“There is a joke that I use all the time. I say it to my kids. I used to say it to my wife. She'd be talking to me about something very serious and then I would just look at her and go "Where are you from originally?" And she would go "Humphhh! C'mon. That's terrible!"” LooksUseKidsUsedTalkingWifeSeriousTerribleJokesMy Wife Author:Stanley Tucci
“I think any actor who talks in beatings-up is just talking himself up. I tend to not bring them up.” ThinkingActorsTalking Author:Sam Worthington
“My father was always talking about God, and I idolized my father, so I'd spend hours trying to have mental telepathy with God.” TryingFatherHoursTalkingTelepathyIdolized Author:Patti Smith
“I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God.” IdeasHappensTalking Author:Patti Smith
“Australians and New Zealanders don't talk about Gallipoli in terms of invasion. I started talking about it and using that word and at first there were a few people who were getting upset in the same way that in any country, if you work for a newspaper you know exactly the dude you can go and talk to get a knee-jerk reaction when it comes to something to do with the military.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayFirstsCountryTermTalkingMilitaryNewspapersReactionsKneesUpsetInvasionJerkGallipoliKnee Jerk Reactions Author:Russell Crowe
“People believe that there's no room for change, there's no room to grow and if we're talking about this idea of God which is the infinite then there's no way that there's no room to grow because infinity is endless. So there must be more room to understand more and to evolve the way we think about this idea.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayBelieveIdeasGrowsRoomsTalkingInfiniteEndlessEvolveInfinity Author:Ziggy Marley
“Certainly, from where I stand, I'm not a specialist in wildly different walks and voices. But I find as much variation and nuance as what satisfies me in what I do. So, I don't find this particularly different. He has his own peculiarities. You're probably talking about a cluster of Englishmen in suits but I've done quite a big cluster of guys not in suits as well, which I've occupied myself with. So, I don't find that this is the one that stands out.” WellsDifferentDoneBigsGuyVoiceWalksTalkingSuitsStanding OutVariationEnglishmenNuanceSpecialistsClusters Author:Colin Firth
“It's weird talking about projects as an actor because you're so in them. I would prefer to write a paper and deliver it to everyone via e-mail.” WritingActorsTalkingPaperProjectsMail Author:Kristen Stewart
“I could sing and play as well. I've got some brothers; one of them is the drummer in the band. They're good musicians. I play for fun. They play properly. Music in general, I grew up in a house of musicians. Everybody's life has a soundtrack, I'm sitting here talking to you but there are horns beeping outside. I know I'm in New York. That's an element in the film as well. How strong that sense can be.” KnowsWellsPlayFilmHouseStrongFunTalkingNew YorkBrotherGrewBandElementsGrew UpMusicianSittingHornsDrummerSoundtracks Author:Jonathan Rhys Meyers
“I didn't even think about it when I read the script and then shooting their movie and someone was like "boy, press is going to be fun". And I didn't really know what they were talking about because to me it's just a film shows it as an extremely viable option which is obviously the most important thing for young individuals.” ThinkingKnowsImportantShowsFilmYoungIndividualFunTalkingBoysImportant ThingsPressesScriptsShooting Author:Ellen Page
“The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control?” PeopleTalkingNegativeMusclesOur SocietyImplicationsPeople Talking Author:James Hillman
“I write a lot on airplanes actually because it's completely isolating; there's no one to talk to, there's nothing to do. And then I think a lot of it sort of comes out sitting down with the people I'm co-writing with and talking to them about what I'm going through and what I want to say. It just sort of happens; every song came about in a completely different yet organic way.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingDifferentHappensSongTalkingSittingAirplaneSitting Down Author:Mandy Moore
