“One of my favorite parts of myself is my motherhood aspect, it just turned out to be the best thing about my life [Laughs], the most rewarding and deepening, so I have a delight in portraying mothers.” MotherLaughingMy FavoriteMotherhoodBeing The Best Author:Diane Lane
“I felt saddened and confused to discover my favorite mural gone, but also hopeful that another one may be in the works. Street art is mysterious and impermanent like that. It can appear or disappear overnight. Murals like these are at risk of desecration, transformation, erasure. Someone's gonna piss on it, draw a mustache on it, tag it. The weather's going to make it fade. That's part of the beauty, I think. Murals have value without being precious.” ThinkingArtValuesRiskArt IsTransformationMy FavoriteDisappearMysteriousConfusedHopefulMustacheSaddenedMural Author:Emily Raboteau
“I always wanted to play music, but my family was more interested in handing me paints and markers. Art was always my favorite subject in school, and I can remember staying up all night drawing as a small child. My expression via art was extremely strong as I grew and hasn't stopped.” ChildrenArtSchoolRememberNightStrongMy FamilyPaintMy FavoriteUp All Night Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Tequila is my drink. It is my favorite alcohol, my favorite liquor because, you know, it's a stimulant and not a depressant. If I go to a party and everyone's been drinking and I don't have time to really "catch up" - I'm not trying to get drunk but I want to feel good - I drink tequila.” TryingPartyDrinkDrinkingMy FavoriteAlcoholFeel GoodDrunkLiquorTequila Author:Mike Colter
“I believe I am yet to dance my favorite role, but I am pretty open to adapting to different characters. I would love to be Odette in Swan Lake one day. I think that would be the ultimate role.” ThinkingBelieveDifferentCharacterI BelieveOne DayUltimateMy FavoriteAdaptingI Am Pretty Author:Misty Copeland
“My favorite thing is watching people watch The Hollars movie and then come up to me and say whether they went through an experience like that or they went through an experience nothing like that, but it still was their mom or "that was my brother" or whatever it was - that's great.” PeopleBrotherMomMy FavoriteMy Brother Author:John Krasinski
“My favorite part about modeling is probably my least favorite part as well. It's traveling. Because it goes both ways. It's so amazing to get to see the world; we're so fortunate to go to all these places that I would never be in unless I was a model.” WorldMy FavoriteModeling Author:Elsa Hosk
“I love to relax. It's my favorite thing in the world. I am very good at being like a grandma and staying in and watching Game of Thrones or a movie. I think I could do that every night.” ThinkingWorldNightVery GoodMy FavoriteRelaxGrandma Author:Elsa Hosk
“I have to say my relationship with the horses is the biggest thing, and it grows. I love horses more and more every day, and I'm breeding, so when I'm playing a horse that's the son of a horse, the daughter of a horse I used to play, it's like bonding. So I think that's the most amazing part of it. It's the passion that we polo players have for the horses first, and then the game and the strategy of the game and winning and the team and your teammates, all of those things are a big part of it, but the horses are my favorite part.” ThinkingPassionWinningPlayerTeamSonDaughterHorseStrategyMy FavoriteTeammateMost Amazing Author:Nacho Figueras
“I do enjoy the fact that we don't have a king or queen; we have a person with a very unusual temp job for a few years. My favorite moments on the show were always showing the intersection of the person and the job. Any time Bartlet from the West Wing could be something other than the president - a father, or a husband, or a son, or a friend.” MomentsFatherEnjoyPresidentSonHusbandMy FavoriteUnusual Author:Aaron Sorkin
“One of my favorite episodes in West Wing was the homeless man that died and they found, in the overcoat he was wearing, a card of the speechwriter, Toby. He had given that coat to the Goodwill and this guy had ended up wearing it, died in it and Toby went to his funeral. He turned out to be a Korean war veteran. It was our first Christmas episode and that was a true story - a member of the staff had done exactly that. So many of these stories were far better than any fiction.” MenWarDoneGuyMy FavoriteFuneralHomelessVeteranKoreanTrue Story Author:Martin Sheen
“One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Edison is, "If we all did the things we are capable of doing we would astound ourselves." I believe leadership is a journey of learning and growing.” BelieveI BelieveJourneyCapableMy Favorite Author:Suzanne Bates
“My favorite kind of music is the stuff that stops time. You put something on to sit there and let an experience go through you. To look at yourself clearly through a song. It's true of all art, all mediums, but for some reason music has a direct line straight into people.” PeopleKindArtReasonSongMusic IsDirectMy FavoriteLook At YourselfStop Time Author:Jeff Buckley
