I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.
Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful, or to discover something that is true.
All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.
The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.
I like to have fun, but I also try to make time for my son.
I've been trying for some time to develop a lifestyle that doesn't require my presence.
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.
I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it.
It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.
I was trying to do Billie Holiday, because she was the voice to be heard at that time.
I do try not to spend much time reading in the suspense genre.
I try to create songs that are really massive and intense, but at the same time remaining honest and raw.
If you try to bring 'teen drama,' you end up doing nothing but pouting.
There are other writers who try for subtle and minimalists effects, but I don't travel in that tribe.
I always try to improve, to find new ways of expressing myself, to keep looking for truth and originality.
The truth is that politicians are basically tied to trying to get reelected, so they can't really make landmark changes.
Mathilda: Can we try with real bullets now?
Slevin: Someone's trying to kill you. Yitzchok: Who? Slevin: Me.
Vizzini: You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.
A lot of money is spent trying to keep people alive who don't necessarily want to be alive.
It's important for country fans to know that I'm not just trying to come in and take their money for a CD.