When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I joined the moribund remnants of the Actor's Workshop, until I saw Kay Hayward and Sandy Archer in the San Francisco Mime Troupe and drove down that day to audition. The rest is history. Peter Coyote actorarcheraudition share on social
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern, and tell stories. One person would chime in, then another, maybe someone would repeat a story they heard already but with a different spin. It's a collective process. Joseph Gordon-Levitt actchimecollective share on social
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. Fred Allen agecomediancomedy share on social
Democracy is but an experiment in the long history of the world. Mark McKinnon democracyexperimenthistory Change image and share on social
People ask me whether I see 'Star Wars' as a comedy or a tragedy, but it's really neither - it's partly a history, like 'Henry V,' and partly a fantasy, like 'The Tempest.' Ian Doescher comedyfantasyhenry Change image and share on social
History has proven time and again that downturns are the best time to invest in new start-ups. You get good deals and find a better environment for start-ups to grow. Steve Jurvetson dealdownturnenvironment Change image and share on social
My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school. Judy Woodruff agocareercity Change image and share on social
I happened to fall into a job that wound up being a seminal piece of television history, which was a show I did on HBO called 'The Wire.' That experience really set the bar for me and opened a lot of doors. It also gave me a lot of street cred in terms of my phone ringing and job offers. Deirdre Lovejoy barcalldoor share on social
Any social movement throughout history has always been carried out by only 7% of population being passionately active in that. Paul Watson activecarryhistory Change image and share on social