I think early on in my career, I was heavily inspired by bands like Throbbing Gristle and Test Dept, and films of David Lynch, for example, where the soundscape plays a very important role in the listening experience. Trent Reznor bandcareerdavid share on social
For my first show at 'SNL', I wrote a Bill Clinton sketch, and during our read-through, it wasn't getting any laughs. This weight of embarrassment came over me, and I felt like I was sweating from my spine out. But I realized, 'Okay, that happened, and I did not die.' You've got to experience failure to understand that you can survive it. Tina Fey billclintondie share on social
I've done movies that were maybe not worth it, but I try to take the best from every experience. You learn more from bad experiences sometimes. It gives you more will to overcome your mistakes. They give you determination. Violante Placido baddeterminationexperience share on social
Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience. Vincent D'Onofrio actactorexperience Change image and share on social
In 1984, when 'Nightmare on Elm Street' came out, not only was I twelve and couldn't get into an R movie, but I lived twenty miles from a theater. So my first experience of it was on VHS. Stephen Graham Jones elmexperiencelive Change image and share on social
I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience. Victor LaValle anymoreauthoredit Change image and share on social
Good design to me is both appearance and functionality together. It's the experience that makes it good design. Michael Graves appearancedesignexperience Change image and share on social
First of all there is always that artistic challenge of creating something. Or the particular experience to take slum life in that period and make something out of it in the form of a book. And then I felt some kind of responsibility to my family. Frank McCourt artisticbookchallenge share on social
There is kind of a typical experience as a premier. You go in, you win a couple, you get out. Go serve on boards, take your head out of the political ringer and take on a much more private life. Dalton McGuinty boardcoupleexperience Change image and share on social
My experience in Iraq made me realize, and during the recovery, that I could have died. And I just had to do more with my life. Tammy Duckworth dieexperienceiraq Change image and share on social