“One of my favorite writers is short story writer/essayist Jorge Luis Borges, who was blind. I'm not claiming to be anything remotely resembling a talent of Borges' caliber, but he is an inspiration and a proof that one can be a meaningful and successful writer while blind.” StoriesInspirationSuccessfulTalentBlindMy FavoriteProofMeaningfulShort StoryEssayistsCaliberBorgesStory Writers Author:Larry Howes
“I grew up watching American movies. My favorite movies have always been American, since as long as I can remember. I always had this huge respect for American filmmakers and American actors.” LongI CanRememberActorsHugeGrewGrew UpMy FavoriteFilmmakerAmerican Movie Author:Noomi Rapace
“Colored leather is my favorite. To me, there's nothing more fun than wearing a cobalt blue leather skirt or a fuchsia leather jacket.” FunBlueMy FavoriteJacketsLeatherSkirtsLeather JacketsCobalt Author:Mindy Kaling
“One of my favorite things to do within horror is explore this feeling that a lot of people seem to have from time to time, of there being currents of another reality running beneath, or alongside, what we see and interact with every day.” PeopleFeelingsRealitySeemsRunningHorrorMy FavoriteCurrentsThings To DoFavorites Things Author:Brian Hodge
“Fashion for me is another way I get to express myself creatively. It is one of the fun things I get to do: to play dress-up, and create outfits and looks that aren't typical. I am an artist, so I like creating things. Shoes are my favorite thing.” WayLooksPlayArtistFunFashionCreatingDressesShoesMy FavoriteTypicalAnother WayFavorites ThingsOutfitsFun ThingsCreating Things Author:Rihanna
“When I record in a studio I don't use an amp. I go directly into the board, so I can get that very fat, full sound - which is my favorite sound.” I CanUseSoundRecordsMy FavoriteStudiosFatsBoards Author:Bill Wyman
“To me, there are 3 parts of the album process: writing, recording, and my favorite part: getting to sing the songs with the fans every night.” WritingNightSongProcessFansMy FavoriteAlbumsEvery Night Author:Eric Hutchinson
“My favorite part of any baseball book - and I read a lot of them - is the anecdotes. I believe there is a story within every boxscore and for me - the more outrageous the better!” BelieveBookStoriesI BelieveBaseballMy FavoriteOutrageousAnecdotes Author:Jonathan Weeks
“I'm a big horror fan. I'm a genre fan. I like to make these movies. They're my favorite kinds of movies to make.” KindBigsFansHorrorMy FavoriteGenreHorror Fans Author:Amber Heard
“I like to make people laugh, and I definitely think laughter is healing. It's one of my favorite thing to do, so I'm attracted to it for many reasons.” PeopleThinkingReasonHealingLaughingLaughterMy FavoriteThings To DoMaking People LaughFavorites Things Author:Kelly Stables
“Snow White has always been one of my favorite fairy tales growing up. To be able to say, "I'm going to be Snow White" - it's crazy. It's an honor.” AbleWhiteGrowing UpGrowingCrazyHonorMy FavoriteTalesSnowFairyFairy TaleSnow White Author:Lily Collins
“Johnny Depp is really my favorite male actor. Ellen Page would be my favorite female actor. Both of them, just because of the diversity that Johnny plays in his roles and just the different characters that he morphs into, it's fantastic.” DifferentPlayCharacterWould BeActorsRolesDiversityPagesFemaleMalesMy FavoriteFantasticDifferent Characters Author:Callan McAuliffe
“My favorite is when you go to Afghanistan and you meet the special forces guys, and they look like these heavily armed surfers. These guys are the best. You see guys dressed as full Afghans, but then wearing a Yankees hat.” LooksGuyForceSpecialMy FavoriteHatsAfghanistanYankeesSurferSpecial Forces Author:Robin Williams
“My favorite food in the world is Mexican food. I'm not a dessert person. I'm more of a crunchy, salty girl. I could live on chips and salsa. I would take a Mexican meal over some fancy French cuisine anytime.” WorldPersonsGirlMy FavoriteMealsFancyChipsMexicanDessertCuisineSalsaSaltyFavorite FoodsMexican FoodCrunchyChips And Salsa Author:Michelle Pfeiffer
“I've always been a huge fan of apologetics. C.S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors.” FansHugeMy FavoriteApologetic Author:Shane Harper
