“I just do what everybody asks me to do, in terms of media and stuff.” AsksStuffTermMediaAsk Me Author:Damien Hirst
“Apart from the seemingly magical Internet, life in broad material terms isn't so different from what it was in 1953... The wonders portrayed in 'The Jetsons,' the space-age television cartoon from the 1960s, have not come to pass... Life is better and we have more stuff, but the pace of change has slowed down.” DifferentAgeLife IsStuffTermSpaceWonderTechnologyTelevisionMaterialsInternetBroadsPaceCartoon1960sPace Of Change Author:Tyler Cowen
“Were it not for Occam's Razor, which always demands simplicity, I'd be tempted to believe that human beings are more influenced by distant causes than immediate ones. This would especially be true of overeducated people, who are capable of thinking past the immediate, of becoming obsessed by the remote. It's the old stuff, the conflicts we've never come to terms with, that sneaks up on us, half forgotten, insisting upon action.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHumansActionPastCausesStuffTermHuman BeingsHalfBecomingDemandConflictCapableSimplicityForgottenBeing TrueObsessedTemptedSneakRazorsInsistingOld StuffOccam's Razor Author:Richard Russo
“Any strategy that involves crossing a valley accepting short-term losses to reach a higher hill in the distance will soon be brought to a halt by the demands of a system that celebrates short-term gains and tolerates stagnation, but condemns anything else as failure. In short, a world where big stuff can never get done.” WorldDoneBigsStuffTermLossAcceptingHigherDemandGainsStrategyDistanceCelebrateHillsValleysTolerateShort TermCrossingsHaltStagnationBig Stuff Author:Neal Stephenson
“I started in comedy when I first started as an actor on stage and doing improvisational theater and stuff like that. So a lot of people who know me know that sort of side of me. But I got the roles that I got as an young actor kind of steered me in a different direction, which were, at times, darker characters. And so comedy was not something that came easy for people to think of my in those terms.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFirstsKindDifferentCharacterYoungActorsEasyStuffSidesTermRolesComedyStageTheaterKnow MeDifferent DirectionsYoung Actors Author:Andy Garcia
“Especially in the world of comedy, it feels like you have to be proactive, in terms of pitching and trying to sell and being a part of the creation of the stuff that you do.” WorldFeelsTryingStuffTermComedyCreationLike YouSellsPitchingProactive Author:Anna Faris
“If I had a long-term partner, I dont think Id be an actor. Itd be too much of a strain; you have to work too hard to balance that life with a family and a mortgage and all that stuff - it would be too much.” IfsThinkingLongHardWould BeActorsStuffTermToo MuchBalancePartnersLong TermStrainMortgage Author:Rory McCann
“I'm hesitant to do leading man character roles because I think they can be a little boring in terms of needing to be the everyman who navigates the amazing stuff around them.” ThinkingMenLittlesCharacterStuffTermRolesBoringNavigateHesitantEveryman Author:Alexander Koch
“I guess the cool thing about the '80s is the kind of like adventure in terms of, you know, people were very willing to use sounds that were completely ridiculous or whatever. There was a lot of stuff happening in the '80s and it's all over the place. I guess that's probably the coolest thing for me and that's what I like about it. Just kind of that like, 'Oh, what's this sound? Oh that's wacky. Let's use it anyways.'” PeopleKnowsKindUseStuffSoundTermWillingAdventureHappeningsRidiculous80sCool ThingsWacky Author:Emma Stone
“I really gave up being passionate about politics 10, 15, 20 years ago, because I think finally that there were forces in the country that are larger than politics itself. And so I find it a fascinating game, this wonderful stuff goes on in terms of watching the game. But If you get to down it, look, I`m going to root for someone, I`ll root at a football game, not for politicians.” IfsThinkingYearsLooksCountryGamesForceStuffTermWonderfulFootballGoes OnPoliticianYears AgoRootsPassionateFascinatingGave UpFootball Game Author:Norman Mailer
“I come from theater, and doing period stuff is so whimsical and imaginative and so outside any frame of reference than I have ever had so I prefer that just in terms of fun factor.” FunStuffTermPeriodsTheaterFactorsImaginativeWhimsicalFrame Of Reference Author:Ginnifer Goodwin
“The red carpet stuff is brilliant because it's so fun. In terms of exposure, I think it's something that you can never get used to because you don't know what you're being exposed to at all times. You just don't know what to expect.” ThinkingKnowsUsedFunStuffTermRedBrilliantAll TimeExposedExposureCarpetRed Carpet Author:George Sampson
“I had a book that was given to me as a kid that was called 'Faeries.' It was this dark, sinister book with pictures that used to scare me because they were these creepy little creatures. But, I was always really drawn to that fantasy world, more than a sci-fi world, in terms of outer space stuff.” WorldLittlesBookKidsUsedGivenStuffTermDarkSpaceFantasyCreaturesScareSci FiCreepyFaerieSinisterOuter SpaceFantasy Worlds Author:Anna Silk
“I'm discovering my sexual side, and exploring relationships. You know, sensual stuff. And I'm discovering a lot of sides of myself, stuff I've buried. So the music is also therapeutic, to come to terms with things. And I feel now like my head is in the right space.” KnowsFeelsStuffSidesTermSpaceMusic IsSensualBuriedDiscoveringExploringTherapeutic Author:Alicia Keys
“Everyone goes through their stuff when they are growing up. It's all relative. Everyone has the same situations on their menu. We just make the choices in terms of what situations we're going to eat.” ChoicesStuffTermSituationGrowing UpGrowingRelativeMenus Author:Gary Busey