“I think Paul Weitz is a really amazing director, obviously with tons of acclaim and stuff, but I still think he is underrated. And I think he's amazing to work with, so I was super lucky.” ThinkingStillsStuffLuckyDirectorsUnderratedReally AmazingAcclaim Author:Nat Wolff
“I'm into eating salads and fish. I've always been a big fish eater. I like fruit. I have friends that you have to force-feed them the good stuff. I'm lucky I actually like it. Brussel sprouts and all that.” BigsForceStuffLuckyEatingFruitFishesSaladSproutsBig FishBrussel Sprouts Author:Elisha
“My agent in London told me, after Never Let Me Go, because I loved doing that so much, "If you're on a lucky streak and you're doing well, you should only take a part, if you can't bear the idea of anyone else doing it." That's been the case since then, with Drive and Shame and the play (The Seagull), and the stuff that's going on, like Gatsby. I would have been devastated, if I hadn't gotten those jobs.” IfsShouldWellsHas BeensIdeasPlayJobsStuffCasesBearsLuckyLet MeShameLondonAgentsStreaksDevastatedLet Me GoSeagullNever Let Me Go Author:Carey Mulligan
“I like that kind of stuff. I like doing speeches. I've been lucky because I've had a lot of characters, over the years, who will have three or four page speeches.” YearsKindCharacterThreeStuffFourLuckySpeechPagesStuff I Like Author:Donal Logue
“I like believing. I believe in all of these Irish myths, like leprechauns. Not the pot of gold, not the Lucky Charms leprechauns. But maybe was there something in the traditional sense? I believe that this stuff came from somewhere other than peoples imaginations.” BelieveI BelieveStuffImaginationLuckyGoldI Believe InMythTraditionalCharmPotLeprechaunPot Of GoldLucky Charms Author:Megan Fox
“I feel very lucky and privileged to be a writer. I feel lucky in the sense that I can branch out into prose and tell different kinds of stories and stuff. But being a writer is so great because youre literally not dependent on anybody.” FeelsKindI CanDifferentStoriesStuffLuckyBranchesProseDependentDifferent KindsPrivileged Author:Sam Shepard
“I think that dreams, goals, and aspirations, all of that stuff - I'm really lucky to have been able to work with the talented people that I've been able to work with and I hope to be doing that for a very long time.” PeopleThinkingLongHas BeensDreamAbleStuffGoalLuckyLong TimeAspirationGoals And Aspirations Author:Mandy Moore
“I am quite happy that the Beatles came and went. There is even a sort of glory in not having it go on forever. There is a complete body of work that went from A to Z and it is all pretty damn good stuff. The one thing I am particularly proud of is that nearly every single bit of it has some good message. I feel fortunate when I look back. Life is not easy, but I've been very lucky - and I'm touching wood as I say that.” FeelsLooksBodyLife IsEasyStuffBitsForeverOne ThingGoes OnProudLuckyMessagesGloryWoodsFortunateDamnTouchingDamn GoodLife Is Not Easy Author:Paul McCartney
“Younger feminists actually care about stuff that came before them, the same way that I totally cared about and loved and felt so lucky to have access to the feminism that came before me. To have younger people take what me and my friends have done, and to say 'We have access to that, but we're going to put that through our own Internet generation filter and we're going to make it into something that speaks to us and is a lot smarter.'” PeopleWayDoneCareSpeakFeltStuffGenerationsFeminismInternetLuckyMy FriendsFeministAccessSmarterFiltersSo Lucky Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I was lucky enough to go to college for four years. At what was supposedly a hippie school with no tests and no grades, blah blah blah, I wasn't learning that. I was taking photography classes. That stuff just wasn't talked about. It was like, "Does this picture have the right about of grey in it?" It wasn't even an art school. It was a state-run school.” YearsDoeArtStatesEnoughRunningSchoolStuffClassFourCollegeLuckyPhotographyTestsGradesFour YearsGreyHippieArt SchoolBlah Author:Kathleen Hanna
“It's not like you do 'SNL' and then get handed movie roles. You work, you audition for stuff and try to get it. I think, a lot of people, it's the goal to be in movies or just to be working in general. But yeah, some of us get lucky and get some movie roles, and it's nice.” PeopleThinkingTryingStuffGoalRolesNiceLike YouLuckyYeahAuditionsSnl Author:Bobby Moynihan
“When I was younger, I was always described as happy-go-lucky. Then I drank and I partied - did all that stuff that might tell you maybe there was a little bit of untruth in that [description]. Now, the surprising thing is that when I say stuff, I actually mean it. I don't have to do the work of trying to formulate my point of view. It just is. And it's surprising how much I love life. I just really have a good time.” TryingMeanLittlesMightStuffBitsViewsLuckyLittle BitPoint Of ViewGood TimesDescriptionLove LifeSurprisingDrankHaving A Good TimeUntruthI Love LifeSurprising ThingsHappy Go Lucky Author:Michael J. Fox
