For writers, handing a manuscript off to an editor is like walking into a parole hearing. You’ve done the time but wonder if it’s going to satisfy the judge.
You always worry about films when you hear about them making decisions after announcements are made.
I'm so hard on myself. I play these sketches in my computer for friends and they say 'Gee whiz, the vocal's beautiful.' I hear, 'It needs to be better.'
Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to a story.
Writing for yourself is like exposing your diary. It can be a little embarrassing at times, but if it helps somebody get through the day just by hearing a song, it's well worth it.
This wealth of experiences, personal and professional, have helped me appreciate the variety of perspectives that present themselves in every case that I hear.
It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.
It's important for a leader to hear about his blind spots on a regular basis so working on them is periodically top of mind.
I've been known to throw watermelons, backstage, at people who are giving me news I don't want to hear. But I never aim for the head.
Sometimes it seems like we're closer to our manicurists than we are our own souls. We have to find ways to get in touch with that and to listen to it and to hear it.
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.
I do not say words, which you want to hear. The words just told me, to write them down.
When deep inside you feel frustrated and depressed, scream the silence, scream it so loud that you never hear it again.
If someone's criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don't want to hear it. It doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
Always trust your instinct! If you just close your eyes, talk to God and listen you can always hear the truth
A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the craft for granted and wanna just wake up and be an actor.
I wanted to hear the songs in the way that I had written them, which was very basic. All I wanted was drums and another guitar, and I was just going to sing.
America doesn't like to hear about things like welfare. 'Don't talk about that. We don't like what it did to people!' Yeah, but it happened.
Your opinion should be based on what you see with your own eyes, hear with your own ears & feel with your own heart.
you ask me a question I'll give you an answer…but don't look at me when I say something you don't want to hear.
True...I hear voices in my head keep talking to me. The good thing for now is...I never answer them back.