“I hear actresses talking about this all the time - this idea that you sit in meetings and the studio says, "Well, you can't do that because the audience won't like that. They won't root for you. It's not sympathetic." I think that we've been served this one dish for so long that we believe that it's all that audiences want, but when we test them or throw something out there that has some truth to it, they seem to always respond.” ThinkingWantBelieveWellsLongIdeasSeemsTalkingAudienceRootsTestsMeetingsStudiosActressesDishesSympathetic Author:Kristen Stewart
“The difference is in Hostel it's in the theatre - it's in public but it's in a private place. You have to actively make a choice to want to go see it. It's not being forced on anyone. Whereas 24 you can be flipping channels and it's right there in your living room. Anyone has access to that. But that just shows how mainstream it is and how people are seeing this stuff on YouTube. People are scared of it. This is a subject matter that everyone's talking about and everyone's thinking about, particularly in American culture.” PeopleThinkingWantMatterShowsChoicesCultureStuffDifferencesRoomsTalkingSeeingSubjectsScaredTheatreAccessMainstreamAmerican CultureYoutubeSubject MatterLiving Room Author:Eli Roth
“I know if you talk faster and use more ten-dollar words than everyone around you, you convince half of them that they should shut up because you know what you're talking about.” IfsKnowsShouldUseHalfTalkingTenDollarsFasterConvinceShut Up Author:Robert Downey, Jr.
“I'm a chronic ad-libber. So whoever hires me, often to their chagrin, should know that I will be talking a bunch of smack.” KnowsShouldTalkingBunchAdsSmackChagrin Author:Jay Baruchel
“I just think that's the job of an actor. I guess that's the variation that you're talking about. It's probably a byproduct of just constantly looking for something different, because that's what I feel like I'm supposed to do.” ThinkingFeelsDifferentJobsActorsTalkingVariation Author:Eric Bana
“I do like to keep abreast of what the hardcore vocal members of the comics-reading audience are talking about on Internet message boards, but there are so few of them, as a percentage of the buying audience, that I can't allow their opinions to dictate story direction.” I CanStoriesReadingTalkingOpinionAudienceInternetMembersMessagesBoardsBuyingVocalPercentagesHardcore Author:Grant Morrison
“Obviously I love doing newsmaker interviews, and if I can contribute in any way to that, I would love to. I love reporting, getting out in the field and talking to people about various issues.” PeopleIfsWayI CanTalkingIssuesFieldsVariousInterviews Author:Katie Couric
“I'm not like a politician that goes around talking about family values. And I can't get fired from being a funny person because I did something that most people are disapproving of. I think people are just obsessed with this morality that people perceive as being the right and wrong way of doing stuff.” PeopleThinkingWayPersonsI CanValuesStuffTalkingPoliticianMoralityPerceiveObsessedWrong WayAbout FamilyFamily ValuesDisapproving Author:Steve Coogan
“Everybody can take a good picture. Everybody is interesting. Everyone has an interesting face. Some people are more difficult or more nervous or more tired. When you do a movie, you have action, you're talking, you're moving. You don't see the camera. Taking a picture with a photographer, you don't talk, it's more difficult than in a movie for your body to relax, to be yourself.” PeopleBodyActionFacesMovingDifficultInterestingTalkingCamerasTiredPhotographerYour BodyNervousBeing YourselfRelax Author:Keira Knightley
“I think that superhero comics in particular are really useful for talking about big emotions and feelings, and personifying and concretizing symbols.” ThinkingFeelingsBigsEmotionTalkingParticularSymbolsSuperhero Author:Grant Morrison
“I'm close to my mother, and I could sit talking on the phone with her all day.” MotherTalkingPhonesTalking On The Phone Author:Missy Elliot
“When I started out, the most terrifying thing was when I had to be very, very emotional in front of lots of people. Now I've kind of learned that it is very important to keep talking all day, keep making jokes, and be connected with people, and be present. It's very important for me to be absolutely present in order to be emotional. I learned that is sort of the way I need to be.” PeopleWayNeedsKindImportantOrderTalkingFrontsEmotionalJokesConnectedKeep Talking Author:Julianne Moore
