“What happens, I think, is especially for comic effect you find something about yourself that you don't like. You exaggerate it, and it's funny.” ThinkingHappensEffectsLike YouComicAbout YourselfExaggeration Author:Wayne Knight
“No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever. There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you'd had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting; and who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.” WorldHeartEnoughSeemsHappensEarthMotherTurnsLeftGrowsBornHurtWorryGoneForeverChildhoodLike YouYour ChildrenLayersCriedChanging Your LifeHad EnoughGood HeartUnsafeGood Happy Mothers DayMothers Day MessagesBeing A Good Mother Book:Big Stone Gap: A Novel Source: Big Stone Gap: A Novel
“When I'm following what a character does in a book I don't have to think about my own life. Where I am. Why I'm here. My moms and my brother and my old man. I can just think about the character's life and try and figure out what's gonna happen. Plus when you're in a group home you pretty much can't go anywhere, right? But when you read books you almost feel like you're out there in the world. Like you're going on this adventure right with the main character. At least, that's the way I do it. It's actually not that bad. Even if it is mad nerdy.” IfsThinkingMenWorldWayFeelsTryingDoeI CanBookCharacterHomeHappensMy OwnGroupsFiguresAdventureBrotherLike YouMomMadFollowingMy MomMy BrotherPlusOld ManMy Own LifeMain CharactersNerdy Author:Matt de la Pena
“I told Hugh Hefner, "I have this crazy boyfriend." And Hef was like, "You're not going anywhere with a crazy boyfriend," and so he put me in a mansion in Bel-Air with an opera singing Chinese maid, and I was driving a Bentley, and a friend of mine came by and was like, "What is going on? Why are you living in this mansion?" And I was like, "Isn't this what happens when people move to LA?” PeopleHappensMovingAirCrazyMinesLike YouSingingDrivingChineseOperaMaidsMansionsBentleyOpera Singing Author:Pamela Anderson
“I read a ton of scripts. I read a lot of scripts, and you read one, and first of all, you felt like you read it in 14 minutes, because you're turning the pages so fast you can't wait to see what's going to happen.” FirstsHappensFeltWaitingMinutesLike YouPagesScripts Author:Denzel Washington
“It's nice to not feel like you're just re-enacting a preconceived moment, but there's room for an organic feeling to develop while the camera is rolling. Even amidst these enormous technical productions, Chris [ Nolan] always prioritized making sure that sort of spontaneous and organic feeling could happen at the moment.” FeelsMomentsFeelingsHappensRoomsNiceLike YouCamerasProductionsEnormousRollingSpontaneousNolan Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“You get to a certain age, and you feel like you know who you are, and how you fit into the world, and how the world sort of perceives you. And you get pretty set in that. And then things can happen that can turn it upside.” KnowsWorldFeelsHappensAgeCertainTurnsLike YouFitWho You ArePerceive Author:Jason Schwartzman
“Where you really have your eggs in one basket and that breach happens and you know you should go but you're still in love and you just don't know what to do. It hits you because it's not like -- you're a cheater, and a liar, and I hate you, and you're no good, and I'm leaving. It's not that. It's like, I'm tormented. Even though you've done this and I know it, I still don't know what to do. I know I should go, but I don't want to. And that's why it's such a f***ed-up thing.” KnowsWantShouldStillsDoneHappensHateLike YouI HateLeavingEggsLiarsHate YouAdulteryI Hate YouBasketsBreachCheaterStill In LoveEggs In One Basket Author:Jennifer Lopez
“There is nothing worse than when actors come to a set - and it happens a lot with big stars - and they are too aware of where the camera is. They are the show. And that becomes apparent and it affects the production. I am like 'You should not know where the camera is - you should act, and I will do the rest.'” KnowsShouldShowsBigsHappensActorsStarsLike YouCamerasProductions Author:Paddy Considine
“People should never be afraid that Foo Fighters are ever going to break up, it's like your grandparents getting divorced - it's not gonna happen.” PeopleShouldHappensBreakLike YouFighterGrandparentDivorcedFoo Fighters Author:Dave Grohl
“You learn a lot as a kid, like you don't know anything. I didn't know what was gonna happen if I opened the door. I thought I was gonna be in another world somehow.” IfsKnowsWorldHappensKidsDoorsLike YouAnother World Author:Jim Parsons
“When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."” GivingHappensValuesChallengesLike YouKeysSafetyPrioritiesThings HappenMottoLife And HappinessValue Systems Author:Andy Stanley
“It is just like your tape-recorder. It records, it reproduces - all by itself. You only listen. Similarly, I watch all that happens, including my talking to you. It is not me who talks, the words appear in my mind and then I hear them said.” MindSaidHappensTalkingWatchesRecordsLike YouIncludingTapeRecorders Author:Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
“I'm at a period in my life when I'm figuring out my idea of who I am and what I want and how to hold onto love -- all that big stuff. And I'm starting to realize that it can happen at any age. I know people who are in their 50s who are figuring out what they want and who they are, and I think it's great. It's like you're always approaching life as a beginner.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantIdeasBigsHappensAgeStuffRealizingLike YouPeriodsStartingWho I AmBeginnersBig StuffApproaching Life Author:Jake Gyllenhaal