As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
I have tried very hard as a novelist to say, 'Novels are about individuals and especially larger than life individuals.'
In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one.
It's hard to maintain a life when you do a play. You feel you have to pretend to go through a normal day, knowing that in the evening you'll be doing this.
I'm trying to keep my personal life personal. It's very hard for me because I'm a very honest person.
My life takes me all over the world, and I know how hard that can be on a relationship.
I've worked hard all my life. You have to if you want to get things done.
The idea that you've been friends for your whole life and then suddenly the other person becomes your job - it would be so weird. It would be hard not to become massively resentful.
I've watched those shows my whole life - being on one is like a dream. It's hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I've known my whole life.
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.
It's hard to stay true to yourself and what you want in life when there are so many distractions and so much craziness going on around you.
I like this life. I like it when it's hard, and I like it better when it's not, but I know you don't get the sweet part without the bitter.
The two cities I've found very hard to leave in my life were New York and Buenos Aires.
It's hard to say when the life of a band starts and stops... but playing music together is an act of trust. When that's broken, it's impossible to continue.
I am so leading the life that I want and wanted and dreamed of as a kid. I'm trying very hard not to abuse it or take advantage of it.
Gemma Arterton in 'The Master Builder' at the Almeida - she was absolutely brilliant. Ibsen is difficult and quite hard to follow, but she just brings the stage to life.
I've been working so hard for the past eight years and I'm tired - but I'm also deliciously tired because what a wonderful life I've lived.
There have been people in my life who have told me I have to put myself out there more. But it's so hard for me to do that.
I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing.
I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental.
I have a hard time being happy, and I think a lot of creative people suffer with that when life gets real happy.
