I work out most days, normally first thing, and then I just see where the day takes me. I recipe test most days, do lots of social media and emails, but nothing else is constant. Some days, I film YouTube videos; other days, I have lots of meetings, work on blog posts, brainstorm ideas, and work on upcoming projects.
Too many sit at the banquet table of the gospel of Jesus Christ and merely nibble at the feast placed before them. They go through the motions – attending their meetings perhaps, glancing at scriptures, repeating familiar prayers – but their hearts are far away.
Fifteen years ago, while I was temporarily chairing meetings of pro-life leaders, I pleaded with the angry males to say no to interviews, and instead let beautiful pro-life women become the face for the movement.
I like to connect with people through my work. That’s my favorite way – meetings of the minds, fans at a show. Those are nice mediated ways of hanging out.
I have a hard time articulating the emotional experience of working on a film. Even when I have meetings on films or discussing them with directors, I find that’s my biggest challenge. Different words mean different things to people.
I have a piano in my office, and sometimes during meetings, I’ll sit down and goof on the keyboard a little bit.
‘Birdman’ has kinda… changed things. I’m not saying you won’t see traditionally made movies any more. But I’ve had meetings with directors, and they’ve said it makes them rethink everything. You can hate this movie, but you have to talk about it. It’s going to go down as one of the most interesting movies ever made.
Over the years, I paid careful attention in client meetings and jotted down things that quite didn’t make sense. And I had the courage to raise questions and to be skeptical when something didn’t add up.
I didn’t know V. S. Naipaul very well, and to a large extent, my acquaintance with him was limited to meetings at literary festivals.
I still live as normal a life as anybody else. I have two homes to run. I have my staff to take care of. I work, pay bills and attend society meetings like everybody else.
Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings.
I hate having people sit in on meetings.
I’m used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting us out even before the bill’s are written or either the House or Senate Acts.
