“In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.” ThinkingWantLooksAbleCareersShotsAthleteBest Shot Author:Paula Radcliffe
“I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit it, you're able to hit it with a couple of short sharp shots... it's a beautiful thing.” BelieveAbleBeautifulI BelieveCoupleShotsCapabilityBeautiful ThingsPrecisionMosquitoes Author:Alexis Arguello
“I'm pretty much able to play any style. I'm not here to demand 40 or 50 shots. But I would like 30.” PlayAbleStyleDemandBasketballShotsNba Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“I'm a big fan of being able to hold those long shots and use space. I don't know, I think everything's so quick cut these days, as if films are too afraid that the audience is going to get bored instead of relaxing and trusting their work.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongUseBigsAbleFilmSpaceAudienceCuttingFansShotsThese DaysBoredLong Shots Author:Alice Englert
“Luckily I had just finished a Marvel film so I was already in a training mentality and then this movie happened and I was really just trying to focus on like as much cardio as possible because in this film I do a lot of running and a lot of running in 100 degree heat in Austinit was like a sprintit was very much like all one shot running around, sprinting. So I had to build up my cardio to be able to get to that place and also not to like, die.” TryingRunningAbleFilmDiesFocusHappenedDegreesTrainingShotsFinishedHeatMentalityCardio Author:Cobie Smulders
“Nobody - but nobody - has ever become really proficient at golf without practice, without doing a lot of thinking and then hitting a lot of shots. It isn't so much a lack of talent; it's a lack of being able to repeat good shots consistently that frustrates most players. And the only answer to that is practice.” ThinkingAbleAnswersPracticePlayerTalentShotsGolfRepeatsHittingConsistently Book:Golf My Way Source: Golf My Way
“I would love to be able to swim in the ocean in Malibu. But that is asking for a bikini shot. That's inviting something that I don't want to happen. I don't need to be on a 'Who's Skinny, Who's Fat, Who's Looking Healthy, Who's Not Eating?' list.” WantNeedsHappensAbleHealthyOceanEatingShotsAskingListsFatsSwimSkinnyInvitingBikinisMalibu Author:Mary-Kate Olsen
“Working in television it's really great to be able to stick with a character for a long period of time. It's not like you have one shot, and that's it. You have more time, more room, an ability to reflect on your performance and the character and how much has really been shown, and what you'd like to see. It's nice. You have more breathing room.” LongCharacterAbleAbilityRoomsNiceTelevisionLike YouPeriodsShotsPerformancesSticksBreathingMore TimeReally GreatLong Periods Of Time Author:Christina Ricci
“It'd be nice to feel that claustrophobic feeling or the anxiety that the film Melancholia produces, but for me I look at it and think about what I was doing that day, where we shot it... It's kind of like a weird memory. It's more a photo album of memories than being able to feel connected to myself. It's not easy to do.” ThinkingFeelsLooksKindFeelingsAbleFilmEasyMemoriesNiceProduceAnxietyShotsAlbumsConnectedBeing Nice Author:Kirsten Dunst
“Well, outside of the tone, the big thing that I gained from working on horror film was how to shoot really quickly with no money. I learned how to be able to go into a production and know exactly what shot I need to get and how the shot needs to look and what performance I need to get out of the talent at a very quick pace.” KnowsNeedsWellsLooksBigsAbleFilmTalentHorrorShotsPerformancesProductionsTonePaceBig ThingsNo MoneyHorror Film Author:Deon Taylor
“He is a very complete, spectacular footballer. He always fights for the ball and tries to lose his marker to help his team-mates - either to defend or to have a shot on goal. For any football player in the Premiership, Scholes is a player you want to emulate. I would happily end my career with the medals that Scholes has. I am young and I hope that I will be able to surpass him - but it is not going to be easy.” WantTryingEndsHelpingAbleYoungFightingEasyGoalLosesCareersPlayerTeamFootballShotsBallsMatesMedalSpectacularFootballerEmulateFootball PlayerMarkersScholesTeam Mate Author:Cesc Fabregas
“It's great when somebody is able to communicate an actual shot sequence to you and you know the world you're inhabiting with that. It's literally a haunting tune.” KnowsWorldAbleShotsCommunicateTunesSequenceHaunting Author:Dan Stevens
“We rehearsed for a bit for an Indie film, which is kind of unusual, we had a week of rehearsals before we actually shot the films so we were able to really break down the script and kind of work through all of the improvisational things that he wanted to do, so he had a chance to really feel his way through before we actually shot it and I think that helped a lot.” ThinkingWayFeelsKindAbleWantedFilmBitsChanceBreakWeekShotsScriptsUnusualBreaking DownRehearsalIndie Films Author:Duncan Jones
“I shot the way I wanted to shoot [in The Hateful Eight]. The only real disadvantage I felt at the time, but I don't feel now, was that we weren't able to get a zoom lens, and I had really gotten used to using a zoom lens for that little zoom creep. But it was also a nice thing to be forced to not use all the tools that you've gotten used to, from time to time, and to be able to work in a different way.” WayFeelsLittlesDifferentRealUseAbleWantedUsedFeltNiceShotsToolsEightDifferent WaysLensesHatefulCreepsDisadvantagesNice ThingsZoom Author:Quentin Tarantino
