A true storyteller is really good at writing himself into a corner and then finding a way out of that corner
I can clap with one hand.
What is wrong with you people?
It's interesting, a lot of my friends and family thought that was the moment I kind of showed everyone my humor; the silly side of me that friends and family know, so that could be what people were responding to. I have a big sense of humor, and people who know me know that silly side of me, so moving forward, I think it gives me the freedom and confidence to do more of that.
People saw me as just a singer - yeah, a pretty face who could sing - and not more than that.
Things don't always tie up in a nice bow. Even when you make strides with people and relationships, it's complicated.
In other ways, you constantly have to change people's opinion of you as one thing, especially if you want to play different roles. You have to shatter that image sometimes. I've had to do it before with stage roles, to get roles. I'm drawn to kind of darker, misfit things. I would like to, especially in film, play against type and do some heavier stuff. I'm intrigued by projects that deal with problematic people and things.
The capacity to give one's attention to a sufferer is a very rare and difficult thing; it is almost a miracle; it is a miracle. Nearly all those who think they have the capacity do not possess it.
I moved out eventually of the White House and moved into a townhouse with a group of girls while I was in college.
The invention of film has given our generation the dubious advantage of watching our acting heroes deteriorate before our eyes.
. . . in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.