“I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello' at the National, and Adrian Lester having done Cheek by Jowl's famous 'As You Like It and Company' at the Donmar. Not necessarily performances I saw, but just the fact they happened was massively encouraging.” KnowsDoneFactsSchoolRememberCompanySawsHappenedDramaPerformancesCheeksYou Like It Author:David Oyelowo
“I met Jack Bruce, one of my heroes, in a studio while doing some recording. England had just beat Scotland in a big football match and I saw Jack trying to break into this refrigerator in the lounge, drunk out of his brain, and I didn't know what to say.” KnowsTryingBigsBrainBreakSawsFootballHeroMetsBeatsEnglandStudiosDrunkScotlandMy HeroRefrigeratorsFootball Match Author:Andy Partridge
“And Twin Peaks, the Film is the craziest film in the history of cinema. I have no idea what happened, I have no idea what I saw, all I know is that I left the theater floating six feet above the ground.” KnowsIdeasFilmLeftSawsHappenedFeetSixTheaterNo IdeaCinemaTwinsFloatingCraziestTwin Peaks Author:Jacques Rivette
“I know that it's probably not a good idea for a comedian, especially a satirist, to support a public policy group or a politician. This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw 'The Killing Fields,' and I've got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.” KnowsYearsWellsIdeasFeltSupportSawsGroupsPolicyFieldsPoliticianYears AgoKillingComedianPotGood IdeasPublic PolicySatiristFundraiserSchmucks Author:Al Franken
“Flight attendants all over the world saw 'Sex and the City.' Doesn't matter what country you are in. The flight attendants know Jack Berger.” KnowsWorldCountryMatterSexCitiesSawsFlightSex And The CityFlight Attendant Author:Ron Livingston
“Everybody knows when you've got a role in a Spike Lee movie, you're gonna blow up. But I happen to be the only person who's had the lead in the two Spike Lee movies nobody saw.” KnowsPersonsTwoHappensRolesSawsBlowLead In Author:Anthony Mackie
“I'm realizing for the first time, your life goes on while you're trying to pursue this career. I saw my career as everything. But you have this life, too. Living your life fully, you come to know yourself better. You'll find the place for it.” KnowsTryingFirstsRealizingCareersSawsGoes OnFirst TimePursueThis LifeLive Your LifeKnow YourselfLife Goes On Author:Nicholas D'Agosto
“I know when I was growing up in New York, whenever I turned on the television, I never saw a face that looked like me. Whenever there was an Asian person on television, it would be a huge event, me calling to my older sister 'There's an Asian person on television!' It was unheard of back then.” KnowsPersonsWould BeFacesGrowing UpSawsGrowingEventsNew YorkTelevisionHugeCallingLike MeAsianUnheardOlder Sister Author:Yunjin Kim