I grew up in Canada, man - we all had rinks in our backyards because we'd ice down the grass with a hose and build a skating rink.
Something like 'Rust and Bone' would be a dream. Very pared down. 'Orphan Black' is such a challenge. I just need something that isn't as full-on intense as that.
Teachers today are breaking down obstacles, finding innovative ways to instill old lessons, proving that greatness can be found in everyday places.
I'm trying to do something real different; I'm trying to bring the street to real pop. I'm trying to bring the street to pop. Not watering it down, no nothing.
I remember when I was on 'Saturday Night Live' my first year, and I wasn't getting much. I was down; I was ready to quit.
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
Very few artistic partnerships last more than 10 years, and if they do they tend to go down the tubes.
What I was concerned about when I wrote the 'Downward Spiral' record was being a self-centred destructive force. The point was tearing down everything in a search for something else.
I always wanted to perform. I remember being 5 years old and telling my parents to sit down as I was going to put on a play for them.
There's acting, and then there's auditioning; mastering auditioning is sort of the first thing an actor really needs to nail down when he or she wants to get a part.
If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write.
I wish I had a nickel for every song that I've left in the bathroom, written down on a matchbox, or just totally forgotten about.
Right through to the end of the last World Cup game, I still couldn't bear the thought of not being perfect or letting people down.
The people who feel the most strongly about something will turn on you the most vociferously if they feel you've let them down.
The thing with the comics is that you have license to go down every alley your brain can think of.
Words are fossilized butterfly wings, pretty to look at sometimes, but only good for Museums. I want to miserably burn down the Museums.
As long as you're still walking with the demons of hell! You'll never have the time to slow down to see the angels of heaven behind you.
When a song came on the radio that I wanted to learn, my mother would quickly write down the lyrics for me. Soon after, I would be singing it.
If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.
Frazzled and delirious, as I've just finished a new book of stories. I feel like Moses staggering down the mountainside with the tablets of stone.
In hard times nothing is visible life seems to beat you down, with courage hit the problems ball will be in your court.