“The best part of performing is the people. I love interacting with people. My favorite part is the crowd. I love rocking out with the crowd, that's definitely the best part.” PeopleMy FavoriteCrowdsPerformingInteractingRocking Out Author:Yelawolf
“I'm very eclectic in what I like and what I listen to. But my favorite musical ever is "The Sound of Music." That was actually one that inspired me to sing.” SoundInspiredMusicalMy FavoriteEclecticSound Of Music Author:Christina Aguilera
“A lot of times, it's easy to trim the movie 'cause you just start losing things that you thought would be there just for amusement's sake that actually are not funny. My favorite part of the process is seeing it with an audience. I do about eight previews to see how things are working.” Would BeCausesEasyProcessAudienceSeeingLosingSakeMy FavoriteEightAmusementPreviewLosing Things Author:Judd Apatow
“My favorite films are the ones that I walk away from and I know I saw a story. I saw the core part of the plot. But if I ever take another look at it then I can see that there was some more stuff going on in there that I didn't realize.” IfsKnowsLooksI CanStoriesFilmStuffRealizingWalksSawsMy FavoriteCorePlot Author:Shane Carruth
“My favorite name for a color is "puce." It's kind of a dried blood color. It's a hideous color. But I love the word. It's so euphonic. But my favorite colors are lavender, purple, periwinkle blue, and white.” KindNamesWhiteBloodColorBlueMy FavoritePurpleHideousLavenderFavorite ColorPeriwinkleBlue And White Author:Elizabeth Taylor
“My favorite part is being engaged with somebody's story and life, and getting a laugh with people I have a tremendous amount of respect for or not, and being challenged by the immediacy of conversation.” PeopleStoriesLaughingAmountConversationMy FavoriteEngagedImmediacy Author:Marc Maron
“I guess my favorite way to travel is in a car, especially if you get to go some place cool. The bullet train in Japan is cool; but overall, driving through certain areas, like the desert in the United States, or the Black Forest in Germany, you feel the nature unfolding.” IfsWayFeelsStatesCertainBlackUnitedUnited StatesCarAreasTrainMy FavoriteDrivingForestsDesertGermanyJapanBulletsUnfolding Author:Steve Kimock
“I was watching an interview with Martin Scorcese concerning Raging Bull, which is one of my favorite films, and he was talking about how he'd worked with a lot of guys who weren't quote-unquote "actors," like Joe Pesce and Frank Vincent. Scorcese was very smart in the way that he cast, because you don't know where you're going to find the right person who can carry a role and summon that emotion you're looking for.” KnowsWayPersonsFilmGuyActorsEmotionTalkingRolesSmartMy FavoriteCastsRageInterviewsFrankBullsRight PersonVery SmartRaging Bull Author:Lenny Kravitz
“Nine to Five is actually one of my favorite movies. I watched it a thousand times when I was a child, literally a thousand times.” ChildrenFiveThousandMy FavoriteNine Author:Leslie Mann
“I really can't answer that off the top of my head, my favorite movies. Each one individually was wonderfully made, wonderfully directed, wonderfully written, wonderfully acted, and each one was entirely different.I like romantic movies. I sort of go for the older movies.” MadeDifferentAnswersWrittenMy Favorite Author:Debbie Reynolds
“Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because I don't have to do anything except bring wine and go to my sister's all day and go to the movies with the family. So, actually, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but there's not much comedy material on Thanksgiving. Melatonin really isn't that funny.” ComedyMaterialsWineMy FavoriteHolidayMy SisterMelatonin Author:John Waters
“People ask me who my favorite inker is and I tell them my favorite inker was Joe Sinnott...but I was the best. Now I don't mean that as any kind of egotistical thing. It's just that I did what Jack wanted.” PeopleKindMeanWantedAsksMy FavoriteAsk MeEgotistical Author:Mike Royer