“As a child I was a good boy. Even if I wasn't playing tennis I don't think I'd have done things like smoking or getting drunk. I'm lucky I never liked the taste of alcohol - I know, I'm Scottish so what's wrong with me? - but I never even liked the smell of the stuff. It's the same with smoking, it never appealed to me. I guess I missed out on my Kevin-The-Teenager phase.” IfsThinkingKnowsChildrenDoneStuffBoysTasteLuckySmellAlcoholDrunkTeenagerTennisSmokingPhasesScottishKevinGetting DrunkGood Boy Author:Andy Murray
“Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it's gonna break. You got your biggest, fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It's got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going to go out. Or go to a yacht basin any place in the world. Nobody is smiling, and I'll tell you why. Something broke that morning. The generator's out; the microwave oven doesn't work . . . Things just don't mean happiness.” IfsThinkingWorldMeanRememberGuyStuffBreakMorningAirLuckyBrokePoolLots Of MoneyConditioningPlaces In The WorldPumpsMansionsOvensYachtMicrowavesGeneratorAir Conditioning Author:Ross Perot
“I really care about this stuff, I care about movies, and you just have to be strong and don't be stupid; freedom of choice is a big responsibility, and I'm lucky enough not to have to just take any movie to pay the rent, so there's no need to be greedy.” NeedsEnoughBigsCareChoicesStrongStuffPayResponsibilityStupidLuckyI CareGreedyFreedom Of ChoiceBig Responsibility Author:Jonah Hill
“I'm lucky having parents that have been in show business for a while and they don't care about the shiny stuff so much. They raised me in that way - to stay grounded, not to chase the shiny pretty things. I stay in the moment, because when you do that the hype goes away.” WayHas BeensMomentsShowsCareStuffParentLuckyRaisedDon't CareGroundedShow BusinessHypePretty Things Author:Zoe Kravitz
“If you are lucky enough to be successful, you get drawn further in and you stop paying attention to the stuff that matters.” IfsMatterEnoughStuffAttentionSuccessfulLuckyPay AttentionBeing SuccessfulStuff That Matters Author:David Macaulay
“Joss Whedon and all the writers of 'Iron Man' and 'Thor' found a way to keep Coulson saying something that keeps you guessing. I'm really lucky because a lot of people play agents and don't get nearly as much fun stuff to do.” PeopleMenWayPlayFoundFunStuffLuckyAgentsIronGuessingIron ManFun Stuff Author:Clark Gregg
“It's like a relay race of being ignored. It is really challenging, but whenever I get asked that stuff, I feel really self-conscious about it. I feel really lucky because we have a lot of help. When I first began to be a dad with Gwen [Stefani], I was amazed at what she went through.” FeelsFirstsSelfHelpingStuffChallengesRaceDadLuckyConsciousAmazedIgnoredSelf ConsciousRelaysBeing IgnoredRelay Races Author:Gavin Rossdale
“With stores like Topshop and H&M you can find really great stuff, but I do like designer things as well, and I'm lucky because they approach me to wear their stuff. I really love Miu Miu.” WellsStuffLuckyApproachStoresDesignerReally GreatTopshop Author:Saoirse Ronan
“My first jobs were at Pixar and John Lasseter just doing animation would always allow actors to do that, and then animate to that. It was an early lesson for me that, if you're lucky enough, as I've been in my career thus far, to get really incredible iconic people to do your stuff, you want them to tell your story and you want them to be on page in the important moments, and they usually are.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsImportantEnoughMomentsStoriesJobsActorsStuffCareersLessonsLuckyPagesIncrediblesAnimationGet RealIconicPixarImportant Moments Author:Dan Fogelman
“I think it's the same thing for a country. We are lucky then that we can get some financing from the government, because it means when I get the money, when I get the grant to do the film, of course it's based on the script, but I have total artistic control and I can do personal stuff.” ThinkingMeanI CanCountryGovernmentFilmCoursesStuffCan DoLuckyScriptsArtisticGrantsFinancingPersonal Stuff Author:Philippe Falardeau
“I think I made some mistakes, in different areas, but it's great to be working in a show again now, many years down the track. I have worked in many other different shows in Australia and I've been able to learn from my mistakes. I'm lucky that I made those mistakes early on in Australia, and I definitely won't make them again in the States, but you've got to learn that stuff.” ThinkingYearsMadeDifferentStatesShowsAbleStuffMistakeLuckyAreasTrackAustraliaMy MistakesLearn From My Mistakes Author:Dustin Clare
“I've been getting publishing royalties and stuff like that. I have just been lucky. They come in at the right time. Sometimes they don't, but I am not wealthy or anything like that. I just love to work. I would rather work three hundred and something days out of the year. I would rather be working. They don't know. I love playing. Then I can really get my music together.” KnowsYearsI CanSometimesTogetherThreeStuffLuckyHundredWealthyPublishingRight TimeRoyalty Author:Pharoah Sanders
