I definitely feel the pressure to keep things fresh and original.
Jonathan Krisel
Recitation: by Male by Female
Early on, I played a Chinese delivery person, and even that, which was very innocuous, felt like I was somehow betraying myself. I felt very self-conscious on set doing that role, with a crew that was almost entirely white.
John Cho
MyselfDoingEarlyWhitePerson
But you know, I'm the negative-Nancy, curmudgeon, glass-half-empty-with-a-leak-in-it guy - which is basically the fuel that fires me up anyway. Without that, we wouldn't have me.
Maynard James Keenan
MeYouKnowWithoutUpGuy
I have two dream roles: One would be a biopic of someone I admire and respect and the other one would be some sort of action drama film similar to a 'Bourne Identity.' I just really want to do an intelligent action drama film.
Michael Ealy
RespectIdentityActionSomeoneWant
The work should talk.
Sridevi
WorkTalkShould
I don't like to do something just to prove I can do it.
Sissy Spacek
I CanProveSomethingJustLike
Ultimately, there's always been a link between comic books and video games, and comic books and movies, and then basically all three steadily becoming this sort of transmedia.
Troy Duffy
Video GamesThreeMoviesGamesBeen
I don't put work in an art gallery because the next day I want people to march in the streets.
Trevor Paglen
WorkArtDayPeopleWantMarch
People complain about my exclamation points, but I honestly think that's the way people think. I don't think people think in essays; it's one exclamation point to another.
Tom Wolfe
PeopleThinkWayComplainPoint
My job as an artist is to speak up for those who might be perceived as the losers. Or those who can't shout. No wonder public-school people always get into politics or acting: they're taught to shout that much more loudly.
Ruth Negga
PoliticsJobPeopleSpeakActingUp
Let me get this straight: I can't defend the military because I didn't serve. So does that mean I can't support police officers or firefighters because I've never been one? How about teachers? Can I support them since I've never taught a class before?
Mike Gallagher
PoliceSupportMePolice Officers
It was a fine cancer experience, as cancer experiences go.
Julia Sweeney
ExperienceGoExperiencesCancer
Our work at the OECD shows that migration, if well managed, can spur growth and innovation. Unfortunately, in the past, migration has not always been well managed: migrants have been concentrated in ghetto-like conditions, with few public services or employment prospects.
Jose Angel Gurria
WorkGrowthInnovationPastAlways
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