“The Heisman attention has definitely been a little bit of a surprise. It's been out of my hands. It's something I'm not focused on. I'm focused on the season and trying to win as many games as possible.” TryingLittlesHandsGamesWinningBitsAttentionLittle BitSeasonsSurpriseFocused Author:Johnny Manziel
“I want to get into producing. I really learned a lot from 'Girls Next Door.' Kevin Burns is a great producer. He's really talented, and he taught me a lot. I'm just looking forward to spreading the wings a little bit. Five seasons on 'Girls Next Door' was great, but it gets a little repetitive.” WantLittlesGirlNextBitsFiveDoorsTaughtLittle BitSeasonsWingsProducersLooking ForwardKevinRepetitive Author:Holly Madison
“Life is a green madness just now, trying to squeeze the last bit of warmth from the season.” TryingLastsLife IsBitsSeasonsMadnessGreenWarmth Book:A Fire Upon The Deep Source: A Fire Upon The Deep
“I understand some of the people's impatience with the show last year. I think that Lisa's (Lili Taylor) story line (marrying Nate with minimal motivation in season three) became a little bit of a diversion - and that happens. It happens in every show.” PeopleThinkingYearsLittlesStoriesShowsHappensLastsMotivationThreeBitsLinesLittle BitSeasonsLast YearImpatienceMarryingDiversion Author:Chris Albrecht
“It's a funny show. The characters are surprisingly likable, given how ugly they are. We've got this huge cast of characters that we can move around. And over the last few seasons, we've explored some of the secondary characters' personal lives a bit more.” CharacterShowsFunnyLastsMovingGivenBitsHugeSeasonsCastsUglyPersonal Life Author:Matt Groening
“When I approached Volume 1 of "Lucid," I realized I could tell something that only exists in four issues or I could roll the dice a bit and approach this as Season 1 of a TV show.” ShowsBitsIssuesFourTvsApproachSeasonsI RealizedVolumeTv ShowsDice Author:Michael McMillian
“It's always a bit strange when you join a show in the second season.” ShowsBitsStrangeSeasons Author:Lauren Lee Smith
“I felt like looking at the season to this point, we probably hadn't taken enough shots downfield to loosen thing up, ... It does serve a purpose even if you don't hit it. There's nothing that will get a cornerback to back off a little bit than knowing he got beat even if you hit it or not.” IfsLittlesDoeEnoughPurposeFeltBitsKnowingTakenLittle BitBeatsShotsSeasons Author:Mark Richt
“Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.” TryingTwoJoyBitsStruggleTreeMissingPromiseSeasonsWeightViolent Author:Lysa TerKeurst
“I tend to get very nervous before the first races of the year. It takes you a bit of time to get into the season.” YearsFirstsBitsRaceSeasonsNervous Author:Alistair Brownlee
“The awards season gives a chance for independent films to have a bit of longevity in the press and the media.” GivingFilmBitsChanceMediaSeasonsIndependentPressesAwardsLongevityIndependent Film Author:Danny Boyle
“We are extremely precise about the girls we like; they're not necessarily the "It" girls of the season. Sometimes this "It" girl business gets a bit hysterical. It's all about which girl did which shoot with which photographer.” SometimesGirlBitsSeasonsPhotographerPreciseHysterical Author:Christophe Lemaitre
“I was just doing bits and pieces of acting in the UK. I'd been in the film Breaking and Entering - Anthony Minghella gave me my start and I miss him dearly. Then I made the trip out to LA, during one of their pilot seasons, which was when they were developing Gossip Girl, and I auditioned, and things came together.” MadeTogetherFilmGirlBitsActingPiecesMissingSeasonsDevelopingGossipPilotsEnteringBits And PiecesGossip GirlBreaking And Entering Author:Ed Westwick
