“Well, when you're the youngest of five, parents kind of lose interest more and more through the children. I think my eldest brother was under loads of pressure to do something amazing with his life, but by the time I came around they were like, 'Well, let's hope he doesn't kill a guy.'” ThinkingWellsKindChildrenGuyParentInterestLosesFiveBrotherPressureLoadEldest Author:Chris O'Dowd
“Being in L.A., it was really hard to find a country writer and producer. I eventually - years of searching - found this guy, Dan Franklin. He's an incredible musician and producer. We write so well together... It's been a really cool experience.” WritingYearsWellsCountryHardTogetherGuyFoundMusicianIncrediblesProducersThis GuyReally CoolFranklin Author:Sasha Pieterse
“Well, I think probably when I first got in the business, I wasn't thinking of being strictly a character actor. But I knew I wanted to be a working actor, and as the years have gone on, I just naturally evolved into that. Because, y'know, I'm not a leading guy. Never was.” ThinkingKnowsYearsFirstsWellsCharacterWantedGuyActorsGoneCharacter Actors Author:Stephen Root
“Guys don't adapt as well as women do to getting their heart broken for the first time. It's tragic.” FirstsWellsHeartGuyBrokenFirst TimeTragic Author:Jamie Foxx
“I remember Mick Jagger asking me 'hey, how do you guys feel about us coming over here and taking all the play from you guys?' I said 'Well, in a way, you have eliminated all my competition.” WayFeelsWellsSaidPlayRememberGuyAskingCompetitionHeyJagger Author:Bobby Vinton
“Well, I write a lot of poetry - that's where it usually all starts. I definitely want to show you guys sides of me - love, loss, heartbreak - all of that good stuff!” WantWritingWellsShowsGuyStuffSidesLossLove Loss Author:Tristan Wilds
“All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well.” WellsPlaySeemsGuyNiceNice Guy Author:Claire McCaskill
“I can score the basketball, but I think I can pass pretty well or I can make the correct pass. I'm not the type of guy who's just going to throw the ball inbounds to a guy who's wide open. I can make the right pass.” ThinkingWellsI CanGuyTypeBasketballBallsWideScoreType Of Guy Author:Kevin Durant
“I feel good doing it. It's not like guys are stripping me at half-court or I'm just losing the ball dribbling. I think I'm handling the ball pretty well, just trying to make good passes, man.” ThinkingMenFeelsTryingWellsGuyHalfLosingBallsCourtFeel GoodI Feel GoodStripping Author:Kevin Durant
“Y'see, I get so bored so easily. I like to start with a clean slate each time. Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.” IfsThinkingWritingWellsBookCharacterJobsGuyCleanCastsBoredDetectivesSlateGalsClean SlateSo Bored Author:Carl Hiaasen
“I try to keep my confidence on the charts, but I'm a confident guy as well. You've got to be that way. If you don't think that you're the best, then you won't perform that way.” IfsThinkingWayTryingWellsGuyYou Re The Best Author:Robert Griffin III
“I?m much bigger in Britain than I am there. I'm well-known, but my name's That Guy in America. . . . People shout: "Hey ? I know you! You're That Guy.".” PeopleKnowsWellsAmericaGuyNamesKnownBiggerHeyBritainWell KnownThat Guy Author:Billy Connolly
“Here's the analogy. If my body were a car, I'd be thinking about trading it in around now. I would like to upgrade. I would be actually on the lot somewhere and some guy with a loud sports jacket would be sizing me up...kinda lookin' around goin--maybe kickin my knees. Looking behind me going: That looks a little bashed in back there...Yeah. You mind if I check under the hood?" 'Well yes I do! Thank you very much.” IfsThinkingMindWellsLooksLittlesBodyWould BeGuySportsBehindsCarYeahChecksLoudKneesTradingJacketsHoodAnalogies Author:Ellen DeGeneres
“My relationships have been well publicised in the past but I am just a normal guy, really.” WellsHas BeensPastGuyNormal Author:Enrique Iglesias
“Early in my career when we went to golf tournaments and charity dinners I noticed businessmen and executives would give the players their cards. Well, they're giving you their cards for a reason. I said to my wife, 'All the guys get these cards and then when they get to the parking lot they rip them up or throw them away. It's really weird.' My wife .. said maybe you should just sign a picture and mail it to them. You know, 'Great playing golf with you,' or whatever. So, I did and lo and behold some of those guys I sent pictures to way back then are now CEOs at big companies.” KnowsWayGivingShouldWellsSaidReasonBigsGuyCompanyCareersWifePlayerGolfCharityDinnerMy WifeCardsExecutivesMailCeoBusinessmanRipTournamentsParkingPlaying GolfReally WeirdParking LotBig CompaniesGolf Tournaments Author:Tie Domi
