When Small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
One of the challenges we set up for 'Puscifer' was to come up with a core identity and see how far we can push it.
It felt like a very, very weird thing to go on the set on September 13th. I would never want to glorify that.
I actually have heard of acts who only do their new album, and don't do their hits. I've never been in that mind set.
We have an electronic vein we have tapped and applied it to a rock setting like tons of bands out there.
I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer.
Given six months to live and being the fighter that I am, I set high goals for myself.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.
Guilt is a lazy feeling that takes no action; the wings of integrity are the only thing that sets it free.
If you are setting a goal without understanding the reason for it, then maybe you should reevaluate the goal in general.
Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.
Moral certainty, clear standards, and a commitment to spiritual ideals will set you apart in a world that searches for meaning.
Life may not have dealt you a great set of cards... but who says the one with better cards will win?
One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is researching inspiring backgrounds and settings.
My thinking is, if we're setting out to make comedy in which nothing is off limits, then everybody is fair game.
Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience.
If you're a retail investor, you have set aside some of your hard-earned money for investment or to create a nest egg, for your kids or family.
I've never set a book in Europe. I've lived in Europe three times, but somehow or other it wasn't the experience that engaged me in that way.
We need creativity in order to break free from the temporary structures that have been set up by a particular sequence of experience.
With Fellini, the fear dropped out of my work because it was such a happy experience... hanging out with Fellini, having pasta on the set with Fellini, and going out with Fellini!
'True Blood' is truly a playground. You get to go in and just let loose and completely just have fun and play around. There is so much freedom on set.
