagicNative Author:Joseph Boyden
“I think that the history of rock could be recycled in a different way and brought back into focus without the luggage that comes along with it.” ThinkingWayDifferentFocusRocksDifferent WaysLuggageRecycled Author:David Bowie
“But, working with directors whose history is in performance, I feel like there's a different kind of focus, as opposed to directors who are more prone to being really technically proficient or visual. I feel like there are two schools of both, and a director needs to have both.” NeedsFeelsKindTwoDifferentSchoolFocusDirectorsPerformancesVisualsBeing RealDifferent Kinds Author:Bryce Dallas Howard
“Companies face a handful of different risks, whether it is competitors or different market environments. But I think that people focus way too much on competitors and not enough on their own execution.” PeopleThinkingWayDifferentEnoughFacesCompanyEnvironmentToo MuchFocusRiskExecutionCompetitorsHandful Author:Mark Zuckerberg
“For one thing, I think that there are questions which philosophers raise which, although science bears on them, are not typically the central focus of those who work in the sciences. At the same time, I don't have a view of philosophy which marks it out as different in kind from scientific work” ThinkingKindDifferentPhilosophyViewsFocusOne ThingBearsMarkRaisesPhilosopher Author:Hilary Kornblith
“The distraction, particularly of technology, impedes the innovative process. And when you add to that the distraction of working with colleagues who are in different time zones and/or who have a different approach to urgency and distraction, the potential for losing focus is abundant.” DifferentProcessTechnologyFocusApproachLosingAddZoneDistractionColleaguesInnovativeUrgencyDifferent TimesDifferent ApproachTime ZonesLosing Focus Author:David Livermore
“I've always been making original music. I think that when I sat down with Losing Focus, I approached it different. I had a clearer understanding of who I was talking to, because I was able to go out and tour and see them right in front of me. I wanted to speak to them and speak about this lifestyle.” ThinkingDifferentAbleWantedSpeakUnderstandingTalkingFocusFrontsLosingOriginalsLifestyleSatOriginal MusicLosing Focus Author:Young De
“A child is not a bargaining chip or a learning tool. Your focus, if you adopt a child of a different race, should be on nurturing and protecting your child from bigotry, not deploying him or her as an anti-racist Mr. Fix-It.” IfsShouldChildrenDifferentRaceFocusToolsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenRacistBigotryChipsNurturingBargainingDifferent RacesAnti RacistDeploying Author:Mallory Ortberg
“I like to focus on the varieties of paper, the different sizes and watermarks, evidence perhaps of what was typed when and sometimes where and by whom.” DifferentSometimesFocusPaperEvidenceSizeVariety Author:Oliver Harris
“As you advance in life, different passions can take the front seat, so for me, business is where my primary focus is right now.” DifferentPassionFocusFrontsRight NowPrimariesSeats Author:Marie Forleo
“If you are a good communicator, be unique: put yourself in your own commercials and do something a little different. To the extent you can focus on what it is you want to change, what it is you know how to change, and what it is you think will make life better for other people, you're going to do better.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantLittlesDifferentKnow HowFocusUniqueCommunicators Author:Roger Ailes
“My mind is constantly in five different places, but golf is great because it forces you to focus completely and purely on what you're doing.” MindDifferentForceFiveFocusGolfDifferent Place Author:Jessica Alba