The stated mission at the time was simply to use the influence of the entertainment industry to do an accurate portrayal of drug and alcohol abuse. We all admit that we're not trying to censor anybody.
You really have to try hard to create space and, at least for a time, stop the political world from rushing in. The important thing is to remain sane.
I think any time people behave in a way that's truly them, then they'll never fail. You get in trouble when you try to copy others.
Don't waste time trying to break a man's heart; be satisfied if you can just manage to chip it in a brand new place.
But you can try to read books at the wrong time or for the wrong reasons.
I just like to switch things up all the time. Like when it comes to singing, I try to find a different character for each song.
Every time I go to Washington, I break out in a cold sweat. So I try not to spend too much time there.
The way I was brought up, there was a little bit of prodding to do something more practical, and I wasted a lot of time trying to be a practical person.
We are all trying to balance our careers and children and give as much of ourselves and our time to them. You work and have a husband, and projects, and friends. It is a balancing act.
Every time I write a new book, I want to push myself to try something different.
I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.
Never say no when a client asks for something, even if it is the moon. You can always try, and anyhow there is plenty of time afterwards to explain that it was not possible.
Obviously, I don't want to be in the box for over a hundred minutes during the season, but at the same time I have to try to play with an edge and battle out there.
There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be there, but everybody's willing to try on different outfits.
When you explain to people what you're trying to do, as opposed to just making demands or delegating tasks, you can build instant trust, even if it's just for that short time you're on the phone.
I recall the first time my agent told me to wear clothes specifically chosen for me, I would try and find excuses not to do it.
Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative.
I'm a task-oriented actor. A pretender. And I try to invent my process anew each time I make a new project. So I frown on any method.
I try to run on the hottest days, at the hottest time, because that's the most difficult time. And sometimes I worry about drying out, and dying.
I wanted to be with the kind of people I'd grown up with, but you can't go back to them and be one of them again, no matter how hard you try.
Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.
