Emily Weiss Quotes
You learn a lot about people when you're sitting on their bathroom floor or on their toilet seat, rifling through their stuff.
Quotes to Explore
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All human actions are equivalent... and all are on principle doomed to failure.
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I can easily hold two opposing beliefs at the same time without any problem, which I find - well, mind-expanding, really.
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The world is too violent right now.
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I love 'Trading Places,' but 'Coming to America' has one of the things I like to do - I like the multiple characters.
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The novel moves like all the arts. It's transforming itself all the time.
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I never made a mistake in grammar but one in my life and as soon as I done it I seen it.
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What makes me happy is having a really nice day out with my mum, or getting better at something I've been working hard at.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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I think that our comfort is in our history.
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I always try not to overload my music with orchestration and to use only those instruments that are absolutely necessary.
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Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I have trouble remembering one line of a novel I just finished reading.
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Russian hacking of the DNC is a problem, not a scandal.
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I love Rihanna's style. It's a good mix of streetwear and show wear, and I love her music, too. She's an incredible singer and performer.
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If you combine good flavors, food turns into an orchestra.
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I played the tuba in high school. I wanted to be a member of the marching band. I thought, what can I play that has the most effect? What can I play to get people to laugh?
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You learn a lot about people when you're sitting on their bathroom floor or on their toilet seat, rifling through their stuff.
