Being Quotes · Page 286

I feel like 90% of the gags in the Muppets are to do with their mouths being not quite closed. Just permanent gormlessness.

— Jamie Demetriou

I want to be doing something that I love and actually being able to feed myself by doing it.

— Jenny Mollen

For me, politics is personal because it's my family, and just being aware of my thoughts - are my thoughts productive?

— Dorothy Bush Koch

Being bootstrapped is great. You own 100 percent of it. But the downside is that you aren't able to move as fast…

— Alan Schaaf

I love the game of basketball; I love coaching. The attention, being on TV, all that stuff, that's not what it's about…

— Tyronn Lue

I never envisaged how much I'd enjoy just being at home, with the kids, playing loads of golf.

— Tim Henman

Sunday is my day of rest, which usually includes a lie-in, a pyjama day or just being with my family.

— Ellie Simmonds

I don't know if being stereotyped is good or bad. But, that is the trend industry follows.

— Sudha Chandran

The majority of them give the impression of being men who have been drafted into the job during a period of martial…

— Alan Brien

If I wanted to take a more activist or journalistic slant in work, I should probably just go be an activist or…

— John Oliver

Initially, I tried to become an aid worker and someone who could help people, but I was unsuccessful in convincing anyone that…

— Samantha Power

When I'm up on stage, I'm thinking more about my fans and about myself as a singer and an artist. When I'm…

— Josh Turner

I am less selfish. But I am more insistent on being part of the creative experience. I find I am a better…

— Helen Slater

Being on stage was all about the palpable energy of a rapt audience hopefully buying into a life onstage. The immediate connection…

— David Walton

There are some actors who have an interest in comedy but they can't say this openly. They do feel insecure about the…

— Johnny Lever

I don't think he's permanently affected me except in the sense that I miss him. I miss being him. Or trying to…

— Derek Jacobi

The toughest thing about being a celebrity, I suppose, is being polite when I don't want to be.

— Eric Clapton

Being No. 1 on any call sheet is difficult. Being No. 1 on an episodic, hour-long drama is really hard.

— Jon Hamm

There's nothing like watching basketball being played at its finest.

— Jay Williams

I love being a part of Hallmark and being able to provide people with some sort of 'mini-vacation' from reality. It's fantastic.

— Jen Lilley

There is nothing better than coming off stage and being all sweaty and not partying.

— Alana Haim

Unconventionality is no longer a taboo. It is being applauded and celebrated by both the classes and the masses.

— Sherlyn Chopra

Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.

— Anonymous

I love being out in nature. That is really important. It's everything actually.

— Katie Melua

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

— Anna Pavlova

I love protections, I love plays. If you don't like that being a quarterback, you're not going to last long.

— Dwayne Haskins

Robin Williams learned technique. He has the technique of being funny.

— Paul Mooney

Being a first-generation Cuban American, my story represents the American Dream.

— Eddy Alvarez

I love being a troubadour. I travel around the world with my wife and play little theaters. We have a ball.

— Roger McGuinn

In high school, I thought I was always going to be put to the side because of being from literally the middle…

— Austin Reaves

Well, basically, when you get SNL, everyone wants to take a meeting, just in case you end up being good.

— Andy Samberg

Obviously being around somebody who's super-confident helps your own confidence even more.

— Dillon Danis

What I thankfully realised in time is that just being a commercial hero means the market is limited.

— Jagapathi Babu

Being a pageant girl taught me to be polished, poised and slap on a smile.

— Hannah Brown

You know what, I remember being on my T-ball team and telling people about 'Platoon.'

— Bill Hader

It's sometimes a bit of a lonely existence, being a top tennis player. You have just got to make many sacrifices.

— Jack Draper

A lot of NBA owners sit at the midcourt. But we love being under the basket and seeing the players.

— Stephen Pagliuca

I think I'm getting more work because there are more parts being written, trans parts certainly.

— Rebecca Root

That's the definition of love, that going out in spirit to a separate and other soul and being received similarly.

— David Milch

The one thing that I heard is that being dependable is priceless, and that's something I really put focus on.

— Roderick Strong