“I'm one of those people who likes a good G-rated movie. So many of my favorite movies are G-rated. I think it's exciting to see a director really push the limits of how exciting a story can be told without ever crossing the G-rating line.” PeopleThinkingExcitingMy Favorite Author:Tom Angleberger
“Leon Golub was a painter. He was an artist struggling to make it in the New York City art world, but at the same time he was a very political guy, and engaged in the world around him. In the film, we saw how that world eventually encroached into his painting. One of my favorite lines in the film was how he had to be more precise, 'but now the pants have wrinkles, I hated to do it, but I had to do it.'” WorldArtFilmPoliticalArtistGuyStrugglePaintingMy FavoritePainterHated Author:Gordon Quinn
“I think the best live shows take you out of the moment into somewhere else and I really...This can be true of recorded music too but my favorite live experience is sort of this transcendendent - is that the word? Transcendental?” ThinkingMomentsMy FavoriteBeing TrueTranscendental Author:Dan Deacon
“I don't know if I will ever get sick of performing a song called 'Feels Like Loneliness' from Evolution. It's inspired by one of my favorite songs, 'Fever' by Peggy Lee. It's got a jazzy feel to it and I'm always able to put on a bit of character when I sing it, which is fun.” CharacterSongFunEvolutionSickInspiredMy FavoritePerformingFavorite Song Author:Sabrina Carpenter
“I am a huge fan of movies. It is my favorite thing during downtime. I get completely lost in films. I find them transformative, even one that seems light and popcorn. I get something profound with the right music played with what I am watching. If there is good cinematography and good acting you can find something that really stays with you. I really enjoy being part of that collaborative process. I like making something really big that will be seen in a theater by a lot of people. There is nothing like it.” PeopleFilmEnjoyActingProfoundMy FavoriteCinematography Author:KT Tunstall
“Arthur Miller said one of my favorite lines ever, that he had the mother say to her two sons about a very unstable father in Death of a Salesman. She said, "Attention must be paid." It's one of the most resonant lines that I think he ever wrote, and I think attention must be paid to the truth.” ThinkingMotherFatherAttentionSonMy FavoriteSalesmanArthur Author:Mandy Patinkin
“I tell the truth and I don't try to sugarcoat things. But I also decided that if you don't use humor or satire, then it's just too dark all the time. And one of my favorite literary works is A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift. As you know, that was an enormously famous satire piece that was able to point out, you know, things to people in a different way. And I do believe that satire and humor can reveal truth in a way that sometimes doesn't get revealed through other means. And so I decided to, every now and then, use satire and humor as well.” PeopleTryingBelieveMeanDifferentSometimesDarkMy FavoriteTelling The TruthSatireNow And ThenModestProposal Author:Ted Lieu
“Its gonna sound weird, but Glenn Johnson is one of my favorite fighters, because he was one of those throwback fighters that could lose a fight, and then come back and win.” FightingWinningMy FavoriteFighter Author:Ann Wolfe
“It's important to go against the grain. My favorite celebrity, across arts and sports and everything, is Muhammad Ali. And he was famous for speaking inflammatory things that were polarizing but also were important to building who he was as a man and his legacy. And in the end, he was right about most of the s... he was talkin' about.” MenArtImportantSportsBuildingMy FavoriteLegacyGrainMuhammad Author:Chance the Rapper
“I watched horror movies way too young and one of my favorite horror movies was The Shining. Jack Nicholson's character in that just bore a hole in my brain, his weird, maniacal controlled stuff. Obviously Mara in Village of the Damned wasn't an alcoholic and didn't have emotional, crazy outbursts. She was very non-emotional. But it was that sort of evil that I was tapping into.” CharacterEvilBrainCrazyEmotionalHorrorShiningMy Favorite Author:Lindsey Haun
“I'm hesitant to judge people. My favorite saying is "you do you." But, hopefully, you don't have to seek external validation from others to feel good about yourself.” PeopleJudgingMy FavoriteFeel GoodHopefullyAbout Yourself Author:Claire Holt
“If I was a kid and my favorite player has a good game, and if I tweet him after the game and he replies back or favorites my tweet, it's essentially like you just had a conversation with him. I couldn't imagine what that would do for me. To me it's the way it should go.” KidsImaginePlayerLike YouMy FavoriteTweet Author:David Price
“If I did a Rock record, it would be equally as truthful because I love Rock. I had to actually sing to Bon Jovi one time and I felt like he believed me. He's one of my favorite artists, so there's nothing better than the truth.” ArtistMy FavoriteTruthful Author:Estelle
