The natural phenomenon of the universe is so mind-blowing, but you have to know about it. You have to be curious. You've got to find it on your own. If you're lucky, you do.
It was mind-blowing. It was a small place with 2,000 standing-up tickets. It's great to have your band back and working and playing again, people have been so generous.
The hoopla with all the award season is kind of mind-boggling. It kind of puts you on your heels.
There's a level of sophistication of filmmaking that's mind-boggling. Anything you need for your movie, there's an establishment that can make it happen really fast.
I don't ever want to lose that mind-set where you've got to be able to realize different ideas-slash-fantasies-slash-possibilities in your life.
If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment.
There's lots of different ways of writing stuff and lots of different mindsets to have, but I think when it's your own creation, it's more pleasurable because you have total control.
It is easy to be inspired by history when you're living in a part of it and allow that to seep into your writing: having said that, a minimalist room with no distractions is often better; the most exciting visions should already be in your head.
I have no issue with raising minimum wage, but then the customer can't say to us, 'Why are you raising your prices?'
Luxury lives in the finer details. It's a cloth napkin at a dinner table. It's a mint on your pillow before bed.
You get so tied up with the minutiae of the day-to-day, there's never a chance to sit back and let your subconscious run wild.
Daydreaming allows you to play out scenarios where you miraculously save the day. You play out scenarios in your head that are kind of crazy, and then you personally, heroically resolve them.
Once Miramax gets involved, if they like your movie, there's a big machine that gets involved.
Your nerve coatings are only so thick. When they get worn really thin and frayed, that's when people say things, do things, misbehave.
Opponents confront us continually, but actually there is no opponent there. Enter deeply into an attack and neutralize it as you draw that misdirected force into your own sphere.
For all the oddballs and misfits out there, eventually, if you just follow your path, you will reach somewhere no one else has. You are uniquely meant to do something that only you can do.
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
There is no way to undo what happened in the Zimmerman-Martin encounter, but some good can still come of it: it could lead states to repeal their misguided 'Stand your ground' laws.
It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.
A key to keeping your husband is getting him to miss you. That keeps a marriage fresh.
