Able Quote by Eric Bana

The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a…

— Larry Wilmore

The majority of my material comes from first-hand experiences, so sometimes it just has to come to me, I can't force it.

— Matt Rife

It's hard to know where your thoughts come from, especially when you have a thirst for material because you need it professionally.

— Louis C. K

It took me a very long time to realize that inherently the materials have this beautiful quality without me having to impose meaning onto…

— Fernando Mastrangelo

I think it's important to make art that is not that easily absorbable, that is a challenge to the authorities.

— Lisa Yuskavage

I don't like seeing the stuff that's not polished. It's harder for me to step away from it and watch that.

— Ryan Reynolds

I don't feel like material things validate me in any way.

— Cynthia Bailey

Let's face it: a lot of my material comes from the stuff that happens to me on the road.

— Ron White

It's always this grand search in the industry to find good material. Whenever there is good material, they all jump on it, and it's…

— Leonardo DiCaprio

I always look at stuff as a learning curve, never negative. It's always a learning factor for what you do next time.

— Callum Hudson-Odoi

Negative results are just what I want. They’re just as valuable to me as positive results. I can never find the thing that does…

— Thomas A. Edison

...after a certain point, material objects have a tendency to crowd out the emotional needs they are meant to support.

— Graham Hill