I don't write [screenplay character] biographies beforehand. I usually go in knowing some sequences: this is where I want to start, this… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
If [after one role] you believe that you've mastered acting and you don't have to study the craft or get a deeper… — Usher Copy Share Image
Nothing on earth in fiction is less interesting than characters under the influence of alcohol. — John L'Heureux Copy Share Image
With a clear mind that is reinforcing positivity back into myself and my craft, I am able to focus my energy on… — Allison Holker Copy Share Image
By the word simplicity, is not always meant folly or ignorance; but often, pure and upright Nature, free from artifice, craft or… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If the professional schools should succeed in producing skilled workers trained in the technique of their craft, nothing could be done with… — Pierre-Auguste Renoir Copy Share Image
Study and know that we are always a student of the craft well after we've completed any course of study... and approach… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy. — Yannis Philippakis Copy Share Image
Writing is not magic. It’s a craft, a process, a set of steps. As with any process, things sometimes break down. Even… — Roy Peter Clark Copy Share Image
Diplomacy, of course, is a subtle and nuanced craft, so much so that it's said that when the most wily diplomat of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Insofar as we, critics of the black tradition, master our craft, we serve both to preserve our own traditions and to shape… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
If this were a [Hollywood] studio film, I wouldn't have pushed my father into a table, I would have beat him up.… — Noah Wyle Copy Share Image
For the second straight year, craft beer is the fastest growing segment of the U.S. alcoholic beverage industry. In 2005, craft beer… — Sherwood Boehlert Copy Share Image
A lot of people will say, "Oh, I got into acting because I wanted to explore my craft." They're a bunch of… — Charlie Sheen Copy Share Image
There is the "you" that people see and then there is the "rest of you". Take some time and craft a picture… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
One reason people who spend a lot of time thinking about and working on a problem or a craft seem to find… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Writing for publication is an art, a craft, and a business, so you need to develop skill sets in multiple areas. You… — Brian Hodge Copy Share Image
The terror in which English capitalists now stand of organized proletarian resistance gives to the naturally protected craft organizations the power to… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
It occurs to me that at the beginning one works passionately to learn photography. This takes years, and the craft is usually… — Ralph Gibson Copy Share Image
It was also incredibly serendipitous that I would later learn I shared a birthday with Whoop [Goldberg ]. I went on to… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
Phunny Business is a breezy, vivid, funny, star-studded and delightful valentine to comedy, entrepreneurship and the All-American impulse to make something out… — Nathan Rabin Copy Share Image
Dramatic use of color, harmonious design, the interplay of light and shadow across a variety of textures, the portrayal of the figure… — Nelson Shanks Copy Share Image
Gather knowledge about the craft of writing. Immerse yourself in the art of it. Then write. Write yourself silly. Write yourself mad.… — Elizabeth George Copy Share Image
So I made an outline. Well, you know, days are going by, and I am not writing anything because this thing is… — Steve Tesich Copy Share Image
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