Famous Quotes & Sayings

Farrah Fawcett

I became famous almost before I had a craft.

Francis Ford Coppola

Being a former theater student, of course, there is a part of me that is fascinated with stage crafts and what you can do with illusions and working within the confines of the studio.

David is kind of a crafty kid. He read the pass.

It's a strong departure for her. She's always done pretty, but there is a strong element of craft and craftsmanship.

Shannon Briggs

It's going great. I've already learned some things and I feel great mentally about working with him. I've been tightening up my defense and working on countering off my blocks; really sneaky, crafty stuff that, with my ability, will take me to another level.

Phil Klay

It's not a problem to be surrounded by other writers if that's the craft that you're doing. I suppose if you get obsessed with the notion of being a writer more than the writing itself, that would be bad. But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.

Kevin Hart

At some point in time, you definitely have to go drama. Not to say that you're going drama just because everybody else does it. You do it to challenge yourself. You do it because, naturally, in the profession of acting, you want to show growth. You want to say that you take the craft seriously.

Tim Cahill

A word of advice: a person's journal is the raw material. A story is made from these events. Use the journal to craft the story.

Everything that's happening in Marietta today is the result of their goals four years ago. The vision of the goals crafted at the retreat will be presented to the public for input.

It's always fun for the kids. They love glue, they love glitter. We've always had success with our craft times. ... We do them occasionally instead of family story time.

Jared Leto

I’m pretty masochistic. I kill myself for my craft – Literally

Carolyn Kizer

Poets are interested mostly in death and commas.

Eva Green

I'll need my whole lifetime to polish my craft.

Harry Shearer

The first thing you've got to do is know your craft, and then you can do something else with it.

Harold Bloom

There is no method except yourself.

Moliere

I always do the first line well, but I have trouble doing the others.

Nancy Kerrigan

My hobbies are painting, crafts, and I like golfing.

For the past two years in the Craftsman Truck Series, we've been trying to learn everything we can about NASCAR racing.

If he had had some more time on the clock, I think he would have taken him down. The kid was crafty and did a nice job. Tommy had him in a headlock, but time expired before he could put him on his hip and toss him.

Carlos Arroyo

He's very quick and fast on the break. Very crafty and he gets his teammates involved. Every time you get a player like that, he's hard to stop.

And as far as a team liking you, that's just how it is; either they like you or they don't. What you can do is make it easier for them to like you. And it's easier to like you if you respect the game, respect yourself and work at your craft every day.

Henry James

That accurst autobiographic form which puts a premium on the loose, the improvised, the cheap, and the easy.

Theodore Roethke

Wake the happy words.

Madeleine L'Engle

Das Werk lobt den Meister. (German: The work proves the craftsman.)

John Fowles

The great majority of modern third-person narration is "I" narration very thinly disguised.

Jimmy Chamberlin

I take my craft very seriously.

Joshua Foer

Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of fantasy and science fiction.

Taylor Davis

You can really explore your musical vocabulary because someone's not always listening. And sometimes someone is listening, so you can hone your craft as a performer. You can really find your voice.

Doc Rivers

Ryan Gomes still surprises me. Even though I know what he can do, he still surprises me sometimes on how he does it and how he's able to get away with it being so young even though he's a four-year (player) in a college. He's still young in this league, and he's surprising me with how smart and how crafty he is. I mean, he's supposed to be a rookie.

Pam Grier

When you are an actor, you bring a tool in your craft but you are not that person.

Patti LaBelle

A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.

Lulu

Craft your love into everything

Lizzie Brochere

In France, we don't yet have the craft that American TV does or big studios like Paramount. It was so cool going through those famous gates when you have your own little pass and picture on it. Woo hoo, I'm going to work!