"Pointed criticism, if accurate, often gives the artist an inner sense of relief. The criticism that damages is that which disparages, dismisses, ridicules, or condemns."

“Living in Hollywood, you can get disconnected from everybody. You can feel like you are the only one.”

“I think the eyes flirt most. There are so many ways to use them.”

“Most people define "street smarts" as some innate ability to make savvy decisions, or one that has developed as a result of a person being confronted with very challenging circumstances in the past. I think another common term that is used is one who has amazing "business acumen." But, whatever we call it, it is always associated with some mysterious ability, only a few possess, that allow them to make better decisions than the rest of us.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

“Maybe the memory does play tricks. Increasingly, I'm thinking, 'What was their name? I knew that name yesterday.' I think that's what happens. At some point, I'll forget that I ever worked with Peter Cook, I suppose, and Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.”

Source : Interview with Giles Smith, www.independent.co.uk. October 14, 1995.

“The only way to do something in depth is to work hard. The moment you start being in love with what you're doing, and thinking it's beautiful or rich, then you're in danger.”

“ARGH! There's no such thing [as writer's block]. Seriously: THERE. IS. NO. SUCH. THING. You know what there is? There's a bunch of problems, creative and otherwise, that can stop you writing. They are not block. They are important skills.”

“A picture is a work of art, not because it is 'modern,' nor because it is 'ancient,' but because it is a sincere expression of human feeling.”

Source : John F. Carlson (2013). “Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting”, p.15, Courier Corporation

“Great achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.”