I've had a lot of crappy jobs, but one of my favorites was working as a commercial fisherman in Alaska. What I loved about it was, you got paid for what you caught.
A lot of my business is about protecting creativity.
A producer is bound to market his product with innovative gimmicks and quirky selling techniques, but distributors and exhibitors should not fall prey to it. Don't buy a film for exorbitant price and crib about losses post the film's release.
I've been interested in Japan since the 1930s, when I read about Japan's vicious crimes in Manchuria and China.
I'm still tremendously proud of 'Crimson Petal.' I'm still very emotionally involved with these characters. I still care about them.
The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island.
In general, I agree with Socrates that what democracies badly need is the examined life, and we need to think critically about ourselves.
When you're so out there in the public eye, people are constantly criticizing every aspect about you.
Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost?
'Crocodile Dundee' is about people; it's 10 seconds about crocodiles.
Growth in U.S. real imports slowed to about 3 percent in 2006, in part reflecting a drop in real terms in imports of crude oil and petroleum products.
In our gliding experiments we had had a number of experiences in which we had landed upon one wing, but the crushing of the wing had absorbed the shock, so that we were not uneasy about the motor in case of a landing of that kind.
When I talk about democratic socialist, I'm not looking at Venezuela. I'm not looking at Cuba. I'm looking at countries like Denmark and Sweden.
I'm all about cultivating joy in your life.
Of course, 'Portlandia' is all about ways that people curate their physical space and their life.
There have been lots of stories written about all the hype over getting the genome done and the letdown of not discovering lots of cures right after.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
I have been curious about Haiti for many years. The history of the country is as fascinating as it is turbulent.
Something about teaching is curiously attractive, actually. I don't know what it is.
What's not to like about a curling iron that does all the work itself?
