Touching on universality is an important part of effective storytelling, but the problem with cliches is that they are tired and dull. And that's where writers must try to be artful.
I try to read as much as I can. I try to read an informative article every day. I try to stay read up on our world issues.
What I try to keep in mind is that there are going to be a lot of articles that are going to be misrepresentative of what I'm about as a person and as a writer.
In the '50s, audiences accepted a level of artifice that the audiences in 1966 would chuckle at. And the audiences of 1978 would chuckle at what the audience of 1966 said was okay, too. The trick is to try to be way ahead of that curve, so they're not chuckling at your movies 20 years down the line.
If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.
Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
My idea of artistry has always been 'try everything until you find out what works.'
When I consider what it was that moved me to join the Communist Party, I have to cast my mind back for more than a quarter of a century to try and ascertain what precisely my motives at that time were.
If we found an ashtray in the studio, we'd try to play it and find a part for it in a song.
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.
One aspect of appellate judging is we have to give reasons for all of our decisions. And when you sit down and try to write it out, sometimes you find that your first judgment wasn't the right one.
I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along in the dark. I like writing and find it challenging, but I don't find it easy.
The word 'seek' means to go in search of, try to discover, try to acquire. It requires an active, assertive approach to life.
I definitely try not to get too caught up in putting too much of a gender or age assessment on everything - I've just got to get on with it.
The value of Bitcoin is astronomical, but the price goes all over the place as a million buyers and sellers try to figure out what that value is and how likely it is to manifest.
As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.
I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
I used to always be in Atlanta, chilling. I didn't really have as much to do. So I would gamble as a hobby. Now I'd rather go into the studio and try to make me a hit.
In writing a weird story, I always try very carefully to achieve the right mood and atmosphere and place the emphasis where it belongs.
