I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience; what things are funny and not.
You have to know this: running a 100m race is an intense experience. You have a lot of emotion at the end of the race. It is not easy to control that when you win.
Working with great people makes you great; you learn a lot and it also gives you the experience and confidence to move on with your own career.
A lot of people from my generation can't write songs anymore, or it's really hard and it's an unpleasant experience. I don't feel that way at all.
I came across a lot of young composers who have got passion but lack experience. I want to help them out.
I would take William H. Macy as a teacher any day of the week. He's incredible. He's got a lot of hard-earned experience.
It's always good to get a smaller tournament under your belt so that by the time you get to the Slams, you have a lot of experience.
I don't really eat a lot of fast food, ever, but if I had to eat at one fast food restaurant, it'd be In-N-Out.
I basically eat a lot of proteins, and I've been eating smaller portions of food. I try to eat all locally raised and organic produce.
There's a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning to them whatsoever.
Alaska Airlines and I have a lot in common, so coming together to delight travelers with savory, high quality food from the Pacific Northwest made sense.
There's a lot of processed food in America and I know that can make some tourists who're used to fresh food feel sick.
When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
I'm privileged, because I have a lot of freedom. I want to use it to make as warm and normal a life as I can for our daughters.
Once I know people know who I am, it gives me a lot of licence and freedom to behave in ways I wouldn't normally.
I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure.
It feels bad when a film doesn't work; everyone puts in a lot of effort to make a movie. The positive side to failure - they make me work harder.
I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in.
I have a wonderful family: My parents are churchgoing, salt-of-the-earth Southern people. They gave me a lot of love and are so unaffected by fame.
My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude.
I was aware of a lot of my friends being into things I wasn't into. Like sarcasm. It had never been a part of my family - they still don't use sarcasm.