“Well, another senator rose and said {as they always do} 'Does the gentleman yield?' They always say that - least they call each other 'gentleman' in there. But the tone they put on the word, it would sound more appropriate if they came right out and said 'Would the coyote from Maine yield?' 'cause that's about the way it sounds. Well, then, the other senator says 'I yield' (for if he don't the other guy'll keep on talking anyhow). So the coyote from Maine says 'I yield to...the polecat from Oregon!'” IfsWayWellsDoeSaidPoliticalGuyPoliticsCausesSoundTalkingRoseGentlemanToneAppropriateYieldSenatorsOther GuysMaineOregonCoyotes Author:Will Rogers
“Well, I got to have a project. I'm not a blue-sky guy at all. I'd never let anybody like me loose in a company.” WellsGuyCompanySkyProjectsBlueLike MeBlue Sky Author:Gordon Bell
“Sometimes guys avoid things they don't know how to do well.” KnowsWellsSometimesGuyWomenKnow How Author:Laura Schlessinger
“When you're angry, you can't fight rationally. Your body chemistry is all messed up. Your energy goes to all the wrong places. You can't do anything well except get angrier. That's why I like fighting guys who are pumped up on steroids. Fighting is all about relaxing and releasing tension, so your body is flexible and fluid, able to bend and flex quickly, like water. I like fighting angry guys who are really tense. They can't think right, and they can't fight right.” ThinkingWellsBodyAbleGuyFightingEnergyWaterAngryYour BodyTensionMmaChemistryFlexibleTenseFluidMessed UpSteroidBody Chemistry Author:Frank Shamrock
“On the one hand, you have these huge budget films that cost millions of dollars. They are effects driven, they don't have well known actors in them, and they are making money. Well, some of them are. One the other hand, you have Stallone and Statham, and guys like DeNiro and Pacino, and Costner, who are all trying to make movies about real people. They are interested in character driven projects.” PeopleTryingWellsRealCharacterHandsFilmGuyActorsKnownMillionsEffectsHugeCostProjectsDollarsDrivenMaking MoneyBudgetsWell Known Author:Dolph Lundgren
“I played a lot of serious parts in a lot of TV movies and early miniseries but what happens is that you get sort of locked into "Oh no, he's a serious actor." Well, I was a serious actor for nine years or 10 years and then I get into comedy and everybody said, "Oh no, he's funny. He can do comedy," and then all of a sudden, you're just a comedy guy.” YearsWellsSaidHappensGuyActorsCan DoComedySeriousTvsNineLockedNine Years Author:Barry Bostwick
“In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the athletes are being exploited. But that narrative doesn't hold up very well in the world of MMA, where 99 percent of fighters are amateurs who will never earn a dime. They aren't seeking fame and fortune. For the most part, these guys are fighting because they want to and because it gives them an opportunity to strive for something big in their lives. It gives them a chance to become their best selves.” WorldWantGivingWellsSelfBigsMightGuyFightingOpportunityChanceClassFansFamePercentSkinsFortuneStriveAthleteSeekingBackgroundsFighterNarrativeBoxingMmaDimesBest SelfLower Class Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“If we went by the world's definition of who I'm supposed to be because I look weird 'Well, surely, this guy can't have a productive life, surely, he doesn't have a sense of humor. Surely, he can't love life.' We stereotype people in this world. And so if the world thinks you're not good enough, it's a lie, you know. Get a second opinion.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWorldWellsLooksEnoughLyingGuyOpinionThis WorldDefinitionsSupposed To BeProductiveLove LifeGood EnoughSense Of HumorStereotypeThis GuyNot Good EnoughProductive Life Author:Nick Vujicic
“One day he [Wagner] was batting against a young pitcher who had just come into the league. The catcher was a kid, too . The pitcher threw Honus a curve ball, and he swung at it and missed and fell down. Looked helpless as a robin. I was kind of surprised, but the guy sitting next to me poked me in the ribs and said, 'Watch this next one.' Those kids figured they had the old man's weakness, you see, and served him up the same dish - as he knew they would. Well, Honus hit a line drive so hard the fence in left field went back and forth for five minutes.” MenWellsKindSaidHardKidsYoungGuyNextLeftLinesWatchesFiveMinutesFieldsOne DayWeaknessSittingBallsLeagueOld ManDishesHelplessFenceCurvesFive MinutesBack And ForthPitcherRobinsRibsBattingCatchersWagnerLeft Field Author:Burleigh Grimes