Carroll Smith Quotes
Until we have established reliability there is no sense at all in wasting time trying to make the thing go faster.
Quotes to Explore
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The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
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I love writing journalism because it's all over in two hours and comes straight off the top of the head. Writing novels is soooooo much harder. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
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As I'm writing, certain things become clear to me and certain things begin to feel right and make sense. The pieces start to fall into place.
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I wake up every morning knowing how ridiculously lucky I am to be able to do what I love for a living, and that sense of wonder never, ever wears off.
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I don't miss being on the road right now because the thing is, I was on the road for eight years, so I love pizza, but pizza every day for eight years is a different thing.
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My dad was a journalist. He was in Rwanda right after the genocide. In Berlin when the wall came down. He was always disappearing and coming back with amazing stories. So telling stories for a living made sense to me.
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I love movies where you can sense that the director risked biting off more than they can chew.
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One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for its own sake, has most.
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In the broader sense at Digitas, I've been very involved in media and publishing.
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My family is the most important thing to me because they're always there for me when times are down.
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Knots Landing is the best thing that ever happened to me.
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One thing I love to do is produce. I've produced a couple of bands. I mean, nothing ever really happened with 'em, but I enjoy getting a young band into the studio and guiding them, and making them feel at ease.
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People miss those who they love. It brings tears to my eyes to see the longing for me. But it's my decision to do fewer films and more protagonist-based roles. For me to take up something, it has to make a lot of sense to me.
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There's a real sense of camaraderie with sitcoms.
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If I can put on my album in a car or on my headphones and listen to the whole thing and love it, that's what I'm going to be happy putting out there.
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The only thing I change mainly is my sneakers. I love sneakers. But everything's sort of black or jeans. Jeans, always.
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I've tried singing like somebody else, and it never worked for me. The only thing that has ever worked for me was me being me, so either you love it or not.
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I couldn't walk for almost three years. That was the greatest thing that happened. Instead of dancing, I sang.
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Acting is emotionally draining, so I make it a point to not do anything when I am home.
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People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided I'll be a legend.
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I appreciate your judgment its proved that I can't trust a word you say.
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Until we have established reliability there is no sense at all in wasting time trying to make the thing go faster.
