Once you've made your first feature, you know what you can do wrong and how hard it is to shoot a feature. Before you do it, you just don't know how hard it is. Once you've done it, when you're writing a second one, it's almost like you're preparing, and it's almost holding you back. Mike Birbiglia backfeaturehard share on social
Once you've published a few books, you drag around this ball and chain of a back list. All the evidence of how few you've sold is there. I think a lot of writers my age have this strange experience of going from would-be to has-been. Geoff Dyer agebackball share on social
Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow. Mariella Frostrup adulthoodchilddemand Change image and share on social
Once you've reached the point where you can pay rent, you can go to the vet and you can go to the grocery store, after that point it's all the same. I don't have the appetite for a decadent lifestyle. Renee Zellweger appetitedecadentgrocery Change image and share on social
Once you've worked as a writer and editor in the world of social media for a decade, the way I have, you start to notice patterns. Annalee Newitz decadeeditorhave Change image and share on social
Once you've wrestled, everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable easyhavelife Change image and share on social
Once you wake up and smell the coffee, it's hard to go back to sleep. Fran Drescher backcoffeehard Change image and share on social
Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not responsible for the final product, which is why it's always a pleasure when you see it's in the hands of the people afterwards putting it together. Justin Kirk actorfinalhand share on social
Once you win a National Championship, how do you do that again? How do you get the passion to do that again? We won it again right away, the next year. A lot of it had to do with the fact that I didn't give myself an opportunity to enjoy the first one. Mike Krzyzewski championshipenjoyfact share on social
Once you win, you have no doubt that you can win. So you have gone through it once, and you can do it again. Ivan Lendl doubtwin Change image and share on social