“The art world has become so insular. The rules have become so autodidactic that, in a sense, they lose track of what people have any interest in thinking about, talking about or even looking at.” PeopleThinkingWorldArtInterestLosesTalkingTrackArt World Author:Kehinde Wiley
“I ain't the first on the list that people are sending scripts to. I'm very lucky. I've managed to put myself in the position with some directors, who will be calling me directly, and we're working on things and talking about things, but that's on a purely creative level.” PeopleFirstsLevelsTalkingCreativePositionCallingLuckyDirectorsScriptsLists Author:Christian Bale
“I think you can get better in mathematics on a school level, but when you're talking about being a mathematician, I think that's definitely a gift of genes or whatever.” ThinkingSchoolLevelsTalkingMathematicsGet BetterGenesMathematician Author:John Hurt
“People think I'm talking like I'm in perfect health, but I have all the infirmities for my age. I have arthritis and all those things. But if you keep moving, that won't bother you.” PeopleIfsThinkingAgeMovingPerfectTalkingBotherKeep MovingInfirmityArthritis Author:Dick Van Dyke
“There's a big mistake the left has made with talking to religious people, which is attempting to talk them out of their interpretations of the Bible, attempting to have theological debate with them. When I'm on right-wing whackjob radio, when people call up to inform me that I'm going to hell, I concede the point. "I'm going to hell. Yes. Can you leave me alone now?"” PeopleMadeBigsLeftReligiousMistakeTalkingHellWingsRadioDebateInterpretationLeaving MeAttemptingRight WingMe AloneTheologicalLeave Me AloneBig Mistake Author:Dan Savage
“... not talking about things she doesn't understand to people who do or about things she does to people who don't.” PeopleDoeTalkingHobbiesNot Talking Author:Frank Crowninshield
“When I first went public with my son Evan's story, I just planned to talk about the 'R' word - Recovery. But soon I was spending most my time talking about the 'V' word - vaccines.” FirstsStoriesTalkingSonSpendingRecoveryMy TimeMy SonVaccines Author:Jenny McCarthy
“In my personal life, I will do whatever it takes to make a situation comfortable if I sense - if I'm talking to someone [and] I sense there's a silence, I'll try to fill that gap. It makes me very anxious when things get uncomfortable.” IfsTryingSilenceTalkingSituationComfortableUncomfortableGapsAnxiousPersonal LifeWhatever It TakesTalking To Someone Author:Nathan Fielder
“We have a direct contact with our clothes; they're like a little house. You have to feel good and at home in what you wear and. I think that's elegance. Chanel said something like: "When a woman is badly dressed, one sees the dress, and when she is well dressed, one sees the woman." That's what I'm talking about.” ThinkingFeelsWellsLittlesSaidHomeHouseTalkingClothesDirectDressesFeel GoodContactEleganceWell Dressed Author:Christophe Lemaitre
“When I pray, I'm just talking to what some people might call our higher selves: God, myself, my intuition, my heart. Whatever that is, that's where I go.” PeopleHeartSelfMightTalkingPrayingHigherMy HeartIntuitionI PrayHigher Self Author:Alanis Morissette
“I think you can only be outgoing when the person you're talking to is outgoing. I can be outgoing if I want to be, if you meet me halfway.” IfsThinkingWantPersonsI CanTalkingHalfwayOutgoing Author:Anthony Mackie
“My process in making a music video is pretty much a formula of talking to the artist. I've never made a video where I didn't talk to the artist before I wrote the treatment. Basically, I enter into it knowing we are collaborators.” MadeArtistProcessTalkingKnowingVideoTreatmentFormulasCollaborators Author:Adria Petty
“I'm not very nostalgic, you see. I just don't think anybody has that kind of thing anymore. By culture, by breeding, by whatever, it's not there. The kids today-what the hell are they going to be? I like young people - yes, I do. But when I talk to people at the schools, and they say, "I saw you on the Twit," I don't even know what they are talking about.” PeopleThinkingKnowsKindKidsTodaySchoolYoungCultureTalkingHellSawsLike YouBreedingNostalgicI Like YouTwits Author:Manolo Blahnik
