Kenya Barris Quotes

I set out to tell my story, which is based on my family. Dr. Cosby told his story in 'The Cosby Show.' The comparisons stop there in terms of my creation of the show. We just both happen to have black fathers at the center of it.

Kenya Barris

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FamilyStoryBlackStopCreation

Couples without kids have each other, their friends, families, and Siri to talk to. It's not like they're quarantining themselves in an underground bunker, never to take a romantic stroll on the beach or attend a Morrissey concert ever again. They're just using birth control.

Jen Kirkman

RomanticBeachControlFriendsTalk

The swashbuckling independence of my childhood was not all good, and as a father, I'm puzzling out how to be part of my children's lives rather than shoehorning them into mine. But there's a risk that I'll overcompensate, of course.

John Dickerson

GoodFatherChildrenChildhoodRisk

The image that comes to mind when I think of 'Nip/Tuck,' is I literally picture a nail just getting driven through wood. You know what I mean? Just getting absolutely bashed through a two by four.

John Hensley

MindThinkPictureYouKnowWood

Soreness is not something you should always look for. It's good once in a while: it means you are pushing back on plateaus. But just because you aren't sore doesn't mean you aren't working hard.

Anna Kaiser

GoodYouLookBackJust Because

I literally will write Shonda Rhimes, the creator of 'Grey's,' an e-mail once a month or so and just say, 'Hey, I love you and thank you.' That was my moment. Because of that, I'm doing 'Magic City.'

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

LoveI Love YouMomentCityDoing

I'm in deep in everything, every moment of the day. I create the systems and oversee every aspect of the execution. Every mark on a sculpture and every brush-stroke on a painting is in a controlled situation, exactly as they'd be if I'd have done them myself.

Jeff Koons

MyselfMomentDayPaintingDeep

I found a discarded textbook on calculus in a wastebasket and read it from cover to cover.

John Pople

FoundReadCalculusCoverDiscarded

Apple took the edge off the word 'computer.'

Steve Jobs

AppleEdgeOffComputerWordTook

I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.

Robin Wright

DanceLovedAlwaysSomethingMove

She didn't leave any written instructions. She has verbally expressed her wishes to me and other people.

Michael Schiavo

PeopleMeWishesSheLeaveHer

All my life, I've been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I've come is a bogey.

Lou Holtz

LifeMy LifeTryingComeBeenMake

One thing that's really important to me in my music is mystery.

Julia Holter

MusicMeMysteryImportantOne Thing

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