Do not be taken in by 'insiderisms.' Fledgling columnists, eager to impress readers with their grasp of journalistic jargon, are drawn to such arcane spellings as 'lede.' Where they lede, do not follow.
If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touc...
Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: Put second things first and we lose both first things and second things.
What are you doing a study on right now?" "A study on the statistical probablity of love at first sight.
Be not deceived with the first appearance of things, for show is not substance.
The first love letters are written with the eyes.
Warm a frozen snake and it will be the first to bite you.
The first step toward greatness is to be honest.
When anarchy is declared, the first thing we do, let's kill all the anarchists.
When I first did theatre, I was always doing comedies; it was always my first love. But it wasn't what I was picked for at first, for films and TV.
What's the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning? Wish I hadn't.
The first half of life is spent in longing for the second, the second half in regretting the first.
Mothering you is the first thing of consequence I have ever done.
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first... The first object of any good system must be that of developing first class men.
The first thing I do when I get back to my hometown, San Antonio, is eat Whataburger.
Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.
Memory has always fascinated me. Think of it. You can recall at will your first day in high school, your first date, your first love.
Will saw the first Senshi officer release and instantly knew where the arrow was aimed. 'They've spotted Shigeru!' He was about to turn and shove Shigeru to the ground, but as he did so, his eye caught a flicker of movement and he spun back. When ask...
To prove to [her friend, Swedish diplomat Count] Gyllenborg that she was not superficial, Catherine composed an essay about herself, "so that he would see whether I knew myself or not." The next day, she wrote and handed to Gyllenborg an essay titled...
I love living in L.A. It's quieter. It's much more relaxing. I'm living in a house for the first time ever. I have a backyard for the first time ever; a dog for the first time ever. So it's a lot of firsts, and I love it so much. It's just so differe...
It was not till I experimented with seeds plucked straight from a growing plant that I had my first success...the first thrill of creation...the first taste of blood. This, surely, must be akin to the pride of paternity...indeed, many soured bachelor...