“I really connect with Victoria Beckham's desire to do something that she wants to do. Of the girls we've been talking about, she's one of the few that has this incredible sort of "I want to do it, and I want to do it well."” WantWellsDesireGirlTalkingIncrediblesVictoriaBeckham Author:Manolo Blahnik
“I was a weird kid because I liked to be alone, but I craved attention. It was important for me to be cool, but I couldn't keep my mouth shut. So I was either talking for the sake of talking, or I was curled up with a book somewhere hiding from everyone.” ImportantBookKidsAttentionTalkingMouthsSakeHidingBeing Cool Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I think the reason I became funny was because if I made people laugh, they would let me keep talking.” PeopleIfsThinkingMadeReasonTalkingLaughingLet MeKeep Talking Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“I'm sick of people imposing cultural references and influences on me, but I'm not sick of people talking about my age.” PeopleAgeTalkingInfluenceSickImposingPeople Talking Author:Xavier Dolan
“I was always talking about peace and love, even when I was a kid. That's how I grew up in my family.” KidsTalkingGrewGrew UpMy FamilyAnd LovePeace And Love Author:Lenny Kravitz
“It may seem like I'm overlooking a technical detail or a spec change, but at the end of the day I'm mostly going to be talking about the final result, with a few exceptions.” MayEndsSeemsResultsTalkingFinalsDetailsThe End Of The DayExceptionOverlookingSpecs Author:Marques Brownlee
“One of the biggest challenges in the past for me in working on the networks was that audiences have grown accustomed to television being something that keeps you company-background music, something that you have on while you're flipping through a magazine, cooking dinner, talking on the phone, putting the kids to bed.” KidsPastChallengesCompanyTalkingAudienceTelevisionBedCookingPhonesDinnerBackgroundsMagazinesAccustomedBackground MusicTalking On The PhoneCooking Dinner Author:Aaron Sorkin
“Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you're talking about beauty that doesn't last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn't pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting.” IfsFirstsLastsBeautifulInterestingTalkingExcitingBoring Author:Carine Roitfeld
“If you're wandering the streets, talking in gibberish, nobody ever asks you to change anything about your art because there's no context for people to look at what you do.” PeopleIfsLooksArtAsksTalkingStreetsArt IsWander Author:Danger Mouse
“I don't think that the punk sound really became the punk sound until much later. The punk era wasn't really just one musical sound. There are a lot of differences among Television, the Ramones, and the Talking Heads.” ThinkingSoundDifferencesTalkingTelevisionMusicalErasJust OnePunkRamonesTalking Heads Author:Debbie Harry
“You have Cameron Crowe write an incredible monologue for you just based on the things that you're talking about. It just became this opportunity that was too exciting a process to pass up.” WritingOpportunityProcessTalkingExcitingIncrediblesMonologuesCameron Author:Scarlett Johansson
“But at the same time, the film industry just got torched. The risk tolerance for the types of movies we're talking about is lower, and the reason for that is that the captains of the industry were asleep at the switch when their core business was being disrupted. And they're never getting it back. In a way, it makes it all the more exciting when the good ones get through.” WayReasonFilmTalkingRiskTypeIndustryExcitingCoreToleranceCaptainsFilm Industry Author:Edward Norton
“On the downside, to paraphrase Thom Yorke talking about the music business, we're still having to deal with the stench of the last fart of the dying corpse of this regressive vision that America is a white, middle-aged, male, conservative country.” StillsCountryLastsAmericaWhiteDealsTalkingVisionMiddleDyingMalesConservativeCorpsesMusic BusinessMiddle AgedFartParaphrase Author:Edward Norton