“One of my favorite moments was when I stepped onstage for my first Victoria's Secret show in 2010, It felt like all that work finally paid off. I had long legs that I worked hard all year to keep, and it felt great being able to show them off.” LongMomentsSecretMy FavoriteLong Legs Author:Lais Ribeiro
“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” EndsWisdomRememberFriendshipMemoriesFreedomSilenceEnemyGreatnessFriendsKingsSilentWordsMy FavoriteCleverCivil RightsLife And DeathReal FriendsTrue FriendTrue FriendshipInsperationalMy FriendshipOur WordsPeace And JusticeAbout FriendshipLove And FriendshipFriendship LoveFriendship MemoriesBest FriendshipCute FriendshipInspirational FriendshipBystandersTalkativeEternal VigilanceInspiring FriendsFriends And EnemiesSilence Is GoldenBeautiful FriendshipNot FriendsFriendship OverI Have A Dream SpeechKings SpeechPowerful WordsKings And LoveGood KingsBehind Your BackDeath Of A FriendSweet FriendshipReally Cute Best FriendChoosing FriendsBackstabbingTrue Friendship And LifeMeaningful FriendshipAfrican American Civil RightsSounds Of SilenceEnemy WithinPrecious FriendsCivil Rights LeadersStrangers And FriendsWords With FriendsNo True Friends Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I'm a reader. I like - I'm a great reader. I keep going back, though, to certain authors, just like I love film, but I keep going back to just five or six certain filmmakers. In literature I like Chekhov, for example; I think he's my favorite. And Flaubert - you know, that kind of concision. But I also like Tolstoy; I love those romances that, you know, weigh 500 pounds and take months and months and months to read.” ThinkingKindFilmRomanceLiteratureMy FavoriteFilmmakerKeep GoingLove Films Author:David Small
“I love Fargo, I love all of them, but Miller's Crossing just happens to be my favorite. When I heard Coen brothers were doing No Country For Old Men, I thought, "This is it. This is their masterpiece. This is going to be the one, because it's going to bring every element together." I just had a feeling about it.” MenCountryFeelingsTogetherBrotherMy FavoriteOld ManMasterpiece Author:Beth Grant
“We have to acknowledge that we can't look to manufacturing or natural resources to drive growth like we have in the past. Human capital, talent, and knowledge are our most important resources now. Every city has hidden seeds of opportunity waiting to be nurtured. Places like Detroit, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh are among my favorite cities. They have great universities, clusters of innovation across a range of industries, and pools of innovative and creative talent to build on.” ImportantPastOpportunityWaitingGrowthNaturalCreativeTalentInnovationMy FavoriteAcknowledgePoolInnovativeNatural Resources Author:Richard Florida
“My father thought a novel was a broken short story. There's something to that. Many of my favorite novels are novellas. The authors of brief things must reckon with the precision of language.” FatherLanguageNovelBrokenMy FavoriteShort Story Author:Samantha Hunt
“My favorite actor on the planet is Gena Rowlands and she plays women who, to me, somehow defy gender. They are women, they are feminine, they are masculine, they are everything. There's something exciting about that. I don't know how to articulate it exactly. I guess it's busting out of the archetypes a little bit and not feeling restricted.” FeelingsExcitingMy FavoriteGenderFeminineMasculineArchetype Author:Tatiana Maslany
“I always say the next book is my favorite, because without a "next" book, you don't really have a career as a book author.” BookMy Favorite Author:Marie Bradby
“My favorite leader is George Washington. Because he came from very modest circumstances. He wasn't the son of a plantation owner. He was the son of a farmer. He had no formal education, very frustrated. He started writing a diary when he was in his teens, and he wrote things like, "When I grow up, I want to be respected. When I grow up, I want to be successful. When I grow up, I want to know things." What I find fascinating about Washington is he wanted to make something of himself.” WritingLeaderGrowing UpSuccessfulSonCircumstancesMy FavoriteBeing SuccessfulFarmersFrustratedModest Author:Les Wexner
“I have friends who will say, "Oh you gotta come and see our show." And the first thing I say is, "Is it sketch or improv?" I'll go in a minute to see a sketch show. I love sketch; it's my favorite form. But if it's all improv, they're either very good and it's annoying how good they are and it makes you feel bad, or they're not too good then you're sweating for them. And you don't want to sweat for them, see actors repeating each other's lines.” Very GoodMy FavoriteAnnoying Author:Fred Willard
“I love touring. If I could tour every day of my life, I would. It's my favorite thing to do.” My Favorite Author:Ahmed Gallab
