“I'm trying to avoid any more asshole roles, at least for a little bit. The main criteria for me when choosing a project is a good director. I just want to work with these guys that I admire because I do want to direct my own films one day, and I want to pick their brains to see what their process is like, and see what I can take from that.” WantTryingLittlesI CanFilmGuyBitsProcessMy OwnBrainRolesOne DayDirectorsProjectsLittle BitPicksDirectAdmireCriteriaGood Directors Author:Dave Franco
“Making music clips, I have a responsibility to depict the artist in a way that suits them, and feels comfortable with how they want to present their music. From there I usually try to tell a story visually that complements the music, that lets the music be the hero element of the project. I just try to do something that feels sincere and creative and a little bit home-brewed so it doesn't feel too plastic or phony.” WayWantFeelsTryingLittlesStoriesHomeArtistBitsResponsibilityCreativeHeroElementsComfortableProjectsLittle BitMusic IsSuitsSincerePlasticPhonyComplementClip Author:Adria Petty
“I got to a point in my life when I'd done loads of things I regretted. I made all the wrong decisions. I was trying to fill my life with all these projects, hoping that one of them would succeed. I was like a cheating girlfriend. I was cheating on all the bands with other bands, and I was trying to manage everything.” TryingMadeDoneDecisionSucceedBandProjectsManageGirlfriendCheatingLoadWrong Decision Author:Duffy
“I don't think it's my responsibility, but I definitely try to create my own projects that are Latin-based with a Latin crew and Latin cast. I try to give all my characters Latin names whenever I can and make sure that they are of Latin heritage. But that does not work with every project.” ThinkingGivingTryingDoeI CanCharacterNamesMy OwnResponsibilityProjectsCastsLatinHeritageCrew Author:John Leguizamo
“To people in my industry I'm usually a guy that tries to generate his own projects and I remain very elusive when people try and attach me to big projects.” PeopleTryingBigsGuyIndustryProjectsElusive Author:Peter Jackson
“The enemy often tries to make us attempt and start many projects so that we will be overwhelmed with too many tasks, and therefore achieve nothing and leave everything unfinished. Sometimes he even suggests the wish to undertake some excellent work that he foresees we will never accomplish. This is to distract us from the prosecution of some less excellent work that we would have easily completed. He does not care how many plans and beginnings we make, provided nothing is finished.” TryingDoeSometimesCareWishEnemyPlansAchieveProjectsTasksAccomplishFinishedExcellentOverwhelmedUnfinishedProsecutionExcellent Work Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“I try to make that tension almost stupidly overt in my projects, almost ridiculously so. I keep coming back to the same obvious points again and again.” TryingProjectsObviousTensionAgain And AgainComing Back Author:Aleksandra Mir
“I stay glued to my piano and my work. I don't look up. I write, I produce, I do the next project, I do my job. I don't look up, and I try to be kind. I try to be kind to people. That's what I do.” PeopleWritingTryingLooksKindJobsNextProduceProjectsPianoLook UpBe Kind Author:Barry Manilow
“Realistically, there is a danger, of course, when you're going into someone's living room as the same guy every week. But I don't fear it because, I mean, there's really nothing I can do about it. I can try to combat it through the work, and maybe make sure I don't do Sheldon 2.0 in any other projects. But it's just really hard for me to find any negative side effects from this experience.” TryingMeanI CanHardGuyCoursesSidesCan DoRoomsWeekEffectsDangerProjectsNegativeCombatLiving RoomSide Effects Author:Jim Parsons
“Acknowledging that we lose is the overarching theme in everything in Stars. To me, that's what punk means. Stars is a punk band because we acknowledge loss. We're not trying to win. We're not trying to project victory. You win alone. I'm not interested in singing for the one winner in the room; I'm interested in singing for all of the losers in the room.” TryingMeanWinningStarsLosesLossRoomsVictoryBandProjectsSingingWinnerAcknowledgeThemeLoserPunkNot Interested Author:Torquil Campbell
“There are two sure ways to fail: never get started and quit before you succeed. Many companies promote the language of risk-taking and innovation but are so concerned with short term profit goals that their culture discourages innovation (trying new things) and abandons promising projects too soon. It shouldn't require exceptional moral courage to try new things and stick with them.” WayTryingTwoCultureLanguageGoalTermCompanyMoralFailingRiskSucceedProjectsConcernedInnovationSticksProfitQuittingAbandonNew ThingsExceptionalShort TermDiscouragingRisk-takingMoral CourageTrying New Things Author:Michael Josephson
