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John Hodgman Quotes

For a long time, I would write without music, because I thought it was distracting until I appreciated that it actually unlocks a certain unconscious productivity vault in my mind.

John Hodgman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: comedian
Nationality: american
Birth: June 3, 1971

Topics

Music Time Mind Thought Long Write

War may make us great, but let it never be forgotten that peace only can make us both great and free.

John C. Calhoun

Great Peace War Free Never May

Many companies don't exist after 25 years. It's a rarity. Or if they do exist, they're like IBM, with a totally changing personality.

John Morgridge

Personality Years Exist Changing IBM

I held down as many jobs as I could find, from being a waiter to working at a yoga studio and as a ticket-taker at a small theater company - anything that would allow me to go out and do auditions.

John Krasinski

Me Small Find Down Go Company

I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to see one until probably after I graduated from high school when I took myself to see 'Tommy' when it was on tour. I absolutely loved it.

Amy Adams

Myself School Dinner High School Go

It's been a long while, but, thank God, now I've been able to get my mum a house.

Sonny Bill Williams

God Thank God Long House Now Get

I've been writing on my own. It's like Roger Miller used to say, every now and then, like a dog having puppies, you have to crawl under the house and do it yourself.

Travis Tritt

Dog Yourself Writing You House Say

There are a lot of homes for boys, but very few for girls, that is why I chose to do for girls.

Miriam Makeba

Why Few Very Lot Chose Homes

When I'm having a song-in-the-shower moment, I go to 'The Blessed Unrest' by Sara Bareilles.

Jonathan Van Ness

Moment Blessed Go Having Unrest

On Disney, we stick to the script. But you go to the 'Grown Ups set' and it's completely different. Same thing with Tyler Perry - it's nothing but ad-libbing.

China Anne McClain

You Go Nothing Same Stick Different

I'd like to get the word out there, the word has to be spread.

Chita Rivera

Out Spread Get Like Word

When you're around people who are trying to be funny all day and trying to one-up each other, that's just naturally - if you want to do it - it's going to make you better.

Colin Jost

Funny Day People Better Trying You

The first thing that I do when I come out every night is to look at the faces in front of me, very individually.

Bruce Springsteen

Me Night Look First Out Faces