“The first scene I shot on The Originals was the one with Phoebe, Charles (Michael Davis), and Andy Lees when we are plotting our plan and surveying the map and plotting our grand "break in." It was a relatively light scene which was nice because I was able to warm up a bit and get comfortable with being around the new crew. They were all very kind and helpful and I felt pretty at home after a few takes.” FirstsKindHomeLightAbleFeltBitsBreakNicePlansSceneComfortableShotsOriginalsWarmHelpfulMapsCrew Author:Paul Wesley
“It is definitely a hard show [True Blood] to jump into the middle of, but luckily we have things like HBO Go now. It's not like you've missed it and now you're stuck. And I think once guys give it a shot - and you'll be able to speak to this better than I will - there's a lot of stuff that can be interesting to guys. There's a lot of action. Plenty of people are getting their heads chopped off.” PeopleThinkingGivingHardShowsAbleActionGuySpeakStuffInterestingBloodMiddleLike YouShotsStuckPlentyHbo Author:Deborah Ann Woll
“I think we came out and got the first goals fairly easily and fairly quickly. All of a sudden they started to change the defense and they changed things up on us and I thought we got a little too comfortable. I give their goalie credit, he made some very good saves, but we just wanted to score. We changed some things halfway through the fourth quarter and we were able to generate some shots. I think for most of the year we've been good on offense. We haven't really struggled like that. We knew coming into the season that we'd have to share the ball on offense and really be efficient.” ThinkingGivingYearsFirstsLittlesMadeAbleWantedGoalShareHavensChangedComfortableShotsSeasonsBallsVery GoodCreditDefenseScoreQuartersEfficientFourthOffenseHalfwayLacrosseGoaliesFourth Quarter Author:John Desko
“We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing. We'd go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.” ImportantAbleTogetherActorsLanguageEasyShotsScriptsRehearsingKirk Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“Stagecoach is really my first Western-Western, the whole horses and gunplay. It was really fun. We shot it fast, too. We got lucky with the weather. If it rained, I don't know if we would have been able to finish it. We had like 12 shooting days for the whole thing.” IfsKnowsFirstsHas BeensWholeAbleFunLuckyShotsHorseWesternWeatherShootingStagecoaches Author:Judd Nelson
“Fortunately for me, I was able to see the newspaper and saw that they were hiring in a new program called the Cedar Program, and I recall going to one of my Olympic buddies and saying, "Hey, man, this might be a shot in the arm for us. Let's go down and apply for these Cedar jobs."I took a job as a gardener caretaker.” MenMightAbleJobsSawsArmsShotsProgramDown AndNewspapersHeyRecallsBuddyGardenerHiringCaretakersCedars Author:John Carlos
“I think the best actors in the world are here in New York City. And this city is just so vibrant the energy is just phenomenal. Great crews here. All the technicians, all the artists that work in this industry. I've just been very happy with the body that we've been able to do, especially those films we shot here in New York City.” ThinkingWorldBodyAbleFilmArtistActorsEnergyCitiesNew YorkIndustryShotsNew York CityCrewVery HappyPhenomenalTechnicians Author:Spike Lee
“I'm just happy that 'Idol' producers gave me a shot on the show and to be able to show who I really was, because I feel like I'm every single woman.” FeelsShowsAbleShotsProducersIdolsSingle Women Author:Nicki Minaj
“Wall Street, the banks, and corporate America, has been able to call the shots here. They control our members of Congress and they get what they want.” WantHas BeensAbleAmericaStreetsWallMembersShotsCongressCorporateCorporate America Author:Michael Moore
“The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.” GivingHelpingAbleEnergyCrazyFansConfidenceBasketballShotsCrowdsHittingBoost Author:Steve Nash
“I think it's really great to be able to stick with a character for a long period of time. It's not like you have one shot, and that's it.” ThinkingLongCharacterAbleLike YouPeriodsShotsSticksReally GreatLong Periods Of Time Author:Christina Ricci
“Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you do me the honor of being my date for Homecoming Dance?The prospect of not being able to hold you in my arms all night is heartbreaking." Mirand sighed from across the table. "Okay,that was beautiful.Why didn't you ask me like that?"she asked Wyatt. Wyatt shot Leif an annoyed frown. "Thanks,buddy.Next time you decide to break out your romantic side,could you do it alone?” AbleBeautifulNightNextAsksSidesLinesBreakArmsHonorShotsOkayTablesFingersThanksAsk MeNext TimeAll NightBuddyThumbsAnnoyedPaganChinsHeartbreakingBreak OutPadsHomecoming Author:Abbi Glines
“Well, you've done it now," was her sisterly opening shot. Jaine rubbed between her eyebrows; a definite headache was forming. After the exchange with David, she waited to see where this one was going. "I won't be able to hold up my head in church." "Really? Oh, Shelley, I'm so sorry," Jaine said sweetly. "I didn't realize you have the dreaded Limp Neck disease. When were you diagnosed?” WellsSaidDoneAbleRealizingChurchDiseaseShotsSorryOpeningNecksDefiniteEyebrowsHeadacheShelleyI'm So SorrySisterly Book:Mr Perfect Source: Mr Perfect