I'm not altogether certain that a fundamentalism of necessity has to argue that it is the only reading of the human experience in order to stay alive.
For most entertainers, there is a single experience, one defining moment, when confidence replaces the self-doubt that most of us wrestle with.
Theatrically seeing a movie with a group of people and having a collective experience has an authenticity that you can't get with your big screen television.
The psychiatrists examine you and ask you about your life and work, and then they decide whether your film can be shown or not. It's a horrible experience.
I'm convinced that the place, if you have your druthers, to go to have that experience is New York City.
Madefire is igniting a new era by creating a modern, dynamic reading experience and bringing that to the millions of iPad users around the world.
Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions.
If you're lucky enough to experience love, what you find is that it can sustain you through the most difficult times.
What drew me to both study and activism was the formative experience of the civil rights movement.
I had one relative who passed away but fortunately none others. So my sort of experience of it is quite limited, thankfully.
My advice would be to write what is most personal and specific to your experience or your life. And your voice will emerge and because of its specificity, it will be universal.
The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level.
I believe, in a funny way, the job of the novelist is to be out there on the fringes and speaking for an experience that has not really been spoken for.
I've been in a talent show, yeah. They are terrifying. The most nerve-wracking experience of your life, I'd say.
The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.
When I saw 'The Player', I came out with knots in my stomach because it was so true to my experience.
It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts.
What artists think about the world is often different from how we businessmen see it, and I find that an enriching experience.
Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice.
It's hard to see a film that's been made from a book that you really loved because it's such a different experience.
The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.
