There's a thing that has happened in the U.S. where the spirit has been beaten so badly and so you feel no unity in the voice of the country.
I was a storyteller for The Band. It was never, 'Hey guys, here's a song about what happened to me.' I was always more comfortable writing fiction.
People think I left The Band and spoiled this whole thing, and that's not what happened. Nobody broke up The Band. Nobody ever said, 'That's it, we're done.'
I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself "well, that's not going to happen
You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.
Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.
People are impatient. They want things to happen overnight, and have no idea of the circumstances and situations that can surround an individual at times.
I blame God for all the good things that happened in my life to spite him I will be good to others
I didn't run off with the secretary. It made it seem like I had committed adultery and then ran off with a secretary, neither of which happened.
Trying to convince Warner Bros. to make a $30 million 'Veronica Mars' movie just wasn't going to happen, for understandable reasons.
It doesn't matter what happens to you. What matters is, what are you going to do about it? Are you going to complain and shrink or are you going to step into your greatness?
Don't torture yourself over the past. Use it as a teacher. Whatever happened to you in the past, has only prepared you for now.
I used to worry about my Fears, but I realized that most of the time nothing bad happened. So, I have stopped worrying. -RVM
There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.
There are so many projects that don't happen, just sometimes they don't get announced, so no one ever knows about them and you don't have to talk about them.
I think you're a better comedian when you're in the moment and you're kind of reacting to what's happening like a real person instead of doing rote memorization.
I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not just waiting for the next action sequence but have a vested interested in what happens to them.
The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their agreement, which never happens.
The only person I compete with is Satan. If that happens to be you, then could you please move out of the way? You’re standing in Christ’s spot.
Something remarkable happens when you truly stop seeking other peoples approval, you automatically gain it, and find that others will then seek your approval.
The meaning you apply to what has happened to you is your decision. There will be critics that have their version, but God didn’t call them to be your audience, someone else did.