“Each one is different. Each project is different. Some are silly, some are not. Some are more realistic, some are not. Some are overly dramatic, some are not. You've just got to try and find the thing that's most engaging and entertaining in whatever way, shape or form, and it's different every time.” WayTryingDifferentFormShapesProjectsSillyDramaticRealisticEntertainingEngaging Author:Colin Hanks
“I never go about a new project as if I'm trying ot redefine myself. I just like to work, and I'm excited by material I find challenging and - if it's a comedy - exceptionally funny.” IfsTryingChallengesComedyMaterialsProjectsExcitedNew Projects Author:Julia Louis-Dreyfus
“I've got a lot of energy at my shows, I'm very performative; that gave me the idea, I want to try to translate that into a musical project, having the same energy I have onstage and on my album.” WantTryingIdeasShowsEnergyProjectsMusicalAlbumsTranslate Author:Lunice
“I try very much, whenever I do projects, whatever it is, there's only one thing on my mind, only one thing.” TryingMindOne ThingProjectsThings On My Mind Author:Lou Reed
“I don't really think of these as projects. I think of them as bands. I have tried to not just convene a group of musicians and make one record or make one gig and just drop it. Each of them develop over time. I have been really fortunate to keep a band like the Sextet together over three very different albums. Each time, the goal got more deep for me in terms of how I wanted to write for those people. So it is really about trying to develop ideas and trying to have a consistent focus on a way to come up with new ideas in music that I want to do.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingTryingHas BeensIdeasDifferentWantedTogetherThreeGoalTermRecordsFocusGroupsBandProjectsMusicianCome UpAlbumsFortunateConsistentNew IdeasGigs Author:Dave Douglas
“I guess what inspires me most is the desire to draw out feelings that feel best expressed on the written page by really good authors, and I'm not a really good author. I feel like my job as a filmmaker is to eff the ineffable, to take feelings that only poets could describe with words and try to project them on the screen for viewers to feel. I don't think I've succeeded once but in the act of trying I've come up with all these other results which sometimes intrigue me.” ThinkingFeelsTryingSometimesFeelingsJobsDesireResultsWrittenInspirePoetProjectsPagesDrawsCome UpScreensFilmmakerViewersIntrigueIneffableGood Authors Author:Guy Maddin
“The same thing I did in 2013 is what I'm trying to do in 2014, which is continue to improve, continue to shock people. You know, I have several projects coming up between 2014 and 2015, and hopefully by 2015, I'll have another hour of stand-up material where I'll be able to go on the road and tour again.” PeopleKnowsTryingAbleHoursMaterialsGoes OnProjectsHopefullyShock Author:Kevin Hart
“I think it's a real danger, as an actor, when you try to make some statement through your career about what the business should be doing or ultimately what your image should be or how you want to be perceived. I look at every project that comes along and say, "Is this something I can sink my teeth into and can do a good job on?" That's really how I choose roles.” ThinkingWantShouldTryingLooksI CanRealJobsActorsCan DoCareersRolesDangerProjectsStatementsTeethGood Job Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“Everyone is always telling me that I must be exhausted, but I've learned how to use my time well, and that includes holidays to recharge. I always try to give myself big chunks of time to think about what the next project is going to be.” ThinkingGivingTryingWellsUseBigsNextProjectsI've LearnedMy TimeHolidayExhaustedTime To ThinkChunks Author:Wayne McGregor
“I used to do more melodic stuff, and I used to do more actual rap - like traditional hip hop vocals. I think my method of storytelling has led me to this point, at which I want to pare down my style. I think I give the lyrics more thought, and then when I try to perform the lyrics over the track I'll try it over and over again, and eventually the lyrics will sink into the track by the way I project them.” ThinkingWayWantGivingTryingUsedStuffStyleProjectsMethodTrackHip HopRapStorytellingTraditionalHipsHopsVocal Author:Galcher Lustwerk
“What excites me is to know I don't have any limits, that it's quite an open project, more open than I thought it could be. To have this freedom to try very different things. I listen to lots of music from every genre.” KnowsTryingDifferentLimitsProjectsGenreDifferent Things Author:Neige
“I think there's no question that historians create; they would tell you that, I think. If I'm trying to imagine an imperial Roman position, it's much easier to imagine the poor schlub who's not even sure why he's doing what he's doing than it is to imagine Caesar. At least for me. And I'm intrigued, too, by the position of the poor schlub who *still* finds himself supporting the imperial project.” IfsThinkingTryingStillsPoorImaginePositionEasierProjectsHistorianIntrigued Author:Jim Shepard
