Edward Albee Quotes
What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.
Quotes to Explore
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.
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I know exactly what it's like to stand on top of a tall building or in a high place and look down and go, 'Ohhhh my God.' I try to get into that place every time I write a scene like that. And definitely when I write the action scenes, I get overheated and my heart goes really fast. I get very involved.
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With Nine Inch Nails, it's all Trent Reznor. So when we get a new record from Nine Inch Nails, it depends on what side of the bed Trent's waking up on and what he's been eating lately and what he's been into. Because he's preparing the whole meal.
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It's unacceptable to just sit on the couch and say I'm not doing anything. You've got to get out and do everything you can.
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Midi is my hobby.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I am what they call a chubby-skinny guy. I appear to be normal and have the look of an in-shape man, but if we were to go to a pool party I would go with my shirt on.
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In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
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The actors that I admire are able to step into so many different roles.
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Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words.
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From LeBron's standpoint, if a guy like Kyrie walks away - that creates doubt. But Kyrie committed right away, and that's a major statement about his faith in us.
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I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, 'Oh my God, you're awesome,' and then we start dating.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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I do secret stand-up shows around New York. I announce and tweet this to nobody - I get onstage and I do a quick five minutes.
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I live in Hollywood, California. It's absolutely nothing like Absaroka County, Wyoming. For me, it's a great escape and I really enjoy it.
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Financially, I've lost money and made money, but I know my way around financially.
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If you think about movies that are adapted from books, they never feel like enough. There's always too much cut out in the end. You either make a five hour movie or you leave out stuff that should be in there.
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Nothing amuses me more than the easy manner with which everybody settles the abundance of those who have a great deal less than themselves.
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The power of the American people, when we rise up and stand for liberty, knows no bounds.
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My biggest complaint about drivers out in the country has tended to be that they're not in a great hurry to get where they're going. This is particularly true of old men wearing hats. If you get behind an old guy wearing a hat on a winding road, you might as well just phone ahead on your cell and tell your friends you're going to be late.
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If true happiness depended on the thoughts of man, then all philosophers and deep thinkers would be filled to overflowing with it.
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What people really want in the theater is fantasy involvement and not reality involvement.
