There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.
I love convincing a reader that an unusual or seemingly ordinary subject is worth his or her time - it's part of the fun for me as a writer.
Orchid hunting is a mortal occupation.
I think the real reason is that life has no meaning. I mean, no obvious meaning. You wake up, you go to work, you do stuff. I think everybody's always looking for something a little unusual that can preoccupy them and help pass the time.
Being a good designer certainly doesn't guarantee that you're good at business. It's probably more surprising when the two talents coexist in one person.
I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes. ' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I don't believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but that's another story.
All I can to, and the only sense of control I have over this crazy business [moviemaking], is to pick things that I like with people that I love and respect, and then just hope everything else works out.
Around year seven or eight, you'd kill yourself when you realized Norm had to enter and you had to come up with a new beer joke.
With a bike you go from zero to a hundred in terms of mobility.
I really didn't know how people were going to react to 'Magic Mike' because there hasn't been a movie like it.