“Technology isn't simply addictive - it's addictive because it's a servant to business incentives. There are huge departments in these companies that are devoted to this and staffed by incredibly talented people who have skills that could be put to socially beneficial projects but who are now trying to find out how to make you click and how to maximize your time on a certain site, or encourage teenagers to "friend" more products and constantly engage with them.” PeopleTryingCertainCompanyTechnologyProductsHugeSkillsProjectsTeenagerServantDepartmentDevotedSiteIncentivesBeneficialClicks Author:Astra Taylor
“I've had the idea since high school, of writing music just for voices, just a choir. I don't know if I'll ever get around to doing it, but I'd definitely be excited about trying to pull that off at some point. It definitely seems like an older-me kind of project.” IfsKnowsWritingTryingKindIdeasSeemsSchoolVoiceProjectsHigh SchoolExcitedChoirWriting Music Author:Panda Bear
“The American official was trying to talk about aid and development projects and finally a local tribal chief got up and said, "Even if you turn our country into heaven, we don't want it from you. Just leave us."” IfsWantTryingSaidCountryTurnsHeavenDevelopmentProjectsAidsLocalsOur CountryChiefsOfficials Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
“I'm just trying to choose interesting, quirky projects or things with interesting directors or just movies that have a lot of people I like attached to them so I know I'm going to have a good time.” PeopleKnowsTryingInterestingDirectorsProjectsGood TimesHaving A Good TimeQuirky Author:Douglas Booth
“I always try to take projects I'm genuinely interested and passionate about versus just trying to take projects for the money.” TryingProjectsPassionateVersus Author:Michael Dougherty
“I try to be a man of mystery. I try to keep the various projects I'm up to as close to the vest as possible until it's time to reveal them.” MenTryingMysteryProjectsVariousBe A ManVests Author:Alex Hirsch
“I was at home waiting for projects. I was on Parenthood and there was one season left, and I was thinking, "What's next?" I'm at this age where I'm trying to write my own script, and they sent this over and I decided to put myself on tape.” ThinkingWritingTryingHomeAgeNextLeftWaitingMy OwnProjectsDecidedSeasonsScriptsParenthoodTape Author:Ray Romano
“In some ways, there's no typical day with all the shoots and travel and projects, but I do try and stop by my studio every day.” WayTryingProjectsStudiosTypical Author:Garance Dore
“I respect BMW for not interfering in these projects. They're just trying to support short films with their brand, which I think is great.” ThinkingTryingFilmSupportProjectsBrandsInterfereShort FilmsBmw Author:Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
“I try not to write more than two or three, I try to just write one if possible, I write till the end at least a draft of a play or a novel; but sometimes, I'll take a break for a couple weeks for a project that is paying me money like a television project which I try to stay away from just to stay financially ahead of the game.” IfsWritingTryingTwoEndsSometimesPlayThreeGamesBreakNovelWeekTelevisionCoupleProjectsTill The EndAhead Of The Game Author:Adam Rapp
“I have a broad view that we have to try and get to "yes" on projects. On economic projects anybody can say no. My child can say no. But I think the hard thing to do is to figure out how you get to "yes" and you protect the environment.” ThinkingTryingChildrenHardViewsEnvironmentEconomicFiguresProtectProjectsMy ChildrenThings To DoBroadsHard ThingsProtect The Environment Author:Christy Clark
“And so as a director, as a leader, and myself as a director and a leader, I kind of try to make sure that we hold onto the vision and kind of corral it, but by the time you finish whatever the project is, a TV show, a series, a movie, a stage show, it should be a product of what all those people can do, and therefore, it can never be what you imagined it would be in the beginning.” PeopleShouldTryingKindShowsWould BeCan DoLeaderVisionStageTvsProductsDirectorsProjectsSeriesTv Shows Author:Brian Henson
“The fact of the matter is: when you're doing a project, you try to make it better every moment. And a lot of people get frustrated. But I surrounded myself with a good team of people and I'm really proud of the work we've all done. All I can say is - I've learned this in my business - don't let the process frustrate you; focus on the end. Because the end is pretty wonderful. Just fight it out.” PeopleTryingI CanEndsMatterDoneMomentsFactsFightingProcessFocusWonderfulTeamProudProjectsI've LearnedFrustratedGood Team Author:Jon Taffer
“I have other projects to do. I try not to let that documentation interfere with my present day.” TryingProjectsInterferePresent DayDocumentation Author:Ian MacKaye
