I didn’t know the word no, because I wanted to please everybody all the time. Every kid does. Kristy McNichol Read Quote
I get bored very easily. I have a voracious appetite and I do not feel alive if I’m repeating something I’m good at. So I’m always looking for new challenges. Jewel Read Quote
Writing a memoir is such a private, personal experience that it’s intimidating to think of adapting it for television. Caitlin Doughty Read Quote
I loved growing up and going to haunted houses and being scared. I loved watching ‘The Exorcist,’ ‘Candyman’ and all sorts of scary movies. Katie Featherston Read Quote
My brother had a big band in high school; after that we continued to play together, eventually forming a group called the Jazz Brothers, that recorded for Riverside Records. Chuck Mangione Read Quote
At The Comedy Store, night after night, the crowds are fuller. It used to be Tuesday at 9 you’d have to start with six people. Now you come in on Tuesdays and it’s 100-plus people and you’re like, ‘Really? On a Tuesday?’ Ari Shaffir Read Quote
I thought that when you have more success that you’d feel more buoyed or feel more confident. But in fact my brain has the gift of switching it around and saying, ‘Now people are expecting something. Now you’re really going to let people down.’ Maria Bamford Read Quote
First person narrative is a very effective tool but you have to know as a writer how to make it work. James McBride Read Quote
