The effect of sincerity is to give one's work the character of a protest. The painter, being concerned only with conveying his impression, simply seeks to be himself and no one else.
We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities.
But, unfortunately, sometimes that affirmation creates a sense that you deserve special treatment and recognition in areas where you're not so talented.
Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice.
I make films about working class people.
As a filmmaker, "no" is not in my vocabulary. I've got to figure out a way.
I try to get the best performance an actor can give.
We cannot possibly take them all into this country [asylum seekers] - it is a completely unrealistic expectation.
It's important to be qualified, but if election 2016 is a resume competition, then Hillary Clinton's gonna be the next president, because she's been in office and in government longer than anybody else.
What's confusing about that, though, is you [Marco Rubio] say if he [Donald Trump] were the nominee, it would destroy the conservative movement. You're painting scary pictures of him being the nominee. But then you're saying he will never be the nominee. You have signed onto the hashtag #neverTrump. I guess what people wonder is, you say all these terrible things about him, but then why might you not, like Chris Christie, who said bad things about him, just turn around and endorse him once - once he gets the nomination?
If I am not I, who will be?