“Sometimes I get worried I'm getting too caught up in the nauseatingly oily smoothness of my own line, when all I'm trying to do is make it as clear as possible.” TryingSometimesLinesMy OwnClearCaughtWorriedCaught Up Author:Chris Ware
“Especially with a comedy, you've got the clear cut goal of trying to make a scene funny. It's not like drama where you're trying to achieve some kind of emotion or trying to further the story along. You're trying to figure out what's the funniest way to do something.” WayTryingKindStoriesGoalEmotionClearComedyCuttingAchieveFiguresDramaScene Author:Luke Wilson
“When I was 30 or so - by that time I had become an assistant D.A. - I decided I would try to write a novel. To be clear: I did not decide to become a novelist. Honestly, it never crossed my mind that I could actually earn a living as a professional novelist.” WritingTryingMindNovelClearDecidedHonestlyNovelistsAssistants Author:William Landay
“I did work at a mall in college - I think retail/customer service is just one of the most hideous jobs in the world. So I always try to be extra nice when I go into a store. But malls are part of our culture, if you watched any teen comedy in the '80s. it's clear that malls are where we live!” IfsThinkingWorldTryingJobsCultureClearComedyNiceCollegeCustomersStoresExtrasJust One80sHideousMallsRetail Author:Jayma Mays
“At school, I decided I wanted to be a director and then I went out and spent the rest of my adult life trying to be a director. It was really clear to me. So in that sense I was very lucky.” TryingWantedSchoolClearLuckyDirectorsAdultsDecided Author:Stephen Daldry
“I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable.” TryingClearConsciousMisunderstanding Author:Jose Padilha
“I want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful form; it's just the practical thing. That's why our TVs are rectangles. Even in modern architecture, they want us to believe, "That's the nicest, most beautiful thing." I love modern architecture, but actually it's that they cannot afford amorphous shapes or ornaments.” WantTryingBelieveBeautifulFormUsedClearModernTvsShapesArchitecturePracticalsBeautiful ThingsWant UOrnamentsThings I LoveModern ArchitectureRectanglesPractical Things Author:Pipilotti Rist
“I'm Jewish, but my mom's Catholic, so the guilt area is covered. I have the highest expectations, along with the lowest. I tried to put as much of myself as possible in Reality Bites, but in terms of my humor, I'm still trying to figure out what my sensibility is. It's a process, really. I don't feel like I have a very clear idea of what I'm supposed to be, or even of how people perceive me, except that I got put into this Generation X file.” PeopleFeelsTryingStillsIdeasRealityProcessTermClearGenerationsFiguresMomHighestExpectationsAreasCatholicGuiltMy MomSupposed To BePerceiveCoveredBitesSensibilityLowestFilesThis GenerationX FilesGeneration XReality Bites Author:Ben Stiller
“Take clear water with grass waving at the bottom. It's wonderful to look at, but to try to paint it is enough to make one insane.” TryingLooksEnoughWaterClearWonderfulPaintBottomInsaneGrassApplicationClear Water Author:Claude Monet
“In earlier days, even as a child, the beauty of landscapes was quite clear to me. A background for the soul's moods. Now dangerous moments occur when Nature tries to devour me; at such times I am annihilated, but at peace. This would be fine for old people but I... I am my life's debtor, for I have given promises.” PeopleTryingChildrenSoulMomentsWould BeGivenNatureClearDangerousFinePromiseMoodBackgroundsLandscapeOld PeopleDebtors Book:The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918 Source: The Diaries of Paul Klee, 1898-1918
“Without trying to clear up the degree of correctness of a qualification which no one, one must hope, will be asked to understand exactly, I will limit myself to a few words of explanation to cut short any misunderstandings.” TryingClearCuttingLimitsDegreesExplanationMisunderstandingCorrectnessQualificationsFew Words Author:Gustave Courbet
“There's nothing worse than people who are confused when deciding about something, so hopefully we can clear up any questions folks have. I know a lot of people are confused as to what the options are for White County so if nothing else, we will try to explain the scenario.” PeopleIfsKnowsTryingWhiteClearFolksConfusionHopefullyConfusedScenariosCounty Author:Steve Burton
“You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve.” ShouldTryingIdeasClearAchieveDisciplineMeetingsSelf DisciplineTelephonesDecisiveness Author:Steve Jobs
“I try to clear my mind of everything, I try to think of nothing. I just let my body act, the body can take control and do what it's trained to do.” ThinkingTryingMindBodyClearMmaTake Control Author:Lyoto Machida
“For me, the best characters are the ones that feel fully formed inside and out, so I try to have a very clear vision of exactly what they would wear, top to bottom, who they are, what their backstory is, what their family situation is, who are their friends, just creating as much of a three-dimensional character [as possible]. Because I think you could do a very broad character, but as long as there's some emotional truth to them you can get away with really crazy things.” ThinkingFeelsTryingLongCharacterThreeSituationVisionClearCrazyEmotionalCreatingBottomGet AwayBroadsCrazy ThingsClear VisionBest Character Author:Nick Kroll
“When you have a clear idea of what your character is trying to accomplish, it makes it a lot easier to riff on things.” TryingIdeasCharacterClearEasierAccomplish Author:Glenn Howerton
“Bush is almost always clear when he's speaking cruelly. For example, when the subject is the punitive infliction of great pain, there is no problem with his syntax, grammar, or vocabulary, even if he happens to be lying. ... On the other hand, our president is extraordinarily tongue-tied when he's trying, off the cuff, to sound a note of idealism, magnanimity or -- especially -- compassion.” IfsTryingProblemHandsHappensPainLyingSoundPresidentCompassionClearSubjectsExampleNotesTongueTiedIdealismVocabularyNo ProblemGrammarMagnanimitySyntaxCuffsTongue TiedInfliction Author:Mark Crispin Miller
“My son, who's on the spectrum is a very rigid thinker. He needs clear-cut definitions of right and wrong. Anything hazy or gray confuses him. For instance, if I try to get him to see that a friend behaved badly, he'll often get upset with me because a friend is a 'good guy' by definition, in his book.” IfsNeedsTryingBookGuyClearCuttingSonDefinitionsInstanceUpsetMy SonGrayThinkerSpectrumGood GuyHazy Author:Bill Vaughan
“I try to just save a fresh, clear head for whoever I'm working with, so hopefully it's helpful that there's someone who doesn't have to sit in the editing room for 12 hours a day, and who's blinded by the massive footage and options that they have.” TryingHoursRoomsClearHopefullyHelpfulMassiveEditingBlindedClear Head Author:Judd Apatow