One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing. I did that with 'World's Fair,' as with all of them. The inventions of the book come as discoveries...
Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decis...
When you do a drama, you are challenged to trust your inner voice much more. Because when you put a comedy in front of even a 25-person screening, you know whether it's working or not. The barometer is overt.
Truth be told, I didn't want to be on T.V. I was going to be a writer or producer or a director, and at the end of my sophomore year, my department chairman put me up for a job doing weekend weather in Syracuse, New York.
In reading the scriptures of truth, we often put wrong constructions upon them, and apply them improperly; and I apprehend it has often been the case in relation to this portion, particularly that part in relation to man's seeking out many inventions...
Edmond: You've only got one shot. And it'll take more than that to stop me. Fernand: Well, then, I best put it where it will do the most damage.
[U-96 puts to sea among cheering crowds. Thomsen pulls up in his car] Capt. Lt. Philipp Thomsen: Hail and victory and sink 'em all!
Donnie Brasco: If I come out alive, this guy, Lefty, ends up dead. That's the same thing as me putting the bullet in his head myself.
Donnie: [taking a cigarette] What happens if tell Mom and Dad about this, Sam? Samantha Darko: You'll put Ariel in the garbage disposal. Donnie: Goddamn right I will.
Chris MacNeil: How does a doctor end up as a priest? Father Damien Karras: It's the other way around, the Society put me through Medical School.
Narrator: I want you to listen to me very carefully, Tyler. Tyler Durden: Okay... Narrator: My eyes are open. [the Narrator puts the gun into his mouth and pulls trigger]
Tawny: Are you a body builder, or something? Seth Brundle: Yeah, I build bodies. I take them apart, and put them back together again.
[the Duke has volunteered his men to go with Hans to find Anna] Duke: Be prepared for anything. And should you encounter the queen, you are to put an end to this winter. Do you understand?
William 'Wild Bill' Wharton: [after being put in solitary confinement] All I wanted me was a little cornbread, motherfuckers! All I wanted me was a little cornbread!
Lt. Muldoon: Where are my men? Abby: [throws a bag to Lt. Muldoon] I put several right here. Lt. Muldoon: What the fuck is this? Abby: Their balls, sweetheart.
Bellatrix Lestrange: Cissy, put the boys in the cellar! I think I need a conversation with this one... girl to girl!
Ron: [to Arthur Weasly] How far up are we, dad? Lucius Malfoy: [from below] Well, put it this way. If it rains, you'll be the first to know.
[Just before the big game] Preacher Purl: And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen.
George Bailey: Well, just come back here, Mister. I'll give her a kiss that'll put hair back on your head!
[the Iron Monger lifts a car with a family in it] Iron Monger: I love this suit! Iron Man: Put 'em down! Iron Monger: Collateral damage, Tony!
Agent: Do you have a history of emotional problems, Mr. Wigand? Jeffrey Wigand: Yes. Yes, I do. I get extremely emotional when assholes put bullets in my mailbox!
