“The one thing that's closest to my story is the thing about trying out for the juvenile delinquent role and getting it. That was the start of my acting career... which I've resumed, by the way.” WayTryingStoriesActingCareersRolesOne ThingClosestJuvenileDelinquentsDelinquency Author:Paul Mazursky
“That's the way it is with entrepreneurial people. You try one thing, it doesn't work, you try another.” PeopleWayTryingOne ThingEntrepreneurial Author:Pete du Pont
“I got to draw monsters, robots and write funny stories. I loved doing that stuff and working with the actors. But it got to be less and less that stuff and more about trying to be everywhere and not being able to do one thing very enjoyably.” WritingTryingStoriesAbleActorsStuffOne ThingDrawsMonstersRobotsFunny Story Author:Jhonen Vasquez
“Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.” WantTryingMagicOne Thing Author:Dwight Yoakam
“Honestly, I try and stay away from what's been written about me, because if you let that stuff get to you and it's not true it can drive you crazy. One thing that I have heard recently which is not true, I didn't say it, is that I believe I was quote saying 'I will never take my shirt off for a movie again.' I didn't say that.” IfsTryingBelieveI BelieveStuffWrittenOne ThingHeardCrazyHonestlyShirtsShirt Off Author:Taylor Lautner
“I see the people in the tabloids, the ones that get bad press, who have kind of gone off the edge, and I try to study them so that I don't do that. It seems like they lost focus at some point - that's the one thing they all have in common.” PeopleTryingKindSeemsLostCommonGoneStudyFocusOne ThingPressesEdgesTabloidsBad Press Author:Cory Monteith
“One thing that I think works in 'Casablanca' and which I've lectured a lot about - in terms of what I've been trying to achieve as a designer - is the film's creation of its own form of reality.” ThinkingTryingRealityFilmFormTermOne ThingAchieveCreationDesigner Author:Ken Adam
“I should say, the one thing you run into is, if you're trying to raise a round you have to decide, well, how much money are you trying to raise? And then you have to justify that to your investors, because they want to know why you [are] raising that much? Why aren't you raising either twice as much or half as much?” IfsKnowsWantShouldTryingWellsRunningHalfOne ThingRaisesRoundsJustifyInvestors Author:David Plotz
“I don't think I've ever gone on stage to be an asshole. I know one thing, from the past, and that's that my intentions always began in a pure way. I really want to just try and play the songs.” ThinkingKnowsWayWantTryingPlayPastSongGoneOne ThingStagePureIntention Author:Ryan Adams
“There are in Europe many good generals, but they see too many things at once. I see one thing, namely the enemy's main body. I try to crush it, confident that secondary matters will then settle themselves.” TryingWarMatterBodyEnemyOne ThingEuropeSettlingCrush Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“How can you give something to someone who has everything? If you think men are tough to shop for at Christmas, try God. God has everything except one thing, friends. God doesn't have friends.” IfsThinkingMenGivingTryingGodOne ThingToughShops Author:Frederick Lenz
“You don't want to continue to do one thing and only one thing. You want to keep challenging yourself and if you do well at it, great, if you fall on your face, you tried. Like, she's really terrible at comedy! Who knew? But if you didn't try and put yourself out there you'd never know.” IfsKnowsWantTryingWellsFacesFallChallengesComedyOne ThingTerribleYour FaceChallenge YourselfPutting Yourself Out There Author:Lucy Liu
“In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing that I find is feeling lost and trying to find your way.” WayWritingTryingFeelingsPoliticalSongLostOne ThingAbout FamilyFeeling Lost Author:Billie Joe Armstrong
“Look at all those American preachers who got caught with their pants down. They say one thing and they are doing another. I try to be more honest about it, both in my thinking and my behavior.” ThinkingTryingLooksOne ThingHonestBehaviorCaughtPantsPreacher Author:Steve Coogan
“There are all sorts of theories and ideas about what constitutes a good opening line. It's tricky thing, and tough to talk about because I don't think conceptually while I work on a first draft -- I just write. To get scientific about it is a little like trying to catch moonbeams in a jar. But there's one thing I'm sure about. An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this.” ThinkingKnowsWantShouldWritingTryingFirstsLittlesIdeasStoriesLinesOne ThingTheoryReaderToughOpeningInvitesTrickyJarsMoonbeams Author:Stephen King