“Through my illness I learned rejection. I was written off. That was the moment I thought, Okay, game on. No prisoners. Everybody's going down.” MomentsGamesSportsWrittenOkayIllnessRejectionPrisonerOvercoming Rejection Author:Lance Armstrong
“Except in a few cases like Music for Airports, which was a very clear case of noticing a niche [and] saying, "Okay, there's this situation in which people always play music, and nobody has written music for that situation so I'm going to." So, that was a very clear example of spotting a niche and working for it. I have done that occasionally.” PeopleDonePlaySituationCasesClearWrittenExampleOkayAirportsNicheNoticing Author:Brian Eno
“I had written eight drafts of the Lemony Snicket' screenplay when this changing-of-the-guard thing happened, and I said to the new producers, "I don't think I could write any more drafts." I guess I was sort of hoping they would say, "Well that's okay, this last one is perfect." But instead, they said, "It's funny you should say that. We don't think you can write any more drafts either."” ThinkingShouldWritingWellsSaidLastsPerfectWrittenHappenedOkayEightThings HappenProducersThey SaidScreenplaysSnicket Author:Daniel Handler
“All the good music has already been written by people with wigs and stuff...Basically what people want to hear is: I love you, you love me, the leaves turn brown, they fell off the trees, the wind is blowing, it got cold, you went away, my heart broke, you came back, and my heart was okay...Modern music is people who can't think signing artists who can't write songs to make records for people who can't hear. Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them on the ass...If lyrics make people do things, how come we don't love each other?” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWantWritingHeartArtistSongTurnsStuffBitsRecordsWrittenTreeModernLove YouWindColdMy HeartMusic IsOkayAssBrokeBrownLove Each OtherSigningWigsHeart BrokeBlowing ItModern Music Author:Frank Zappa
“A good day's writing, when I turn off my computer after I know that I've written okay, or as well as I can write, that's a day well spent.” KnowsWritingWellsI CanTurnsWrittenComputerOkayGood DayTurn OffDay Well Spent Author:James Lipton
“If marriage isn't something for me, but I like living with someone or being committed, I can choose this other path as long as she's okay with it but I would hardly say that that should be what other people do. Some people want that, that written paper, that commitment and that means something to them. And I don't in the least look down on it.” PeopleIfsWantShouldLooksMeanLongI CanPathWrittenPaperCommitmentOkayCommitted Author:Robert Greene
“It takes a very long time to read a script. I'll look at a script, but there are so many scripts. I remember once being at the dentist, and the guy was doing my teeth and telling me about the screenplay he'd written and he said, "Will you read it?" And I said "Oh...okay." And it turns out that it was about a dentist!” LooksLongSaidRememberGuyTurnsWrittenLong TimeOkayScriptsTeethScreenplaysDentist Author:Christopher Walken
“One of the high points in my career came from a time I had with Tim Conway on a film when I had him fall down with laughter. I had this scene with him where I was this mechanic down fixing his car. I can't remember what my line was as written, but they were okay with me doing a made-up line. So Tim asks me what's wrong with his car, and I look up and say, "Well, looks like you got a squirrel caught up in there."” WellsLooksMadeI CanRememberFilmFallAsksLinesCareersWrittenCarLike YouSceneLaughterOkayCaughtAsk MeLook UpCaught UpMechanicFalling DownFixingSquirrelsHigh Points Author:John Ratzenberger
“Today I will masterbate! Okay, that was a mistake. I should have written "Today I will masterbate--if I want to!” IfsWantShouldTodayMistakeWrittenShould HaveOkay Author:Al Franken
“You said we've got a new page. I figure I've got some say in what gets written on it. So I'm going to work on you. Last time around, you threw yourself at me.” “I did no such thing.” “Sure you did. But I can see I've got my work cut out for me this time. That's okay.” He skimmed his thumb over her knuckles before she jerked her hand free. “In fact, I think I'm going to enjoy it.” “I don't know why I waste my time trying to mend fences with you. You're as arrogant as you ever were.” “Just the way you like me, sweetheart.” ThinkingKnowsWayTryingSaidI CanFactsHandsLastsEnjoyCuttingWrittenFiguresWastePagesOkayLike MeMy TimeArrogantLast TimeFenceGoing To WorkThumbsSweetheartWasting My TimeKnuckles Author:Nora Roberts