My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them. Tom Perrotta americachildcity 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 learned a lot from Dick Wolf. I'll always remember playing that character because it was such a good character. It was great to be able to be a character like that for television. I think the thing that I'll bring from the whole experience, the whole 10 years, is I had never been interested in the television business before. Vincent D'Onofrio bringbusinesscharacter 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
The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against. Vanessa Williams beingexperiencefight 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
U2 - that's a band that never should have existed. There's no life experience in any of their songs. John Lydon bandexistexperience Change image and share on social
Bread pudding makes me weak. I have been known to be moved to tears by cookies and ice cream, and ribs are a spiritual experience for me. Bill Rancic breadcookiecream Change image and share on social
As leaders, our job is to engage people so that they will want to participate in this grand experience in self governance. David Ige engageexperiencegovernance Change image and share on social
There's never been a mathematical equation that says a good experience making a movie equates to a good movie, or a bad experience on a set is going to lead to a bad movie. Joel Edgerton badequateequation Change image and share on social