It's sort of like, our bodies are designed to keep moving, and when we don't move it, we're not going to feel great.
I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of 'Performance' called 'The Entertainer' with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.
I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great.
Anything can become a musical sound. The wind on telegraph wires is a great sound; get it into your machine and play it and it becomes interesting.
I was not a great guitarist, so I sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in exchange for a Shure Microphone, made in Chicago, and a flute.
Not to be mean about it, but some great rock and rollers, like Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry, are pretty one-dimensional.
I generally try and have great days, because I feel very lucky to be doing what I'm doing.
There were scenes that just for length purposes, and knowing that the attention span of kids is not great, don't make it much longer than about 90 minutes.
Well, I was lucky in that my being an actress totally overshadowed my having some kind of a... legacy at Yale, so that was kind of great.
You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.
Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.
Growing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
I've got this thing where I think great shows have great credit sequences. I don't know why that is, exactly.
The great thing about films is that you have access to this whole world of experts who teach you the skills your character's supposed to have.
I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.
No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling.
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.
One of the great things that you should never do that I learned from John Malkovich is to never judge your characters.
The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.
I was always a big fan of Charlie Chaplin movies. I love 'The Great Dictator' and 'City Lights.'
