“If I took over the 'Glamour' offices for a day, I would put Joe Pesci on the cover. I would say 'We've got to change all these magazines a little bit. We have to bring out a different version of what is, like, cool. You know, what's winning. Joe Pesci, Burt Reynolds.” IfsKnowsLittlesDifferentWinningBitsOfficeLittle BitVersionsMagazinesGlamour Author:Jake M. Johnson
“...It's all sort of dreams and it's all illusion. It's theater; it's not real. We're making up stories, you know, and people tend to run into you and believe you are your characters. And I suppose the funny thing is the longer you go, you do become sort of some version of [your characters]. You both diverge from them - you know - you live, but you also permanently inhabit that geography and that mental space - and so you do morph a little bit. We do become what we imagine.” PeopleKnowsBelieveLittlesRealCharacterStoriesWisdomDreamRealityRunningBitsCommunitySpaceHistoryImagineGenerationsHuman NatureLittle BitIllusionTheaterIndividualityVersionsIdeologyGeographyFunny ThingsMaking Up Author:Bruce Springsteen
“I wrote myself back together. I wrote myself toward a stronger version of myself . . . Through writing and feminism, I also found that if I was a little bit brave, another woman might hear me and see me and recognize that none of us are the nothing the world tries to tell us we are.” IfsWorldWritingTryingLittlesMightTogetherFoundBitsFeminismLittle BitStrongerBraveVersionsBack TogetherAnother Woman Author:Roxane Gay
“When I'm writing novels, even screenplays, it's never an actor I have in mind; it's always the version in my head of who the character is. Once somebody gets cast, I have to adjust a little bit to who they are.” WritingMindLittlesCharacterActorsBitsNovelLittle BitCastsVersionsScreenplays Author:Jonathan Tropper
“I do hear snippets on the radio. I do hear a little bit of me, sometimes great chunks of me. But I have to take that as a compliment; there's no way you can get sour grapes about that. But if somebody starts taking your whole new thing lock, stock, and barrel, and do their own version of it before you do it, that's not on.” IfsWayLittlesSometimesWholeBitsLittle BitRadioVersionsComplimentNew ThingsLocksGrapesBarrelsSourChunksSour GrapesLock Stock Author:Jeff Beck
“For me, every human is a little bit an exaggerated version of a real human - in most cases, they are versions of myself. I am someone deeply motivated by extremes - the poles not only become home for me, but they also become, strangely, my comfort zones.” HumansLittlesRealHomeBitsCasesComfortLittle BitExtremesVersionsZoneComing HomeMotivatedComfort ZoneExaggeratedReal Human Author:Porochista Khakpour
“It's nice getting to play a different version of yourself. You sign on for a show and think you're just going to play one character for however many years, so it's nice, for an actor, to have a little bit of fun.” ThinkingYearsLittlesDifferentPlayCharacterShowsActorsFunBitsNiceLittle BitVersions Author:Candice Patton
“I'm trying to make it a little bit more personal this time. All my shows are hodge-podges, and this one is no exception but this one delves a little more deeper into my life and my world. Hopefully it's funny. I did a version of this at Birdland last January and it's similar-ish to what I've done before. But I've been working on it all year; I did it out here in Los Angeles in a theatre and kept developing it. Hopefully it'll be better.” WorldTryingYearsLittlesDoneShowsLastsBitsLittle BitDeeperTheatreVersionsHopefullyDevelopingExceptionLos AngelesJanuary Author:Jason Graae
“I always have to pretend I'm somebody else to give the best performance. It kind of feels like I'm acting; it's definitely an exaggerated version of me. I'm a very normal, down-to-earth person, but I wanted the videos to be striking, so I have to lay it on a little bit.” GivingFeelsKindLittlesPersonsWantedEarthBitsActingNormalLittle BitPerformancesLaysVideoVersionsExaggeratedDown To EarthBest Performance Author:Jessie Ware