Cinema, which is influenced by every single part of life, is direct and reaches you immediately. And writing - the best writing is complex ideas communicated concisely. And music - if it's a good tune, make sure people can bloody hear it. Alex Kapranos bloodycinemacommunicate share on social
The best thing I ever learned when I first started acting is that you audition, and then you forget about it when you walk out the door. Even when you have a callback, you can't bank on things until you actually book that job, or your heart will just be broken over and over again. Allison Tolman actauditionbank share on social
Meals make the society, hold the fabric together in lots of ways that were charming and interesting and intoxicating to me. The perfect meal, or the best meals, occur in a context that frequently has very little to do with the food itself. Anthony Bourdain charmcontextfabric share on social
Boys like it when you're mean. That's what I'm best at. I make them feel so bad about themselves, all out of fun. Ashley Benson badboyfeel Change image and share on social
Great stories are still just great yarns. News remains the best human drama ever. Technology is not changing the story; it is just changing the way in which we deliver it. Andrew Ross Sorkin changedeliverdrama Change image and share on social
'Appetite for Destruction' was the only thing written with lyrics and melody fitting the guitar parts at the same time. After that, I got a barrage of guitar songs that I was supposed to put words to, and I don't know if that was the best thing for Guns. Axl Rose appetitebarragedestruction share on social
As you know from school, it's when you have not prepared for the test that you have the fear of failing. And if you have prepared, even if you fail, you've done your best. Alice Walker failfearhave Change image and share on social
The public's got it right, a lot of NBA stars are arrogant and like to spend lots of money and have lots of girlfriends and all that. Andrew Bogut arrogantgirlfriendlot Change image and share on social
I accept extinction as best explaining disjoined species. I see that the same cause must have reduced many species of great range to small, and that it may have reduced large genera to so small, and of families. Asa Gray acceptdisjoinexplain share on social
The best opinion now is, that there are multitudinous forms which are not sufficiently differentiated to be distinctively either plant or animal, while, as respects ordinary plants and animals, the difficulty of laying down a definition has become far greater than ever before. Asa Gray animaldefinitiondifferentiate share on social
