I wake up every day thinking, ‘I just can’t do it anymore.’ There’s nothing left to say, and I’m completely dry. And then I get in the room with somebody and they say the right thing, and I’m on again.
Let us believe neither half of the good people tell us of ourselves, nor half the evil they say of others.
They say a midget standing on a giant’s shoulders can see much further than the giant. So I got the whole rap world on my shoulders, they trying to see further than I am.
They say getting a show on the air and having it be a success, literally, the odds are like winning the lottery. For me, I’ve won the lottery several times, so I’ve been awfully lucky.
They say marriage will change you but it didn’t change me. Being in love changed me.
Nothing succeeds, they say, like success. And certainly nothing fails like failure.
They say Formula One is a market which it can’t be, obviously. Our market is independent, it’s a sport.
When people come up to me and say ‘I hate you’ or ‘I love to hate you,’ it’s not the usual response that I thought I would’ve gotten halfway into my career. And then they say, ‘I love your work.’
As with the subjects in all of my films, the incentive is left to the subject to determine on their own. I never ask someone why they say yes to me. After all, if you invited someone to join you for dinner, and they accepted your invitation, your next question wouldn’t be, ‘Why are you saying yes?’
They say men and women can’t be friends, but that’s not true.
It’s true when they say songwriting is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In truth, what happens is… songs comes through you.
People make mistakes. They say stupid things.
There’s this false notion that you have to separate and choose between issues of class and issues of race. What people do when they say that you need to separate class from race is that they are really just saying that people of color should come second.
The greats – they protect their sleep because it’s where the best work comes from. They say no to things. They turn in when they hit their limits. They don’t let the creep of sleep deprivation undermine their judgment.
The existing documentary makers still believe that it is impossible to produce drama material in this State, otherwise they would be doing it, they say.
When you talk to crews that went to Mir or have gone up to International Space Station, they say that you go through different phases of adaptation or getting used to the space environment.
I get a lot of people coming up to me and saying, ‘I really hate you.’ And they say it in the nicest possible way, and I accept it. It’s the people who come up to you and say, ‘I really liked your character. Man, he was right!’ Those are the ones you worry about.
I’m trying to adapt – they say you have to adapt to vertigo.
They say the older you get, the less you care about what people think. The physical reason for elderly insouciance may be frontal lobe degeneration resulting in a loss of inhibition and social judgment.
When the Americans see someone like Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg, who made billions thanks to their talent and determination, the first thing they say to themselves is, ‘I want to be like him.’ This, in many ways, is the engine that drives Western society: The desire to make it like the winners.
I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if you’re having kids, then you have to take care of them; otherwise, what’s the point? There are many things that parents say are good for the kids, but the truth is they say that because it is good for the parents.
I have spent a lot of time in the art world, and I guess I do listen to how people speak. I’m interested in what they say and how they say it.
I don’t ever want to part with any of my shoes. They all have a special place in my heart because they say something about who you are today.
Propositions show what they say: tautologies and contradictions show that they say nothing.
If someone wants to say ‘I love you’ in a straight play, they say it, and then it’s the other person’s turn to talk. But in a song, you can sing about it for another three minutes. The musical form has that unique opportunity to express at length what joy really feels like.
Age, they say, is only important if you’re cheese. or a wine. They also say, if you are stuck behind one on a golf course, that a tree is 90 per cent air. How come, then, that you invariably send your ball crashing into the remaining 10 per cent?
Critics… They’re like traffic cops. They say what they have to say, then leave, and another guy moves in ,and he has his say – and it’s often just the opposite. The result is either critical acclaim or critical murder, and neither has any bearing on my music or direction.
I like everything that people say. No matter what they say. You gay, you a punk. You got a nice girlfriend, you’re ugly, you can’t rap, you’re the hardest.
They say you don’t want to know how sausage is made. Book coverage is like sausage in that way: better not to know exactly how the gatekeepers of mainstream media choose which books to crown as must-reads each season – just swallow it down with a cold beer and call it a night.
Human beings are human beings. They say what they want, don’t they? They used to say it across the fence while they were hanging wash. Now they just say it on the Internet.
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. That is particularly the case if you’re a U.S. presidential candidate and pundits are likening you to a conservative giant like Ronald Reagan.
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn’t let that pitcher get me out. They say you can’t hit if you’re on your back, but I didn’t hit on my back. I got up.
They say, ‘Nothing can be done here!’ I reply, ‘I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!’
If you’re going out for a meal with friends, and they say they can’t afford to go to such and such a place, you can’t force them to afford it.
They say women and music should never be dated.
Most people who’ve had a big hit movie like ‘Paranormal Activity,’ the next thing they say is, ‘I want to make a $100 million movie.’ I have no interest in making more expensive movies.
They say eyes clear with age.
In theater, they say a theater piece is only as good as its transitions.
The way Aventura became successful was so weird. We didn’t have a major label. They say everything has a reason, but it’s not easy to find. The only thing that was right was the music.
I know this is rather trivial – I will not be very deep about this – but it’s great when you call the hottest restaurant in town and ask for a table for five at 8:00 P.M., and they say, ‘Okay,’ instead of, ‘You have to wait two months.’
With singing, the name of the game is to make yourself believable. When somebody hears you sing a song, and they say, ‘Oh, that must have happened to him,’ that’s when you know you’re transmitting. It’s like being a good actor. You make people feel things, emotions and what not.
People come up and say, ‘Hey, I know you!’ They’re middle-aged women and big burly guys. They say, ‘Don’t tell anyone, but I watch Felicity, and I think it’s great.’
Just because you’re a man doesn’t mean that you can’t raise your kid. I think that families should stay together, but if you are a single father, don’t give up no matter what they say.
I always tell people I want to live to be 150 and they say why would you want to do that. I say, well there’s a few people I haven’t made mad yet, I want to get them.
Most African women are taught to endure abusive marriages. They say endurance means a good wife but most women endure abusive relationship because they are not empowered economically; they depend on their husbands.
They say when you break your leg, you get a little taller and a little faster, and I got both, I think.
I think, people look at me, and they say, ‘You were very aggressive,’ I say, ‘Yeah,’ you know, and I’ve made a better life for myself, for my son, so I should reflect that with my music now. I shouldn’t still be rhyming like that; that would be me lying.
We’re surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces filmmakers to try to outdo themselves… They say, ‘Look what I can do,’ and it becomes like a showoff thing. To me, that’s ridiculous. Filmmaking isn’t a contest!
Most people don’t want to talk about politics and religion. They say, ‘Let’s talk about something else.’
They say the average person can’t make a living in art… but if you tell me there’s something I can’t do, that’s what I have to do.
I never bring a role home with me. The moment they say, ‘It’s a wrap,’ it’s gone completely. I’m a totally ruthless professional, and life is my family, not my work.
There are a lot of myths about my injuries. They say I have broken every bone in my body. Not true. But I have broken 35 bones. I had surgery 14 times to pin and plate. I shattered my pelvis. I forget all of the things that have broke.
Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do.
I think the problem with people, as they start to mature, they say, ‘Rap is a young man’s game,’ and they keep trying to make young songs. But you don’t know the slang – it changes every day, and you’re just visiting. So you’re trying to be something you’re not, and the audience doesn’t buy into that.
