Back in high school, I wrote a novel about a character named Bart Simpson. I thought it was a very unusual name for a kid at the time. I had this idea of an angry father yelling 'Bart,' and Bart sounds kind of like bark - like a barking dog. Matt Groening angrybackbark share on social
When I consider what it was that moved me to join the Communist Party, I have to cast my mind back for more than a quarter of a century to try and ascertain what precisely my motives at that time were. Bram Fischer ascertainbackcast share on social
The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time. Jane McGonigal bigescapistgame Change image and share on social
When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year. Michael Stipe clothehammerlong Change image and share on social
By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years more until Postmodernism was widely accepted and made classical motifs permissible in high-style building design for the first time in decades. Martin Filler acceptarchitecturebuild share on social
A novel I read when I was about 17 or 18 - 'The World According to Garp,' by John Irving - really made me want to become a writer. The character of Garp is a novelist, and at the time, the whole lifestyle of being a writer was hugely appealing to me. John Niven appealcharactergarp share on social
Every time I do a movie, especially an animated movie, I just seem to scream and shout and hyperventilate for money. James McAvoy animatehyperventilatemoney Change image and share on social
When I'm working, I don't wake up and say, 'OK, time to go be intense.' I just look at whatever scenes we're working on that day and break them down - just real intense everyday work. Michael Shannon breakdayeveryday Change image and share on social
I just always gravitate toward the kind of characters or people that maybe you don't want to talk to for a long time at a party, but you do like to watch what they're doing. Kristen Wiig charactergravitatekind Change image and share on social
I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone. Kate Bush awfuldealfriend Change image and share on social
