David Rakoff At least three times a week, I am overwhelmed with a wave of gratitude to New York City for providing me with a life. Not that my life is so great, although I think it’s pretty nifty: I don’t mine coal; I get paid to write. – David Rakoff City Quotes Coal Quotes Gratitude Quotes Life Quotes Nifty Quotes Overwhelmed Quotes Paid Quotes Pretty Quotes Providing Quotes Times Quotes Wave Quotes Week Quotes Write Quotes York Quotes The rigors of creativity – the self-doubt, the revising, the solitude – do require a kind of self-consumption. It comes at a cost; a cost that isn’t for everyone. Play It Again Sam’s opening shot is the same as ‘Purple Rose’s final one: a close-up of a face, rapt in a movie house. I’ve certainly felt that in my life. I’ve been known to cry watching Gene Kelly.
Josh Holloway I’ve been doing this for seven and a half years. I’ve been just bustin’ it, trying to break in as an artist in this business. For me, it’s still just about the work. I get the scripts and I’m all about that. I don’t really even have an idea what that’s going to be like. – Josh Holloway
Mike McCue Articles themselves are condensed to narrow columns of text across 5, 6, 7 pages, and ads that are really distracting for the reader, so it’s not a pleasant experience to ‘curl up’ with a good website. – Mike McCue
Gia Coppola I love making movies. But it’s a lot of investing your heart and soul. It can be exhausting. – Gia Coppola
Steve Guttenberg Everyone keeps asking me, What are you doing? I say, Why do I need to do anything? I’m rich. – Steve Guttenberg
Jon BatisteMusicTechnology I think it’s important for people to stay human and remember that genuine human connection is more fulfilling than anything that technology has to offer. We all have it within us, and music is something that can bring that out of us. – Jon Batiste
Marissa Mayer You can’t have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you. – Marissa Mayer
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