“If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly what you do in your living room, which is stare at them and judge them.” IfsRoomsJudgingIndustryStaringTiesIdolsLiving RoomMusic IndustryAmerican Idol Author:Neil Patrick Harris
“I still see myself as a bit of a cottage industry. Being in a room creating stuff and seeing if anyone wants it, as opposed to going to work for someone.” IfsWantStillsStuffBitsRoomsSeeingIndustryCreatingGoing To WorkCottages Author:Ricky Gervais
“I quite like being removed from the industry stuff so that when we're not on tour and we're writing, we're in a small room and you can't get out physically. I like that mental checking-out aspect - I think it's quite nice.” ThinkingWritingStuffRoomsNiceIndustryAspectSmall RoomsChecking Out Author:Lauren Mayberry
“Like a lot of people in the computer industry, Keith Malinowski had spent his whole life being the smartest person in the room, and like most of his fellows the experience left him with a rather high opinion of his opinions.” PeoplePersonsWholeLeftRoomsOpinionIndustryComputerFellowsWhole LifeKeith Author:Rick Cook
“Beware of advice. Consider your sources carefully. Look them up. See if you respect what they've made. Get educated. Be informed about who's real and who isn't. Study your craft and your industry, practice all the time, challenge yourself - write things you think you can't, try things you have been told you shouldn't try - leave room for surprises, and learn how to collaborate.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingLooksHas BeensMadeRealChallengesRoomsPracticeStudyAdviceSourceIndustrySurpriseEducatedCraftsChallenge Yourself Author:Karen Walton