No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
I know it sounds corny, but when you follow your dreams, it happens. And if it's music, take it seriously.
Capitalism would have never let me be a filmmaker, living in Flint, Michigan with a high school education. I was going to have to make that happen myself.
Attraction is what happens between you. It's not universal. And it's not conventional. And thank God for that.
Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what is great about film.
I'm so thankful for that struggling period. That time is really great where you have no idea what's going to happen.
I had some great high points and thought: 'This is fantastic. I'm going to be a huge star.' Then something happens, and you can't get a job to save your life.
The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.
My own Brubeck Institute in California is turning out fantastic young jazz players, and I know great things will happen.
My favorite novels allow me to imagine the characters afterward and what happened, and that I've witnessed a really great story, where the world goes on.
Just like all great stories, our fears focus our attention on a question that is as important in life as it is in literature: What will happen next?
It is a great compliment to go out and be recognized. Although, because I basically go home and go to work, there isn't much opportunity for that kind of thing to happen.
No matter what happens, tennis is still tennis: You can see a lot of great matches, a lot of new people.
I am unusually Halloween-attentive, because, as it happens, I was born on Halloween, so for me it has always been an occasion of great moment.
I wasn't really expecting me to win the gold in this race. To get another medal for myself and for the U.S. was a pretty good thing to happen, I'd say.
I really try to say things as they basically are and it so happens that it is a good message that things are getting better, but there are still problems.
I understand that I'm not perfect. I made mistakes and I had a hand in everything that's happened to me, good and bad.
My drawings have to be quick. If they don't happen in 20 minutes or a half hour, then they're no good.
Sometimes someone feels like nothing goes their way, and then something really good happens. For me, hearing that I made someone happy makes me feel so alive!
When I feel good about myself, things start happening for myself. When you look up, you go up.
I honestly believe there are good things happening in this world, and I'll spend most of my time trying to find them and bring them to light.