“I used to get letters from guys in prison. Anymore now I don't even open them. They'd ask me to please sign a couple of cards for their children. Then I see them on eBay two weeks later. Or the people that write and say, "You is one of my favorite cartoonists. I would like a drawing, please." I guess they encourage inmates to write letters to celebrities. It's like a way to make money by selling autographs or something. Give me a break.” PeopleWayGivingWritingChildrenTwoUsedGuyAsksBreakWeekCouplePleaseLettersGive MePrisonMy FavoriteDrawingSellingCardsMaking MoneyAsk MeTwo WeeksAutographsCartoonistInmatesEbay Author:Mike Royer
“Fantasy is a genre that allows me to create anything I want. That, in turn, allows me to explore any sort of idea I'm curious about. I love it because Fantasy is a genre that asks, "What if...?" That's my favorite question.” IfsWantIdeasTurnsAsksFantasyMy FavoriteCuriousGenreWhat If Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“My favorite time of year is October, Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I know that watching horror movies was such a special thing to me as a child and my only dream is that I get to make it feel like Halloween all year round for other kids, for other weirdos like me.” KnowsFeelsYearsChildrenDreamKidsSpecialHorrorRoundsMy FavoriteLike MeHolidayHalloweenOctoberWeirdoSpecial Things Author:Matthew Gray Gubler
“I prefer girls to wear dresses because I like how they influence a woman's body language. I also love skirts. One of my favorite pieces of clothing is the pencil skirt because it obliges the wearer to have a pretty attitude. I like anything that shows a woman's legs because I love to see her skin and how she walks.” ShowsBodyGirlLanguageWalksAttitudePiecesInfluenceSkinsDressesMy FavoriteLegsClothingsPencilsSkirtsBody LanguageWomen's Bodies Author:Christian Louboutin
“Some of my favorite photos from the old days are of people who maybe didn't know how to smile. Maybe smiling in photos wasn't an accepted form of behavior back then. But the big eyes and the oversized dolls that people are carrying, and it's something about their hair - the anachronisms of these photos are really what creep me out.” PeopleKnowsBigsEyeFormKnow HowHairBehaviorMy FavoriteAcceptedCreepsDollsOld DaysAnachronismBig Eyes Author:Ransom Riggs
“When I was growing up, my favorite player was Reggie Jackson - and I never got the opportunity to get an autograph from Reggie. I was so frustrated. I mean, he was my idol. And I couldn't get no autograph. I would go through punishment waiting on him (after games) because he was always the last guy to come out. And I would go back home with no autograph.” MeanHomeLastsGuyOpportunityGamesWaitingGrowing UpGrowingPlayerMy FavoritePunishmentIdolsFrustratedBack HomeAutographs Author:Rickey Henderson
“I had some very, very fond memories of the people I worked with and the authors I worked with - and I won't mention any names - but as I have been traveling through rural Maine over the past few weeks, one of my favorite things to do is to go into bookstores on the side of rural routes and paw through the old copies of Tom Clancy and Trevanian books they have in there for weird old 1970s thrillers that I haven't read yet.” PeopleHas BeensBookPastNamesSidesMemoriesWeekHavensMy FavoriteThings To DoCopiesTomsRoutesOver The PastThrillersBookstoresFavorites ThingsMainePawsFond Memories Author:John Hodgman
“Every year I write a tax advice column and I used to always make fun of that. One year, one of my favorite IRS commissioners, I think his name was Roscoe somebody, wrote that one of the most often-asked questions by taxpayers was, "How can I contribute more?" Well, I tell ya, ol' Roscoe's really been doing situps under parked cars again. I've heard a lot of people ask a lot of questions about taxes, but I never heard anybody say, "How can I, the ordinary person, send more money for no reason?"” PeopleThinkingWritingYearsWellsPersonsReasonUsedAsksNamesFunHeardAdviceCarTaxesOrdinaryMy FavoriteNo ReasonMore MoneyTaxpayersColumnsIrsOrdinary PersonYear OneCommissioners Author:Dave Barry
“Of all the wonderful things government says, that's always been just about my favorite. As opposed to if you get to keep the money. Because what you'll do is go out and bury it in your yard, anything to prevent that money from creating jobs. They never stop saying it.We will say, "This is expected to create x number of jobs." On the other hand, we never say that the money we removed from another part of the economy will kill some jobs.” IfsHandsGovernmentJobsNumbersEconomyWonderfulCreatingMy FavoriteExpectedYardsWonderful ThingsCreating Jobs Author:Dave Barry
