And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.
Don Shula
Recitation: by Male by Female
I have very talented art directors in my agency who start out telling me, 'Well, this is what the picture is... ' I ask, 'Well, what's the headline?' and they say, 'We haven't done that yet, but it looks this way.' But I'm still writing copy, almost every day.
Jerry Della Femina
ArtDayMeWritingStartPicture
Playing the role of Christ was like being in a prison. It was the hardest part I've ever had to play in my life. I couldn't smoke or drink in public. I couldn't.
Max von Sydow
LifePrisonMy LifeSmokePlayRole
The best would be to fly in space with family and friends.
John M. Grunsfeld
FamilyBestSpaceFlyFriendsWould
One question about a joke is, how well is the strangeness of the situation resolved? At 'The New Yorker', we retain a lot of incongruity, tapping the playful part of the mind - Monty Python-type stuff. We also try to use humor as a vehicle for communicating ideas. Not editorial comment, but observation.
Robert Mankoff
HumorMindIdeasSituationNewTry
I was brought up as a Catholic and went to church every week and took the sacraments. It never really touched the core of my being.
Sting
ChurchWeekNeverUpBeingCore
Kids are naturally inventive and curious and creative, but most adults have had that beaten out of them. Writing is a form of play; you have to get rid of all those internal censors that we adults have, the things that say, 'Don't go there, that's not allowed.'
Monica Ali
CreativeCuriousWritingYouPlay
I just want to make the best music of all time with my best friends.
Chris Martin
MusicTimeBestFriendsWantJust
Giving education away for free is a really good idea, but it can't be the future of education. There has to be a business model around it that actually works.
Sebastian Thrun
EducationGoodFutureBusinessFree
I remember when I first started, the first movie I wrote that didn't get made I was aghast. 'Wait a minute, that's not how this is supposed to work. You write a move and it gets made!'
Scott Aukerman
WorkWaitRememberYouWriteFirst
The war to rein in Wall Street excess is never over.
Timothy Noah
WarWallStreetNeverOverExcess
I get out in my boat and go fishing inshore and offshore.
Rickie Fowler
FishingBoatGoOutGetOffshore
I like living on my own. I'm happy for a man to come over. I'll cook for him; he can spend the night occasionally, but then I want him to leave. I'm too independent.
Marie Helvin
ManHappyNightWantLivingMy Own
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