I think the reason why we were able to actually get it made was that we were so extremely naive - we had no experience at all here. We didn't even know that you were supposed to have an agent. We didn't even have a lawyer. We didn't know one soul. Renny Harlin agentexperienceextremely share on social
That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot. Liev Schreiber benefitbigbudget Change image and share on social
Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read. Patrick Ness experiencefireforget Change image and share on social
Experience helped Richard Nixon, but it didn't save him, and it certainly wasn't a blanket endorsement. He blundered terribly in dealing with Vietnam. Robert Dallek blanketblunderdeal Change image and share on social
I believe that hunger for a 'lost dimension' of experience is a natural yearning in all of us, and it doesn't go away just because we ignore it. It is evidenced among other places in the millions of children and adults who obsessively read the 'Harry Potter' books. It is said that fiction is where someone gets to tell the truth. Marianne Williamson adultbookchild share on social
When I'm writing, I'm trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because that's how life is lived, you know? Charlie Kaufman backchaosclarity share on social
In those days, it didn't take much imagination to come up with something that required great lyric development skills. You just thought of an experience that you might have gone through, and write it down. Phil Harris daydevelopmentexperience share on social
Before the advent of artificial light, we had 13, 14 hours in bed every night... and so what we experience now is about a 40% contraction of how we used to sleep, and I for one am glad of that - I don't want to spend 13 hours in bed. Jessa Gamble adventartificialbed share on social
In my experience, those who make the biggest fuss about not spending much at Christmas are generally the ones who buy what they want and eat where they want 12 months a year. Julian Baggini bigbuychristmas Change image and share on social
All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary. Sally Ride adventurescaryterritory Change image and share on social