“I think I like a challenge. I try to find projects that will push me in a new way and help me grow.” ThinkingWayTryingHelpingGrowsChallengesProjectsHelp MeNew Ways Author:Nick Jonas
“Don't expect others to change. Instead, take on the project and see if you can become the change you want to see in the world. Try your best to let go of anger, blame and seeing yourself as a victim.” IfsWorldWantTryingSeeingLetting GoProjectsVictimBlameTry Your BestSeeing Yourself Author:Sharon Gannon
“I'm trying to simplify my life, I guess that's my latest project.” TryingProjectsSimplify Author:Jeremy Jones
“I have projects in life that I'm engaged in, I have things that stimulate me in my life, that make me happy. But more interesting for me is: I'm still trying to figure it out.” TryingStillsInterestingFiguresProjectsEngagedMake Me Happy Author:Gary Kraftsow
“I'm not someone who works a lot, and what I mean by that is that I have a project and I focus on it, and I don't spread myself too thin. I try to give as much as I can to that project, and if we have a lot of time, that's amazing for me, because I like to really dive deep and do as much as I can.” IfsGivingTryingMeanI CanFocusProjectsSpread Author:Logan Lerman
“I have a company where I'm trying to get projects off the ground. Me and my partner Madeleine Sackler, we just shot our first feature in a maximum security prison where about 95% of the cast were incarcerated men. We're editing that and there's a doc going with it.” MenTryingFirstsCompanySecurityProjectsShotsPrisonCastsPartnersFeaturesEditingMaximumMadeleines Author:Boyd Holbrook
“History teaches us that many breakthroughs were happy accidents. Whether that's penicillin coming from Fleming neglecting to clean his laboratory before going on vacation or the team at Odeon trying a little side project that allowed people to communicate in real time as long as their message was 140 characters or less (which ultimately of course became Twitter), the unintended is often the transformational.” PeopleTryingLittlesLongRealCharacterCoursesSidesTeachTeamProjectsMessagesCleanCommunicateAccidentsNeglectVacationBreakthroughLaboratory140 CharacterHappy AccidentsPenicillinGoing On Vacation Author:Scott D. Anthony
“Many of the projects that we do that appear quite successful, it's actually often the second or third time we've given it a try.” TryingGivenSuccessfulProjectsThirdsThird Time Author:Edward Boyden
“The impresario function is about intervening with the company's more administrative management structure. It is about trying to establish a sense of boundaries and budgets and milestones and so forth on a project that does not necessarily lend itself to milestones. It is about translating between the intimate interior environment of the creative work team and the company's need to make money. And finally, it is about positioning the fruits of the creative process in the marketplace and selling them.” NeedsTryingDoeProcessCompanyCreativeEnvironmentTeamProjectsFunctionManagementStructureFruitBoundariesSellingMaking MoneyBudgetsIntimateCreative ProcessTranslateInteriorsMarketplaceCreative WorkMilestoneAdministrativeIntervening Author:John Kao
“My work is very eclectic. I write books that range from writing fiction, writing fable where I am very directly trying to imagine alternate worlds, to writing about [Buckminster] Fuller who was the ultimate world man creating all sorts of alternate worlds and believing that they were imminent to my own work of - for instance, a project that I've been working on for some year and a half, two years now that continues to evolve has been what I call Deep Time Photography.” MenWorldWritingTryingYearsBelieveHas BeensTwoBookMy OwnHalfFictionImagineProjectsCreatingPhotographyUltimateInstanceEvolveRangeTwo YearsFablesFiction WritingWriting FictionEclecticBuckminster Fuller Author:Jonathon Keats
“The format of the book was the idea of my wonderful editor, Stephen Segal. Stephen and I had worked together before, on projects for the Interstitial Arts Foundation, and when he got the idea for an accordion-style book, he called and asked if I could write the story for it. I told him that I would love to try! And I knew it had to be a love story, because that's the sort of story you really want to hear from both perspectives. I mean, imagine if Pride and Prejudice were told from Darcy's perspective as well as Elizabeth's. It would be quite a different story!” IfsWantWritingTryingWellsMeanArtBookIdeasDifferentStoriesWould BeTogetherImagineWonderfulStylePerspectivePrideProjectsPrejudiceFoundationLove StoryIf I CouldEditorsFormatDarcyAccordions Author:Theodora Goss
“Climate change is not going to be prevented. It's not even going to be mitigated to the degree a rational person would want. As a result we're going to have to live with climate change and try to reduce the extent and rate of change as much as possible. This is not an inspiring or sexy project.” WantTryingPersonsResultsDegreesProjectsClimateRateClimate ChangeSexyRationalRate Of Change Author:Dale Jamieson