“While THE NEW COOL takes the reader inside a season, limns a team and coaching staff, and masterfully recounts a gripping competition, this is anything but your conventional sports book. And not simply because the 'big game' is...a curious robotics contest. Like the kids he vividly captures, Neal Bascomb has himself performed a masterful bit of engineering here.” BookBigsKidsGamesBitsSportsTeamReaderSeasonsCompetitionCuriousCoachingCaptureEngineeringConventionalStaffContestsRoboticsGrippingCoaching Staff Author:L. Jon Wertheim
“I missed the whole thing [X-files series]. And I know it went for nine seasons, and I think I saw bits and pieces of it in maybe season seven or eight or something, and then was very busy doing whatever else, stand-up comedy and stuff throughout the world. Now I'm watching the show right from the beginning.” ThinkingKnowsWorldWholeShowsStuffBitsSawsComedyPiecesSeasonsSeriesSevenBusyEightNineFilesStand Up ComedyBits And PiecesX Files Author:Rhys Darby
“There was a moment, late into the season, where I was noticing I was darkening a little bit at night. I was like, 'It will be nice when the show is over for the season. I need a vacation.'” NeedsLittlesMomentsShowsNightBitsNiceLateLittle BitSeasonsVacationBeing NiceNoticingDarkeningNeed A Vacation Author:Justin Theroux
“I only do children's films now! I think when you go to LA some people feel you've defected a little bit and that's not really the case. Ideally, I would love to work here and to work in America. That's in an ideal world. In fact, I came back to Britain recently to do an ITV1 drama that will be out in April for a couple of months! But I'm flying back to LA to do a pilot season. So, to work in both places is great.” PeopleThinkingWorldFeelsChildrenLittlesFactsAmericaFilmBitsCasesMonthsCoupleDramaLittle BitIdealsSeasonsFlyingBritainPilotsAprilIdeal World Author:Ashley Jensen
“I think at a certain point we a little bit forgot that it was a pot show. I think I said something to Harry [Elfont], around Episode 7 [of mary and Jane], I was like, "We have a pot show. Nobody is smoking any weed." There is literally a shot in the season finale where everybody lights up at the same time. I was like, "I feel like we are not honoring our concept." It just became a show. It became a show about these two girls doing this crazy thing and getting into all these adventures and it was really not about the weed.” ThinkingFeelsLittlesSaidTwoShowsLightCertainGirlBitsCrazyAdventureLittle BitShotsConceptsSeasonsSmokingPotWeedMaryEpisodesJaneLight UpCrazy ThingsFinale Author:Deborah Kaplan
“So we [with Chris Ellis] did [Fresh Hell], and we did the first five episodes as a lark, just to see if anybody would respond or be interested, and we got enough feedback that was positive that we thought, "Let's keep going with this and see if we can flesh it out a bit this season." We've had 10 episodes, and they've been longer and a little more complete.” IfsFirstsLittlesEnoughBitsHellFiveSeasonsFleshKeep GoingEpisodesFeedbackLarks Author:Brent Spiner
“It was Thomas Tuchel's first season as coach and I played centrally always. The whole team had a great year, one that I enjoyed a lot. Our style has changed a bit, from trying to score within five seconds to a more calm and in some regard more educated style of play. We try to find the right moment - and then we explode.” TryingYearsFirstsPlayWholeMomentsBitsFiveTeamStyleChangedSeasonsRegardCalmCoachesEducatedEnjoyedScoreSecondsRight MomentGreat YearYear One Author:Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
“It felt, like, so far from - or far enough from the reality of things that we can enjoy it purely as entertainment. And now it feels a little bit too in alignment, honestly, but yeah - so we'll see how season five [House of Cards] goes over there.” FeelsLittlesEnoughRealityHouseFeltBitsEnjoyFiveLittle BitSeasonsYeahEntertainmentHonestlyCardsAlignmentHouse Of Cards Author:Mahershala Ali
“Overspending is as certain a part of the holiday season as overeating. But pushing away from both the table and the cash register at least a little bit sooner can make the post-holiday hangover hurt a little bit less.” LittlesCertainBitsHurtLittle BitSeasonsTablesPostsHolidayPushingCashRegisterHangoverHoliday SeasonOvereatingPushing AwayOverspending Author:Jeffrey Kluger
