When I start writing a novel, I have no sense of direction, no idea, really nothing.
In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start.
I'm not very aware of styles. We never talk about styles before we start shooting, or even during shooting, because I think the film will bring you there.
I'm starting to realize that people are beginning to want to know about me. It's a jolly strange idea.
Every time I have a bad day, I'll just find a corner, bring out my book and then everything starts to feel better.
HBO and I have a deal to at least try to make a television series from the Leonid McGill stories. We're going to start with the first novel, 'The Long Fall.'
I didn't come to Hollywood to get on magazine covers or start my Porsche collection or to enjoy that kind of lifestyle, to go to the right parties and meet the right people.
I'm very simple. I have to be. I'm not very smart. I start broad, then go deep where I'm interested.
As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
My worlds collide. When one things happens, it just starts a domino effect - everything else goes on.
My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.
I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?
If we don't start playing better on defense, it's going to be hard. We can't just sit there and win shootouts.
Being a mother must be the saddest yet the most hopeful thing in the world, falling into a love that, once started, would never end.
No, I've been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang.
I started performing opera when I was 10 years old. I didn't perform as Zola Jesus until I was probably 18.
In dance you use every party of your body except your voice. I wanted to start acting because I wanted to use my voice.
I always work the same way, starting from the beginning of the weekend, so I know at the beginning of the race, from all that I have analysed during the practice, whether I will win the race or not.
My weekends start at about 4 P.M. on Friday afternoon, when I let go of work and leave my colleagues to crawl through the rest of the day in our New York offices.
After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful.
Most of the reason I work out now is not for the external - it's for how I feel. I find working out gives me more energy. I started eight days after he was born.
