Making Quotes

Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.

I just think winners win. And guys who won all the way through high school and college, the best player at every level, they have a way of making things happen and winning games.

How can a coach have any influence over a player that's making over five times more than he is?

A theme in a lot of my books - and in my own life - is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you.

It took me 20 years of making movies to learn how to do it.

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

I will far rather see the race of man extinct than that we should become less than beasts by making the noblest of God's creation, woman, the object of our lust.

If you're open with people and provide context for the decisions that your making, customers will stick with you.

In other words, the celebrity gets out of hand, and if you're not careful, you will forget what you are about - and that is you are about making music that people want to hear.

I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my treadmill every day.

Manufacturers are making products kosher to get in on that market, plus more people are looking for kosher.

I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.

When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.

I was hoping for it to be possibly a movie career as I still would like to see that happen. I enjoyed making 200 Motels and did try out for a few things when I lived in LA, but nothing ever happened. I'm still hoping though.

I had to get into a place for myself of thinking what I would create for myself if I didn't have to worry about making money.

It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.

To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.

I've been subject to how many security clearance procedures and I must say as irritating as some people may find them I think they are absolutely essential to making sure that people who work in sensitive positions in the national security field in our government are entirely loyal to the United States.

I really think the acoustics that Gibson's been making for the last ten years or so are as good as any the company has ever produced and that's saying a lot.

You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall.

Of course the French are making very credible movies and it is still one of the greatest nations in terms of world cinema but the real problem is the decay in film criticism.

Sometimes it can be bad to have too much family. Everybody gets involved in your problems, giving their opinion, gossiping, and making drama. But when bad things happen, they will be there to support you.

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.

George Lucas doesn't have the most physical stamina. He was so unhappy making Star Wars that he just vowed he'd never do it again.

To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.

A two-and-a-half-year-old is pretty experienced at making a mess, anyway.

Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love at all seasons, madam: that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals.

'Red Knot' is a film that I shot in Antarctica almost three years ago on a boat. It was a film that was improvised and it had very interesting circumstances while making the film, obviously. We were on a small boat bobbing around in Antarctica. It was a really remarkable experience.

I like to make jokes; I consider myself a funny person. I just think making jokes about people who are in a situation beyond their control is not funny to them or their families.

You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which "clicks."