When I started 'This American Life', one of the reactions I got was, 'When is the adult going to show up who will host the show?' At some point, people just got used to it.
Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging things... people staring at me, people asking rude questions, dealing with media, stuff like that.
I love performing on stage the most. It's getting that instant reaction from a live audience. There are no boundaries, you can take your character as far as you want to, you can be the craziest person ever.
Two of my favorite artists are Josh Smith and Joe Bradley. But I argued against them for years, until I grew to love them and felt stupid for my immediate reaction towards their work.
Normally, when I skydive, even in winter, I wear very thin gloves. I want to be flexible, with fast reactions.
I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe a little bit.
Know that tomorrow will bring clarity where before was only fog. In the final summation, it is not other's expectations that slay us, but our over compensatory reactions in regard
Wishes and wants do not transform a person; actions and reactions do so! Show the world your plans by the actions you take progressively and consistently.
Well, I try to not view things through a prism of anti-Semitism, because often, people will use that as a sort of knee-jerk reaction to any criticism of Jews.
We question ourselves through others by way of stories, advice, and gestures; and we receive our answers form listening to others reactions
My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected.
I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will.
And I'm here to tell you, the reaction that I'm getting around the country, people are sick and tired of this word in Washington, compromise. This is why nothing ever gets done.
Leave your pride, ego, and narcissism somewhere else. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce your children's most primitive fears.
Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie.
You finish a project and start looking for something that might interest you. A lot of the films I've made are a reaction to something I've done right before.
The basic premise that children must learn about emotions is that all feelings are okay to have; however, only some reactions are okay.
I have always been interested in having people fall into the image and be aware of their reaction first, and then think about the style.
Hope can be imagined as a domino effect, a chain reaction, each increment making the next increase more feasible... There are moments of fear and doubt that can deflate it.
I think young people have a wonderful reaction to color because it's not screwed up by too many references.
I think it's appropriate in America for anyone to speak out and say what their reaction is to the president's State of the Union speech.
