“It was extremely useful to grow up in front of the camera. It gives the camera no significance. I think it helped me have perspective on things. The attraction that Hollywood can have, I feel like I'm over that. Instead I just concentrate on acting.” ThinkingGivingFeelsGrowsActingGrowing UpFrontsPerspectiveHollywoodCamerasAttractionSignificancePerspective On Things Author:Giovanni Ribisi
“An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.” IfsLifeGivingLooksSelfUseRealityBeautifulSuccessBehindsFrontsExampleHugeMiseryVanityHidingBehind YouSelf AbsorbedPeacock Author:Pope Francis
“I will defend anyone as long as the client gives me total control of the case and pays up front.” GivingLongPayCasesFrontsGive MeClients Author:Edward Bennett Williams
“Making a film of a work you've played for six weeks gives you intimate knowledge of the character. By the time you go in front of the camera you've worked out the behavior and life of a character.” GivingCharacterFilmWeekFrontsBehaviorSixCamerasIntimate Author:Linda Lavin
“An artist's job is simply to take the mirror in front of your face and hold it there. It's not to give you any answers. It is simply to take that mirror and point it at you.” GivingJobsFacesArtistAnswersFrontsMirrorsYour Face Author:Aasif Mandvi
“Our goal is to give all Americans front-door access to the truth.” GivingGoalDoorsFrontsAccessFront Doors Book:Letters to my children Source: Letters to my children
“What I love most about playing in front of people has something to do with a certain kind of energy exchange. The attention and appreciation of my audience feeds back into my playing. It really seems as if there is a true and equal give and take between performer and listener, making me aware of how much I depend on my audience. And since the audience is different every night, the music being played will differ too. Every space I performed in has its own magic and spirit.” PeopleIfsGivingKindDifferentSeemsSpiritNightCertainEnergySpaceAttentionAudienceMagicFrontsDependsEqualMusic IsAppreciationPerformersEvery NightListenersGive And TakeBeing Played Author:Nils Frahm
“Be certain that Yasser Arafat’s final days are numbered, but allow us to finish him off our way, not yours. And be sure as well that … the promises I made in front of President Bush, I will give my life to keep.” WayGivingWellsMadeCertainPresidentFrontsPromiseFinalsPresident BushArafat Author:Mohammed Dahlan
“Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey—or anyone else for that matter—is not nice, and not fair, unless you eventually plan to give it up to them.” GivingMatterNicePlansFrontsFairsNot FairCarrotsDonkey Author:Vera Nazarian