The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps. . . so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash or thunder in.
I'm as corny as Kansas in August.
I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm.
Ev'rythin's up to date in Kansas City.
Oklahoma Where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain.
Berlin's great secret is that he says exactly what he means; sometimes he hits a gigantic line both musically and lyrically -- almost Wagnerian in its strength.
I'm not going to run, I'm going to stand here and watch. Every blow will cut into my heart, and tell me who and what you are.
Any actor working a long time should know how a shot is set up, where to place themselves, how to handle the lines. I'm a member of the crew, like the best boy, the electrician. What I'm good at is making eyes at the camera.
I did not use paint, I made myself up morally.
When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.
In our usual mind state, we are continually activating the process that in Buddhist terminology is known as 'bhava,' which literally means 'becoming. ' In this space of becoming, we are subtly leaning forward into the future, trying to have security based on feeling that we can hold on, we can try to keep things from changing.