“Actors need a kind of aggression, a kind of inner force. Don't be only one-sided, sweet, nice, good. Get rid of being average. Find the killer in you.” NeedsKindActorsForceNiceSweetAverageKillersAggressionOne Sided Book:Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel Source: Stella Adler - The Art of Acting: preface by Marlon Brando compiled & edited by Howard Kissel
“The Lawyers' trade is a trade built entirely on words. And so long as the lawyers carefully keep to themselves the key to what those words mean, the only way the average man can find out what is going on is to become a lawyer, or at least to study law, himself. All of which makes it very nice -- and very secure -- for the lawyers.” MenWayMeanLongLawStudyNiceKeysBuiltTradeAverageLawyerSecureVery NiceAverage Man Author:Fred Rodell
“Anyone who looks for life can find it... and they don't need to photograph ashcans. The average camera fan reminds me of Pollyanna, with a lollypop in one hand and a camera in the other. You can't be a Nice Nelly and take news pictures.” NeedsLooksHandsNiceFansNewsCamerasPhotographerPhotographAveragePollyanna Author:Weegee
“I basically modeled my way through college, doing local runway shows in L.A. that don't pay a lot and a couple of shows in N.Y. and S.F., and I probably made the same as the average 19-year-old waiter; I just worked less and was around beautiful girls, so it was nice.” WayYearsMadeShowsBeautifulGirlPayNiceCollegeCoupleAverageLocalsMy WayWaiterRunwayBeautiful Girl Author:Mehcad Brooks
“I like the idea of becoming [fairly] good at lots of things rather than very good at just one thing. So it would be nice to be okay at the guitar or at the piano, a reasonable cook, perhaps able to fix your car or do some basic carpentry, and be able to write the odd article. Rather than being super good at one tiny thing, to be kind of average at lots of things. It might mean that you have a more kind of enjoyable, complete life.” WritingKindMeanIdeasMightWould BeAbleNiceOne ThingCarBecomingOkayGuitarVery GoodAverageTinyCooksOddPianoJust OneReasonableBe KindArticlesBeing NiceEnjoyableCarpentryTiny ThingsComplete Life Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“I enjoy darker sardonic wit more than knock-knock jokes. I spent the first healthy chunk of my career playing all-American, pleasant, average, nice people, so it's fun to have some complications there.” PeopleFirstsFunEnjoyCareersNiceHealthyJokesAverageWitPleasantComplicationChunksNice PeopleSardonic Author:Neil Patrick Harris