Historians will handle a much wider range of sources than a biographer and will be covering a broader spectrum of events, time, peoples. Claire Tomalin Read Quote
Family are my greatest source of strength. Emotion – they help me deal with that. One look at them, and I know everything is OK. Robert Whittaker Read Quote
Tweeting is a great way to practice writing jokes, but there is so much more to comedy writing than just jokes. Jokes are a necessity, but you also have to learn how to write characters, to break a story, to keep coherence between episodes. I’ve learned more by being a TV writer than I ever could’ve on my own. Megan Amram Read Quote
Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and therefore makes me uneasy; and I am angry with him who makes me uneasy. Samuel Johnson Read Quote
My general philosophy of playing bad guys, which I’ve sort of done, you know, half the time is, you know, very few people who we view as bad guys get out of bed and think, ‘What evil, terrible thing am I going to do today?’ Most people see their motivations as justified – as, you know, justifying whatever they do. J. K. Simmons Read Quote
My process is to be by myself when I record. It’s quite an emotional performance to pull off when someone else is in the room. I prefer to go away and have my own time with it, bring it in later. Kimbra Read Quote
I still want to be as approachable and relatable as possible – when I meet fans and they’re crying, I’ll say, ‘Calm down, there’s nothing to cry about.’ Katy Perry Read Quote
My generation of Americans, the scions of daring dreamers, the children of the fearlessly faithful and the offspring of many of history’s most audacious actors – we, together, drink deeply from wells of freedom, liberty and opportunity that we did not dig. Cory Booker Read Quote
I’m usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story. Gus Van Sant Read Quote
