Writing for adults often means just increasing the swearing - but find an alternative to swearing and you've probably got a better line.
The Finnish way of dealing with Russia, whatever the situation, is that we will be very decisive to show what we don't like, where the red line is.
I'm always conscious of what I'm writing, conscious of what the actor may ask me. I have a defense for nearly every line in the song.
A witticism in an airport security line is like a Swiss tap - turn it on, and you instantly find yourself in hot water.
Awards are always a pleasant surprise. They are the candy-floss parts of our job - a lovely added extra to attract people's attention. The bottom line is that you want to sell tickets.
I watched 'A Chorus Line' over and over when I was growing up, to the point that I was able to recite the entire movie.
I've learned that in the theater the story is everything. Every lyric, every line and every musical gesture has to propel the journey of a given character or the overall plot.
There's nothing more daunting than a musical, but there's also no more direct line to joy. Getting there, though, is like pushing treacle up stairs.
There are a couple of carp fishing books I've been reading. I'm very interested in that line of books, because I think they write very well, carp anglers, about the general environment.
As a child, our house had a backyard lined with roses tended vigilantly by my mother. So the fragrance fills me with nostalgia for my youth.
Acting lessons teach you to really listen to what the other person is saying because in acting it's all about responding to the lines.
The first song I ever wrote was when I was 12, and it had, like, four lines in it. You progress and get better.
After all these years, I definitely associate having a pen in my hand with having an ashtray just out of eye line.
I'm a very hard-line, angry atheist. Yet I am fascinated by the concept of devotion.
One common way of judging whether housing's price is in line with its fundamental value is to consider the ratio of housing prices to rents. This is analogous to the ratio of prices to dividends for stocks.
The Child Custody Protection Act makes it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion.
I left my mark on 'Dark Shadows.' One day I was doing my lines perfectly from Act 3. Everyone else was doing Act 2.
Walking is my main method of relaxation. I don't go over my lines or try to solve the world's problems, I just enjoy the scenery and the wildlife.
Keep moving in the direction of your dreams. No matter how slows it may seems, stay focus, you will get to the finish line.
I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise.
When you deliver information the way the other person wants to receive it, you increase your bottom line.