“In general, advertising isn't a "creative" atmosphere. It's a business atmosphere and your job is puzzle solving. My favorite aspect of the business, I guess, was presenting to clients. What I enjoyed least were the clients. Worried corporate brand managers, trying to dumb-down their ads for the stupid American population. I hated the disrespect that these people had for "consumers."” PeopleTryingJobsCreativeStupidAspectMy FavoritePopulationAdvertisingBrandsManagersEnjoyedDumbConsumersWorriedCorporateAtmosphereHatedAdsClientsPuzzlesDisrespectPresenting Author:Augusten Burroughs
“Let me say first that reading is my favorite pastime, bar none. If I couldn't read, I don't know what I'd do. But as a writer, it's both a blessing and a curse. You absorb technique as you go along.” IfsKnowsFirstsReadingBlessingLet MeMy FavoriteTechniqueBarsCursePastime Author:Anna Quindlen
“Forever Young, by Dylan, is one of my favorite songs.” YoungSongForeverMy FavoriteDylanFavorite SongForever Young Author:Levon Helm
“My favorite sport is football. I'm a die hard Steelers fan. Favorite players were Hines Ward and Greg Lloyd.” HardDiesSportsPlayerFansFootballMy FavoriteFavorite SportsSteelers Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Australia is one of my favorite places in the world. I spend a lot of time there. And I find Sydney a lot like LA in some ways, and it's beautiful, great for kids, and I absolutely love it over there.” WorldWayKidsBeautifulMy FavoriteAustraliaPlaces In The WorldSydneyFavorite Places Author:Nicole Richie
“Well my favorite thing about being a mom is getting to relive your childhood all over again, that's one of my favorite things. And my favorite thing about being a wife? I have more freedom to just be crazy, because he's already stuck with me.” WellsWifeCrazyChildhoodMomMy FavoriteStuckYour ChildrenBeing A MomFavorites ThingsBeing Crazy Author:Nicole Richie
“For me, the good songs are the ones that come really naturally. There are certain songs that you rework and rewrite and the craft becomes very evident, but a lot of times those aren't my favorite songs. The favorite songs are the ones that I can't even hear my own voice in.” I CanCertainSongVoiceMy OwnMy FavoriteCraftsEvidentFavorite SongRework Author:Jon Foreman
“My favorite kinds of stories are the ones that have these big crazy genre hijinks and then a real honest, meaty, emotional story where we're watching a character grapple with some real things.” KindRealCharacterStoriesBigsCrazyHonestEmotionalMy FavoriteGenreReal Things Author:Greg Pak
“My favorite meal to make for myself is meatloaf.I prepare the the ground beef (I don't use anything else) and flatten it out so it's about 1/2 inch thick, then I spread shredded cheddar all over it, then I roll it up. It's amazing. Like a big cheeseburger.” UseBigsMy FavoriteSpreadMealsOver ItThickInchesBeefCheeseburgerCheddarMeatloaf Author:Tim Gunn
“There are films that I don't like, and then someone will come up to me and say it's their favorite movie. The movies belong to the people. You make them and you put them out. For me, I love the process of making films. For me, my favorite film is always my next one.” PeopleFilmNextProcessMy FavoriteCome Up Author:Denzel Washington
“I think my favorite medium is music, with my main tools being my voice and a guitar. But I do find every other medium extremely fulfilling and useful in helping everything I do. Sometimes I need to make a song just for a comic. All of the art and mediums are connected for me.” ThinkingNeedsArtSometimesHelpingSongVoiceToolsGuitarMy FavoriteConnectedMediumsComicFulfilling Author:Gerard Way
“I don't really have many hobbies but one of my favorite things to do is spend time with my family. We have fun together, and building those relationships is very important to me.” ImportantTogetherFunBuildingMy FamilyMy FavoriteHaving FunThings To DoHobbiesEnd TimesSpend TimeFavorites Things Author:Joyce Meyer
“I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life are fought out every day in the silent chambers of one's own soul." (David O. McKay).” SoulPurposePrinciplesBattleSilentMy FavoriteWorthyChamberBattle Of Life Author:Stephen Covey