“The first season of 'Community' stumbled a bit because the plotlines too often veered into realism, but that is not a problem anymore. Not when prize episodes concern a campuswide blanket fort, or a secret garden with a magic trampoline.” FirstsProblemBitsCommunitySecretMagicConcernGardenSeasonsPrizeEpisodesRealismBlanketFortsSecret GardenTrampolines Author:Rob Sheffield
“There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.” ProblemOrderThreeBitsMy FamilyBaseballSeasonsGod LoveThree ThingsFunny BaseballGreat BaseballInspirational BaseballMotivational BaseballBaseball LifeBaseball And LifeBest BaseballBaseball LoveBaseball Opening DayBaseball Season Author:Al Gallagher
“I've been on so many primetime shows that were cancelled - after one episode, after 10 episodes, after just one season. I got used to that. But I found myself choking up a bit at 'OLTL.' It was really hard to say goodbye to those people. It was not the way we wanted to go out.” PeopleWayHardShowsWantedUsedFoundBitsSeasonsJust OneGoodbyeEpisodesChokeSaying GoodbyeHard To Say Goodbye Author:Michael Easton
“I know this year hasn't gone as we'd all like it. But please, please, everyone do not forget about that 2013 season - the worst to first, the tragedy of the Boston Marathon, everyone rallying around the city, the finish line, the duck boats, everything, celebrating at home. Might be down a little bit in the win/loss column right now, but do not let that erase any of those memories from last year that I get to wear a ring on my finger for. I'm proud to be a Red Sox for those times.” KnowsYearsFirstsLittlesHomeMightLastsWinningBitsLinesMemoriesLossForgetCitiesGoneWorstProudPleaseRight NowLittle BitRedSeasonsTragedyFingersRingsBoatCelebrateDucksLast YearBostonMarathonColumnsEraseFinish LineRallyingBoston Marathon Author:Jonny Gomes
“It looks like our defense is quite a bit better than it has been in the last two years, ... If we can keep it up and stay at least in the middle of the league, that would be significant. We haven't ordered any championship rings yet; two games doesn't make a season. I love the Colorado air. I love the game, the competition, the show.” IfsYearsLooksHas BeensTwoShowsWould BeLastsGamesBitsAirMiddleHavensSeasonsCompetitionDefenseRingsSignificantLeagueTwo YearsChampionshipColoradoChampionship Rings Author:Lamar Hunt
“I was really happy with Mike [Green]. Not only was he contributing offensively, but he was really making good plays, good decisions. Defensively, he was really strong. For a debut, I didn’t know how he would be just coming off a little bit of an injury. He was real strong. I’m glad he got through that. I think he’s looking forward to a good season now.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesRealPlayWould BeStrongBitsDecisionKnow HowLittle BitSeasonsGreenGladInjuryLooking ForwardMikeContributingReally HappyDebutGood Decision Author:Barry Trotz
“To be honest, I'm a bit of a snob now; give me a Four Seasons anywhere in the world and I'm happy. Also, they've just opened a Ritz-Carlton in County Wicklow, Ireland, which is stunning and has great views.” WorldGivingBitsViewsFourHonestSeasonsGive MeBeing HonestIrelandCountyStunningSnobFour SeasonsRitz Author:Joe Elliott
“BYU takes on defending national champion Florida State in the Pigskin Classic in Jacksonville, Fla., eight days after announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: I do know this, that I'm finally a little bit more relieved than I've been for some time. Patti (his wife) and I have talked about it a lot and came to that conclusion (to retire). I had a feeling of serenity, if you will. In fact, I was feeling so serene that I put in a film of Florida State, and that got me out of that mood in a hurry.” IfsKnowsLittlesStatesFactsFeelingsWould BeLastsFilmTimeBitsWifeLittle BitSeasonsEightMoodConclusionChampionClassicRetirementRetiringSerenityFloridaSereneRelievedAnnouncingByuFlorida State Author:LaVell Edwards