I spent every day just praying that I didn't look like a big dork on camera.
People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake.
And there comes a time in your life when you realize that if you don't take the opportunity to be happy, you may never get another chance again.
Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than we know ourselves. We need them to tell us. We need them to say, "I know you, Al. You are not the kind of man who.
You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which you would take much greater pains in a novel.
Have you ever noticed that when people use the expression 'I have to say', what follows usually needn't be said?
After all, what was the whole wide world but a place for people to yearn for their heart's impossible desires, for those desires to become entrenched in defiance of logic, plausibility, and even the passage of time, as eternal as polished marble.
The thrill of being ignored!
Every organization needs to be introspective, transparent, and honest with itself. This only works if everyone is unified on the goals and purposes of the organization and there is trust within the team. High-performing, successful organizations build cultures of introspection and trust and never lose sight of their purpose.
Writers can write to affirm and to celebrate, or they can write to debunk and destroy; the choice is ours.
When I first started writing, I had a very difficult time switching between projects, but now it's not only second-nature, it's indispensable: If I stall on one project, I can switch to another and stay productive.