I didn't want my children to grow up knowing that their father was a hero, I wanted them to grow up knowing their father.
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A Former Superhero
I've abandoned a bit before; although, I hate myself for it every time. It's the easy way out. Other times I have suffered an onstage death.
Comedian, Nick Thune
I don't feel any pressure to be funny when I meet a fan. I do feel pressure to be heroic. Do they feel pressure to be funny? I'm not sure.
Without charm, wit is useless. I think Nick Thune said that.
When it comes to jokes, I am always working on making it better or finding a different way to do it ... It's like when I drive to my friends house ... I know a few different ways to get there. Sometimes, I take the scenic route and sometimes I take the most direct route.
I like the hit song format rather than the tune that takes you to unexpected places that sound cool to a composer but make no sense or are uncomfortable for the audience.
Pianist and composer, Paul Cardall
What most people don’t understand is that a record label is an investment company...however, because of the digital world it’s becoming easier for an artist...to cut out the label
Artists need to keep in mind that their manager, lawyer, booking agent, and tour manager are a business and the record label is their banker with some distribution and political contact with large corporations.
[A record label] takes a large cut of the pie leaving your business with anywhere from 9-25%. If you run the show yourself with your team, you guys can make up to 70% of profits.
Every recording has been to pay the bills...I think every working artist will agree although they won’t admit it.
I wouldn’t mind changing careers. Maybe write a film, or work in advertising.
My heart defect has been a tremendous blessing.
the most popular caps sported the initial(s) of the city. the Red Sox "B", the Yankees or Mets "NY", the Dodgers "LA", the Cardinals "StL", the Cubs "C", the Phillies "P"
Hat Designer, Jim MacLeod
Strength is in numbers and if you are being perceived as being effective, you will find it easier to actually be effective because everyone wants to be on the winning team.
22 Year Old Mayor, Corey Harbison
It makes my job harder if citizens do not stay involved or let me know about things they believe will better the community.
Our attendance numbers have shown that wins and losses have no relation to fan support. We have not had very good records the past two years but have drawn more people than we did a few years ago when we had the best record in minor league baseball.
Minor League Baseball GM, Zach Burek
Sober people that have a sense of humor and like to listen and laugh are the best audiences for me.
Comedian, Jimmy Dore
I know of lots of unfunny guys that swear their heads off. And I know lots of unfunny people that never swear on stage. I also know lots of very funny people that swear on stage and lots of very funny people that never use profanity on stage.
I remember the Test match and I remember getting four wickets in both innings. The thing that sticks out though is that I had Lara dropped at first slip for nought. That’s the thing you kind of remember.
Cricket Player, Richard Snell
people remember certain things and that's what they remind you about all the time. They'll come and they'll say, “that ball that you got Allan Border out with”, now it wasn't a great delivery, but people remember it
I wasn't really nervous bowling, but I would say that most of the guys, when they walk in to bat, are nervous and I think for most of them it's important to be nervous because its helps your concentration.
I would argue that TV series are on their way to being as immortal as movies, when you look at the way old series are released on DVDs, are found on YouTube and find new life all over the internet.
Writer, Christy Marx
(the way) I see it (a good story has) interesting characters with interesting things to say and do, expressed with a clear beginning, middle and end that leads to a satisfying resolution. There are exceptions to this, of course, but a good story must give you someone or something to care about.
I'm constantly evaluating and critiquing. It's very hard, nearly impossible, for me to turn off my internal editor! It's a moment of great delight to me to be taken by surprise in a film or TV show
I've been hearing more and more talk about bringing back adventure games. I don't think it was the audience who lost interest in them, I think it was the studios, publishers and developers.
A brilliant script can be utterly destroyed by producers, a lousy director, lousy acting, etc. But a poorly written script cannot conversely be saved by good directing or acting.
When you're working for someone else and have a client to satisfy, you may have to be merciless in ways that make you unhappy, but that's part of the cross you bear when someone else is paying you to work for them.
I'm not a language purist, though. I see language as a living entity that grows, changes, mutates and evolves. We need to maintain a certain base of common understanding, but we can't fight the evolution either. It's going to happen, whether we fight it or not.
There were a couple of times I sabotaged my career in ways that I wish I had avoided. I would tell my( younger )self: a) don't pass up a potentially excellent opportunity just because it isn't perfectly, exactly what you feel like doing; and b) keep your peevy rants to yourself until the contract is signed.
we wake up and say "how can we save the publishing industry today?" which is incredibly audacious for twelve people in Boise, Idaho
Entrepreneur, Aaron Stanton
taking a chance in life you risk either dying by fire or dying by ice and that in general people die by ice far more than they die by fire
at some point in my life I had to decide to trust somebody or not trust somebody and I decided to trust them and the net gain of trusting somebody to not screw you over, to not steal whatever you're trying to do and claim it for themselves, has been overwhelming
suddenly, instead of saying, "Cool, if it works," when they see it, people just say, "Cool."
I think the publishing industry is at a point where - for the first time - technology is starting to be something that adds to their control of content instead of just threatens it
some tricks/illusions will take months and months to get into my show, because it needs to be 100% sure-fire, that I can do it in my sleep before it makes it into the show.
Magician, Jason Hudy
I probably make my living on less than 30 tricks/illusions that I use on a consistent basis. With an average of 8 routines per show, a group can have me 3 years in a row before I start to have to bring in repeats.
my close friends and family have a "jaded" view of magic now. My career is mostly "ho-hum" for them, except for the major events. But, for day in and day out shows, it's just "another job" to a lot of my close family and friends!
Some of my cherished memories is when a group of magicians get together, and I ALWAYS look forward to these times! Magicians are a special bunch when there are a bunch of them together.
The biggest challenge (in designing logos) is having buy-in from the ultimate decision maker, if you can't get that, you will always be battling an uphill battle.
Identity Designer, Armin Vit
(Identity design) work for high profile cultural institutions like, say. the Whitney or MoMA, could be in the $75,000 to $150,000 range.
I also remembered as a young fan asking one of my heroes for an autograph and he said no, and I remembered how upset it made me. I made a promise to myself that day that if I ever had a public profile in sport I would never reject someone for an autograph.
Footballer, Nick Kenny
With people that I have met since becoming a footballer it is often hard to reach an understanding that goes beyond me as a footballer.
there are still often times(eg. seeing team posters or watching on TV) when I pinch myself
hearing the commentators (famous ex players) talk about you and things you are doing on the field while you are watching is always a thrill
