Way Quotes - Page 687

When I saw The Matrix and other movies of this type, I wished I had been given the opportunity to express myself with all this technology and do something sort of big in scale, but the right material never really came my way.

In a way, putting actors deep into this sort of complicated universe frees them from thinking about who they should be. They just are somebody.

[John Boswell] introduction of the concept of "gay" (in the way he defines it) provides us both with a useful instrument of research and at the same time a better comprehension of how people actually conceive of themselves and their sexual behavior.

Their [the Skeptics'] way of speaking is: "I settle nothing. . . . I do not understand it. . . . Nothing seems true that may not seem false." Their sacramental word is . . . , which is to say, I suspend my judgment.

No man divulges his revenue, or at least which way it comes in: but every one publishes his acquisitions.

The shortest way to arrive at glory should be to do that for conscience which we do for glory. And the virtue of Alexander appears to me with much less vigor in his theater than that of Socrates in his mean and obscure. I can easily conceive Socrates in the place of Alexander, but Alexander in that of Socrates I cannot.

Thus we should beware of clinging to vulgar opinions, and judge things by reason's way, not by popular say.

There is nothing on which men are commonly more intent than on making a way for their opinions.

If you ask me about music and how things should be played, I believe that music-making is the combination of having learned how to do something right, what one feels is right to do in the moment, and the way the audience is listening.

We are very concerned all the time with figuring out new technologies and advances in science, but really [while] our future is dependent on science and progress, it's not less dependent on the way we treat each other.

When I got Trophy Wife, the first fear is, This could go away; the second is, Its here and I love it; I hope it gets a second season.

Characters can be mysterious and you're not really sure which way they might turn at a given point.

I think sexy is vulnerability, and there's no way you can act vulnerable. It just has to be there.

When we use terms we get confused, yet we have no other way.

The way you survive in the performing arts is by having a sense of your audience, and doing things which entertain and satisfy the audience, but in a more important way, cause the audience to question many things.

It will go away... The stuff in your head. Little by little.

If there's a way to serve America, I'd always consider it.

I'm always trying to remember that kindness goes a long, long way. I think that's something that people will definitely take out of this film as well.

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.

I love live performance, but I am excited to try my hand at whatever comes my way.

I do consider the individual things individual, in a way because that is what I do I guess, try to find out what is special about each medium.

Speed is a way to escape consciousness and just act.

Humor is an attitude, a survivor’s way of looking at life. It’s not about telling jokes.

And so, in terms of setting the right tone and finding a way of presenting all of these things, that creates a cohesive whole and doesn't alienate the audience, is tough. That's a challenge. And I think the tone of a lot of shows is discovered through experimentation and actually making it. Eventually, it starts to cohere.

So, if they're coming in and having to do scenes that involve nudity or sexuality, in some way, the utmost important thing is that everyone feels comfortable and safe. If there's any gray area, that's going to be a problem.