“My favorite thing is when I go back and my mother cooks for me. Because it just throws me back the same flavor. And I try to modify things: I say, "Why don't you do this and that?" My mother is older, but she cooks a lot, and she doesn't want to change anything. She's a very good cook, and my grandmother was an amazing cook.” TryingMotherVery GoodMy FavoriteGrandmotherMy GrandmotherGood Cook Author:Daniel Boulud
“My favorite way to dance is being swept off my feet by somebody who doesn't know how to dance.” My Favorite Author:Julianne Hough
“I admire anyone who isn't afraid to take risks and try out things that aren't usually looked at as "normal." Right now I'm very into chic, classy looks. Chanel is one of my favorite brands; they really capture what a classic woman is.” TryingRiskMy FavoriteAdmireClassic Author:Stella Hudgens
“Being a part of a band is easier to brainstorm, and it's fun - you're encouraged and inspired by the others. In this band, it's especially that way for me, because they're my favorite musicians - they've been my favorite musicians for so long, and I get to play with them now. A lot of times onstage, I'm overcome with admiration or something, which also means that you need to step up, you need to really bear down to match the level of musicianship or artistry. It's really challenging.” MeanLongFunChallengesMusicianOvercomingInspiredMy FavoriteAdmirationArtistryStep Up Author:Brendan Benson
“I traveled to Berlin promoting something a few years back, and Berlin is absolutely my favorite city I've ever been to. I want desperately to film something there.” FilmMy Favorite Author:Cameron Monaghan
“I think that's my favorite thing about making scary movies, watching people watch them. When my films come out, I like to cinema hop and know what moments are coming up, I pop my head in and watch people squirm or slide down in their seats. I like that sadism!” PeopleThinkingMomentsFilmMy FavoriteScary Author:James Wan
“I think sometimes when people start doing improv there's some regression towards trying to replicate the "good" improvisers that they've read about in their improv books or heard about from their teachers. That's understandable, because they're trying to learn technique and stuff, but I actually think that my favorite performers are ones who have unique improv technique but also have a unique point of view that you can feel with them and their performances.” PeopleThinkingTryingBookSometimesTeacherUniqueMy FavoritePoint Of View Author:Zach Woods
“I would love to do a drama. I did a couple of episodes of The Good Wife, which is more of a drama. I really liked that; I thought it was interesting. A lot of my favorite comedies play out as dramas.” InterestingComedyWifeCoupleDramaMy FavoriteGood Wife Author:Zach Woods
“I do write about thinkers. And that's what I love about reading. My favorite books, the ones that made me sit there for days, weeks, months, years, and pop back into my head - they make me think a lot.” ThinkingWritingBookReadingWeekMy FavoriteThinkerFavorite Book Author:Amy King
“Little Christian Bale. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid, and I re-watched it not too long ago, and my jaw just hit the floor. The whole time I was like, "Who wrote this? This is unbelievable." And then the credits came up at the end and it was Tom Stoppard, my favorite playwright. It's just an amazing piece of writing.” WritingLongKidsChristianMy FavoriteUnbelievablePlaywright Author:Danny Strong
“I'm a huge Boards Of Canada fan. They're my favorite contemporary band. The interesting thing about Boards Of Canada is, they use analog and digital recording techniques, and nobody really knows how they get their sound. But I think that very warm, enveloping analog sound.” ThinkingInterestingMy Favorite Author:Alasdair MacLean
“One of my favorite scenes in Fellini is the ecclesiastical fashion show in Roma, and the end of 8 ½, when all the characters in the life of Guido, Marcello Mastroianni, get together and do this grand procession. That was on my mind, especially at the 45th anniversary, when all those characters in Valentino's life returned to Rome. I kept watching that and saying, if only we can arrange that grand procession at the end...and it kind of happened.” MindKindCharacterTogetherFashionSceneMy FavoriteFashion Show Author:Matt Tyrnauer
“I think art is beautiful. It's decoration and adornment. But art is also a really important vessel for social change, and social change begins with thought. And so if you can find humor in something and take a moment to rethink it, you can take a step back and look at your values from a different angle. I think that's a really important way of carrying on with life. I think the best art for me is funny and the best comedy for me is art. Some of my favorite artists are comedians. Comedy is art, and art can be comedy, and the intersection is vital - at least for my own work.” ThinkingArtImportantDifferentMomentsBeautifulArtistValuesComedyArt IsMy FavoriteComedianSocial ChangeVesselDecoration Author:Chloe Wise