I had to detach myself from myself, if that makes any sense, to conjure an authentic first-person voice. In that sense, it… — Kate Christensen Copy Share Image
I like to mix the real and the imaginary. Sometimes it is characters inspired by real people I know or know of.… — Dana Spiotta Copy Share Image
Our words had to be circumspect. We could not write anything too negative about our circumstances. This was tricky, since the very… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
The hardest thing was going through different stages of weight loss. At the beginning, it was easy to take off the weight… — Matthew McConaughey Copy Share Image
Playing tricky poker doesn't have to mean making bizarre moves or playing way out of character. Rather, it's simply about taking advantage… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
There is a community in hip-hop. It doesn't seem like that anywhere else, except maybe in punk rock. But punk rock is… — Ad-Rock Copy Share Image
Films are tricky because for years you're getting told you're about to make it and you're about to be busy for four… — Mike Mills Copy Share Image
Like, a song could be really tricky and intricate and be really intellectually stimulating, but I don't think that's the song that… — Theresa Wayman Copy Share Image
I love the stories of changelings and the thought that the Fey were these ancient, capricious creatures who were tricky and dangerous.… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia was a kind of superpower. Great movies. Beautiful novels. Great rock-and-roll. We became a superpower in basketball. The problem is that… — Emir Kusturica Copy Share Image
I think it's quite tricky for actors to release albums. It's difficult, because I'm an actor, you know, I'm not a musician.… — Ewan McGregor Copy Share Image
Great control and great discipline are necessary when you reach your own editing stage of the book, but in the early stages… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
For me - showing a half-finished manuscript is tricky. Just as a bird will get spooked and abandon her eggs if some… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
The future depicted in a good SF story ought to be in fact possible, or at least plausible. That means that the… — Frederik Pohl Copy Share Image
Melodies are just honest. They can only be what they are. Words have the capacity for deception. Theyre all full of subtext,… — Andrew Bird Copy Share Image
It's funny; it's a real balancing act. In TV, everybody's talking about authenticity. In order to make 'Dirty Jobs' authentic, I really… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
Characters can become boring. That's what's tricky about television. It goes on and on - you're playing this same character for five… — John Slattery Copy Share Image
I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they… — Nina Bawden Copy Share Image
The main line of the Yugoslav Attack has become just too vast for most players to study in depth, and anyone intending… — John Nunn Copy Share Image
It is tricky because I do wear a lot of vintage on the red carpet, and usually when I'm getting ready, I'll… — Christina Hendricks Copy Share Image
Yes, there may be some convergence to what you see on a screen that's different from the way you will experience a… — Norman Pearlstine Copy Share Image
The heartthrob thing came in the late 1960s, and to be honest, it was fun! But I was very aware that well-known… — Robert Powell Copy Share Image
All over the world, relationships between men and women are very, very tricky and very difficult and you don't learn anything. It's… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural economy than intellectual goods. It's a tricky… — John Perry Barlow Copy Share Image
If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who's very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of… — Lee Kuan Yew Copy Share Image
It's tricky to ask a filmmaker to explain his own work; usually we're the least qualified to make sense of what we've… — Stephen Gaghan Copy Share Image
I've gone through various periods with superheroes. They work in the right hands, but they don't work in other hands. It's tricky.… — John Carpenter Copy Share Image
My favourite song of Elton's is... it's a tricky one for me. I'm a proper fan and I've probably seen him in… — Matt Lucas Copy Share Image
I think titles are tricky because they're like a really short ad for the book. And like an ad, they should open… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
I think there's a real problem if you're making a film - some people have done whether it be about Jackson Pollock… — Peter Webber Copy Share Image
One of the tricky things about running a TV show is that you just never know how good the guest stars you… — Shawn Ryan Copy Share Image
For me to put a look together, if it's going to be a boy look or a girl look or whatever, is… — Eddie Izzard Copy Share Image
'Toybox' is that kind of game that will stretch your mental capacity by doing very simple things like solving an easy puzzle… — Rob Manuel Copy Share Image
I have to say, our kind of music was always a struggle live. Quiet vocals and really loud drums and guitars, it… — Miki Berenyi Copy Share Image
It's obviously tricky to convert cellulose to a useful biofuel. I think actually the most efficient way to use cellulose is to… — Elon Musk Copy Share Image
We have two dogs, Mabel and Wolf, and three cats at home, Charlie, George and Chairman. We have two cats on our… — Ellen DeGeneres Copy Share Image
It is a tricky business to know when you should set goals and objectives in order to achieve a focus, and when… — David Allen Copy Share Image
The career has to support the making and can offer a platform, can offer you a voice in the world. And that's… — Zoe Leonard Copy Share Image
Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing. It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
When you're younger, it's hard because you're finding your identity, and then for 12 hours out of the day, you have to… — Hilarie Burton Copy Share Image
