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Billy Eckstine Quotes

L.A. is kind of laid back, but New York, everybody is out there for that buck, you know.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: July 8, 1914 - March 8, 1993

Topics

New York You Back New Know Kind

I see writing and acting as different parts of the same continuum. Writing is better for intense emotion. If you're very angry about something, you shouldn't present it as strongly when you're acting. But if you're really angry and writing about it, that's the best way to get it out and across.

Jesse Eisenberg

Best Angry Writing Present Better

With 'The Keep,' I began with a theory about pitting the isolated disconnection of the gothic realm against present-day hyperconnectedness. I emerged feeling that the gothic genre is all about hyperconnectedness - the possibility of disembodied communication - and that we now live in a kind of permanently gothic state.

Communication Live Feeling Now Kind

I can't really define myself as a dramatist or as an actor or as someone who is interested in music.

Music Myself Someone Actor Define

My sense is if the Episcopal Church can't stand challenge within its own ranks, then it is not a church I would want to be a member of anyway.

John Shelby Spong

Challenge Stand Church Want Within

I've seen every Ryan Reynolds movie. I'm a fan.

Seen Fan Movie Every Ryan

I'm not interested in making horror-comedies, but I'm very interested in making scary movies with funny parts.

Funny Movies Scary Not Interested

I loved my mission in Switzerland and Germany. As I left on the train from Basel, Switzerland, tears flowed down my cheeks because I knew then that my full-time service in the Church had ended.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Service Tears Loved Church Mission

I may have a feather duster down my pants.

Down Pants May Feather

When you're 17, touring is fun.

Johnny Van Zant

Fun You Touring

All of my books have an internal geometric shape, and once I've seen the shape, then the writing gets much faster and easier because I now do know where we're going, and I know what's motivating these people, why they were here, and therefore, I have some good idea how they got there, and so I can fill in the missing chunks somewhat more easily.

Good People Writing I Can Know Why

Comics are actually a lot more difficult to read than I thought they would be. After my second 'Deadpool' comic, I kind of gave up.

Brianna Hildebrand

Thought Kind More Difficult Up Than

I think of comedy as my man: it's the one thing I can always rely on that will keep me safe, keep me fed, put a roof over my head.

Tiffany Haddish

Man Me Think Comedy I Can Will

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