I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would… — N. T. Rama Rao, Jr Copy Share Image
I'm dead serious about my craft and just really serious about making music in itself. I take pride in making songs and… — Big Boi Copy Share Image
Bad improv happens with people who are inexperienced with each other and don't know the craft that well. But bad stand-up is… — Kristen Schaal Copy Share Image
I still have the first bottle opener I made on my MakerBot. Things you fabricate are things you care more about. I… — Bre Pettis Copy Share Image
Disco B still rolls with me now. He's still doing his thing. He does clubs in different places. He was very instrumental… — Grandmaster Flash Copy Share Image
Like most art forms, writing is part instinct and part craft. The craft part is the part that can be taught, and… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
“Don't get hung up by loud people telling you that you have to do X per day, or in a certain way.… — Alex de Campi Copy Share Image
“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep – it can't be done abruptly." [ Colm Tóibín, Novelist –… — Colm Tóibín Copy Share Image
“craft-centric.” Getting better and better at what I did became what mattered most, and getting better required the strain of deliberate practice.… — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
I recognize that it is through the engagement with my craft - by recognizing an idea and drawing it out, building physical… — Janet Echelman Copy Share Image
“Daisies are what boho dreams are made of. They bring to mind sun-soaked wild flower fields, spontaneous wanderings in the country air… — Chantal Larocque Copy Share Image
Any talk of 'craft' makes me laugh. My music looks outward; it does not gaze upon itself in admiration. Artisanal is for… — Bill Callahan Copy Share Image
“I ran across an excerpt today (in English translation) of some dialogue/narration from the modern popular writer, Paulo Coelho in his book:… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is… — Henry Mintzberg Copy Share Image
I believe that I improve with every book I write - most writers will probably tell you the same thing. I'm still… — David B. Coe Copy Share Image
“At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that — the young man or the young… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
I'm pretty sure I became an actress solely because of craft services. When you're a kid and there's a lady walking around… — Serinda Swan Copy Share Image
I'm one of the guys that thinks you have to spend a lot of time at whatever your craft is in order… — Nnamdi Asomugha Copy Share Image
I think that all actors find they go down and then they come back up if you work on your craft. They… — Johnathon Schaech Copy Share Image
Writers are born, not made. We can hone the craft. We need to try to encourage someone and make a dialogue, suggesting… — Alan Zweibel Copy Share Image
“At the heart of the novelist's craft lies an optimism which thinks that the knowledge we gather from our everyday experience, if… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession -… — Brian Cox Copy Share Image
Theatre is done largely for the love of the craft. Television makes you famous. And films immortalize you. That's the relationship between… — Kabir Bedi Copy Share Image
Learn your craft. You want to be a doctor or a teacher - it's very important to learn your craft and indulge… — Robert Horry Copy Share Image
Maybe this is wrong, but I feel like I craft my songs carefully enough that I still find that fifteen years after… — Ben Folds Copy Share Image
The craft of questions, the craft of stories, the craft of the hands - all these are the making of something, and… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
Bieber's so talented, he needs to just be himself and be by himself and work on his craft. He has a lot… — Diplo Copy Share Image
I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can… — Freddy Rodriguez Copy Share Image
And we turned off and 30 miles south they're standing in the middle of our road blocking our way, stopped the car,… — Betty Hill Copy Share Image
Crafting covers so many areas and over the last few years, we have seen a real boom in the U.K. in terms… — Sara Davies Copy Share Image
I was dealing with craft, and that's the surprising thing, the number of people who have literally broken down on our stage,… — James Lipton Copy Share Image
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He… — Saint Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's done right, you can craft an… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
When you make work, your goal might not be first and foremost to have as many people as possible see it, but… — Jim McKay Copy Share Image
It's very rare - and it does happen on occasion - where I'll take a piece of lyric and I'll just sit… — Geddy Lee Copy Share Image
There are people who say they want to write novels. They think, 'I'll learn my craft on the romance novel.' If you… — Julia Quinn Copy Share Image
I've heard New York actors say Chicago actors intimidate them because apparently we're the real nitty-gritty actors who're in a town where… — Scott Adsit Copy Share Image
We actors have it pretty easy and pretty hard. Easy 'cause we have a meal provided to us every 6 hours every… — T. J. Thyne Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a feature filmmaker and tried to treat that experience as some sort of elite film school where… — Mark Romanek Copy Share Image
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