“I was pretty lucky, I went to a really great school. I went to a Steiner School, which is very small and nurturing and creative, so I felt like I was in an environment where I could mature. There was less of the clique-y stuff, which can really make high school a living hell for a lot of people, going on, so I was very similar then to who I am now. I'm still a dork.” PeopleStillsSchoolFeltStuffHellCreativeEnvironmentLuckyHigh SchoolWho I AmMatureReally GreatNurturingCliqueDorkGreat Schools Author:Zoe Kravitz
“To me, if you're lucky enough to make stuff that people will pay money for, do a good job. Really do a good job. Especially if you're talking about real stuff, like terror atrocities and human rights abuses and pencil-sharpening techniques.” PeopleIfsHumansRealEnoughJobsStuffPayTalkingRightsLuckyAbuseHuman RightsTerrorTechniqueGood JobPencilsAtrocitiesSharpeningReal Stuff Author:David Rees
“Yeah, in every film that I've been lucky enough to do with Tim, there's always some form of torture, and the nails were Tim's idea. They were the length of the fingers and stuff, but it was okay because I had a troop of people who would help me go to the bathroom. They had to have treatment afterwards but they're okay now. That is true.” PeopleIdeasEnoughHelpingFilmFormStuffLuckyOkayYeahFingersTortureHelp MeTreatmentLengthNailsBathroom Author:Johnny Depp
“I was so lucky because I started working very young. And my father was very wealthy and I didn't need to work. I did my films. I was very well paid for my age, and I could make choices, decide not to do a film for six months and wait until I'd get the right thing. Which made me quite a coward, you know. It's so easy to say no to stuff, and then, after a while, it's very hard to go back in.” KnowsNeedsWellsMadeHardAgeFilmYoungChoicesFatherEasyStuffWaitingMonthsLuckySixPaidRight ThingWealthyCowardSix MonthsSo Lucky Author:Charlotte Gainsbourg
“You can't show somebody what it's like to experience loss, but you can soundtrack it and help them experience their own loss. I am so lucky to have this venue to be able to say and talk about all the stuff I've been through.” HelpingShowsAbleStuffLossLuckyVenuesSoundtracksSo Lucky Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“Well, I tried being in front of the camera as a student and that was terrifying. But the press stuff about me growing up on his [film] sets has been exaggerated. I was an extra as a kid and I was also a PA [production assistant] on one of his movies, so I was lucky to get production experience. But I was nowhere near him.” WellsHas BeensKidsFilmStuffGrowing UpGrowingFrontsStudentsLuckyCamerasPressesProductionsExtrasAssistantsExaggeratedFilm Set Author:Nicole Holofcener
“The music industry is not what it used to be. Being in a good band is great, and I've been lucky to be in great bands. I've done solo stuff, and that's been great. I also produce rock bands and I do co-writes, where I write with different singers in bands and songwriters.” WritingDifferentDoneUsedStuffRocksProduceIndustryLuckyBandSingersUsed To BeSongwritersSoloMusic IndustryRock BandsGood Bands Author:James Iha
“The people who taught really knew their stuff. My chemistry teacher, Frank Wade, was actually a chemist. I was so lucky in a number of ways.” PeopleWayStuffNumbersTeacherTaughtLuckyChemistryFrankSo LuckyChemistWadeChemistry Teachers Author:Kurt Vonnegut
“We were very, very lucky [with Tim White filmed making historic discoveries in the East African Rift ] . In 100 years, only three skeletal remains [of early man] were ever found at this site. This was the third one, and we were right there when it happened. In fact, when I first heard they had found something, I said, "Please stop it! Don't do anything right now. Let's do it tomorrow until we have unpacked our cameras and assembled our stuff.” MenYearsFirstsSaidFactsThreeFoundStuffWhiteHappenedHeardTomorrowPleaseRight NowLuckyDiscoveryThirdsCamerasRemainsEastSiteHistoricRift Author:Werner Herzog
“Growing up I never had a perfume. I was like oh, one day when I'm grownup and have money I'm going to wear perfume. I had one perfume and I would save it for really, really, really special occasions. Which meant I never actually wore it. So now it's one of those things like, I can wear perfume everyday. I can afford to buy another one, I'm really lucky that I can. Now when I have nice stuff I don't save it anymore, I try to use it.” TryingI CanUseStuffGrowing UpNiceGrowingSpecialOne DayLuckyEverydayOccasionsPerfumeGrownupsSpecial Occasion Author:Margot Robbie
“When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in that I wound up with several book review columns, which meant that I had to read huge amounts of stuff that was outside my experience and outside my comfort zone. I think every young writer should be forced to read the kind of stuff they would not normally read for pleasure.” ThinkingMenShouldKindBookKidsYoungStuffPleasureHugeAmountComfortLuckyWoundsYoung ManZoneReviewsComfort ZoneColumnsYoung WritersBook Review Author:Neil Gaiman