It was the case for a number of years that I was doing a book a year, but that was back when I was part-time teaching - and since 1991, I've been a parent, so that cuts into the time!
Over at the Olivia Pope & Associates set, we're like middle school children. Every time there's a cut in the action, we joke and dance around; there's show tunes and fart noises.
Al Qaeda is on the run, partly because the United States is in Afghanistan, pushing on al Qaeda, and working internationally to cut off the flow of funds to al Qaeda. They are having a difficult time. They failed in this endeavor.
A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
Somewhere in that 20-year period, I would assume that there will be some basically new approach that will begin to cut into it, but it's got a long time.
The first film I made was when I was 13 and it was called 'The Dogs That Ate Detroit.' It starred my Saint Bernard Barney, and it was a killer thriller with oodles of special effects that were cutting edge for the time.
He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.
As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.
I've lived in L.A. for a long time, and they say, 'If you sit in a barber's shop for long enough, you will get a hair cut.' Well, if you live in Los Angeles for long enough, you're going to get some surgery.
When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self employed prior to this happening. It was my mental preparation meeting the opportunity in that moment.
I usually do about five cuts as a director. I haven't ever directed a film where I haven't made five passes through the movie, and that takes a long time.
From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been times between action and cut when I've sensed some kind of new dimension that I haven't been familiar with before.
Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger land beasts, the longer they're cooked, the more tender they get.
Mother: Ralphie, you're lucky it didn't cut your eye! Those icicles have been known to kill people.
Dr. Arnim Zola: Cut off one head two more shall take its place.
Clark: [the newel post is wobbly so Clark cuts it off with a chain saw] Fixed the newel post.
Richard: What you cutting it like? Anthony: Dunno. Long hair Richard: What, like Bon Jovi? Anthony: [laughs] No
Ash: [after his hand is cut off] You bastards... you dirty bastards!
Norfolk: So cut off my head, and make me a martyr. The people will always remember it. Walsingham: No... they will forget.
Joyce: [after Edward cuts her hair] That was the single most thrilling experience of my entire life.
Dawson: Permission to sp... Kaffee: [cutting him off, loudly annoyed] SPEAK! Jesus!
