With silent films, you're better off avoiding irony, because the spectator is your accomplice. It's this pact that leads to emotion being… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
There's something about being rejected - when I go out without my friends, I'm reminded of how I'm actually quite antisocial. I… — Jason Ritter Copy Share Image
People are getting ready for music that makes them feel happy again rather than being depressed at the way the world is… — Estelle Copy Share Image
I've had a fantastic life so far; I'm lucky. I'd like the great role that changes everything, but at the moment, what's… — Max Beesley Copy Share Image
Everything I do, it's a bit painterly. I like being surrounded by objects, mostly on paper. I like the images. I like… — Mikhail Baryshnikov Copy Share Image
I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but there is no scriptural or historical basis for December 25th actually being the day… — Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick Copy Share Image
You wouldn't meet a Joe Frazier down today and then up tomorrow, said hello to big shots then ignore someone on the… — George Foreman Copy Share Image
Being a host or a guest or a pundit, you really want to say something that's interesting and potentially provocative, that's going… — Krystal Ball Copy Share Image
I do build my own backstory as an actor. It's important to know where your characters have come from in order to… — Sarah Gadon Copy Share Image
If you want to go and build a company that exists in Silicon Valley, then you should go and do it there.… — Harper Reed Copy Share Image
Not considering this opening worthy of more attention, I continued our pursuit to the Northwest, being desirous to embrace the advantages of… — George Vancouver Copy Share Image
I'm aggressive, quite frankly, because Staten Island gets screwed all the time. And if I'm not aggressive, then I won't be successful.… — Michael Grimm Copy Share Image
Artists need to be valued. Many of our shows are re-run in other countries. In Hollywood, if a show is being re-run,… — Madhura Naik Copy Share Image
I'm not a member of a political party, and I feel very, very comfortable being independent. Even if I weren't a journalist… — Jake Tapper Copy Share Image
I would like to have as much going on as other people do, but my problem is I get so attached to… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
I don't go looking for stories with the idea of wrongness in my head, no. But the fact is, a lot of… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
In addition to being extremely expensive, and we have to put up with the stupidities that the candidates repeat, it's really being… — Subcomandante Marcos Copy Share Image
My main theme as a songwriter seems to be a feeling of homelessness, of being in motion. The feeling of being somehow… — Ezra Furman Copy Share Image
I rallied all the youth around me, all the people who liked Compa, but felt like it was dying, going away, being… — Michel Martelly Copy Share Image
I never want to be too mean with my songs, but with 'I Hope It Rains' it was definitely somewhere in the… — Jana Kramer Copy Share Image
If you're going to be creative, you ultimately have to be in different ways because if you're going to be in the… — John Popper Copy Share Image
It's bloody annoying being shy. I'll spend a whole evening at a party asking everyone else about themselves. I'm not being self-deprecating;… — Richard Armitage Copy Share Image
There are people I would like to work with. It's a bit harder, because I live out in the sticks anyway, and… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
Being a composer is a little like being a painter. Sometimes you hire a painter because you want a beautiful painting for… — Bear McCreary Copy Share Image
With celebrity being our new religion, it's increasingly difficult to start up on your own. Talented young designers are more likely to… — Alice Temperley Copy Share Image
Being a good listener is more than just being quiet. It's reflecting back on what you're hearing. It's processing the information to… — Shelley Moore Capito Copy Share Image
OCD is a really serious condition - it's a proper thing. It's not just, 'Oh, you like your pens to be straight'.… — Jon Richardson Copy Share Image
Working long hours being single helps because your time is yours. Once you have a family your time isn't all yours anymore.… — Andy Hertzfeld Copy Share Image
I'm kind of in a middle space, being marketed as a biracial actor. Roles are written either stereotypically black, or they're written… — Jesse Williams Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I can myself be frustrated by books that seem to me to be insufficiently realistic about the world's potential for just… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
There are certain vulnerabilities and insecurities that go along with not being linked to another person in a contractual way, even if… — Jamie Johnson Copy Share Image
I remember being a young boy in Spain and watching my parents cook. We didn't go to a lot of restaurants because… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
An introvert as a child, I spent most of my younger years being bullied for my name. It took its toll on… — Kubra Sait Copy Share Image
I don't care about names attached to the script. That doesn't matter to me. All things being equal, I would like to… — Alan Arkin Copy Share Image
I want to support the whole idea of the humanities and teaching the humanities as being something that - even if it… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Maybe one day the world will change, that we'll be in a luxurious position of being able to debate whether or not… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I think it's really important that you don't get caught up in the way the filmmaking community isolates you and the way… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
If you're going to pretend to be somebody you're not - which is the whole point of being a rock star -… — Jamie Hewlett Copy Share Image
When I got back I found myself being very emotional about the time spent in Rwanda in a way that I hadn't… — Hugh Dancy Copy Share Image
I noticed, when I taught elementary school, how true the squeaky wheel thing is, and how endearing squeaky wheels can be! Because… — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
