It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to write a historical work. He would then realize that the human race is in quite a jam about truth.
That is what I always tell service clubs: If you hear of somebody who is very young and talented, pick them up and give them that little assistance to make sure that they get to the professional stage.
Breast cancer is being detected at an earlier, more treatable stage these days, largely because women are taking more preventive measures, like self-exams and regular mammograms. And treatment is getting better too.
One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music.
There is nothing more painful to me at this stage in my life than to walk down the street and hear footsteps. . . then look around and see somebody white and feel relieved.
Writers know - especially new writers - [that] a lot of it [creative process] is the prewriting stage, the talking, brainstorming, the narrative arc and the character sketches.
I do have panic attacks every time I go on stage so I'm really not sure why I put myself through this.
We love people differently at different stages of our knowledge of them. As love changes its hape and its nature, we have to decide what we're going to do about that love on any given day.
I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.
I like to dress up and look nice. I'm not quite at the stage yet financially to do that too often, but it's nice to push the boat out a little bit for award ceremonies and stuff.
At that time, I was still in an experimental stage, trying to blend Western drawing techniques and Chinese brushwork together. It was harder for me back then. . . But that piece is special and important, because it represents vigilance and innocence; the kind of precious innocence only present at the beginning of a new artistic exploration.
I don't like when performers rag on their ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend in absentia. If they're not there, it just feels rude. . . I'm never going to say anything personal about myself on stage. That's my new goal.
Love in its early stages rarely maintains a level, it always seems to be growing or diminishing.
Off stage it's cool-out time. You can't funk and roll ALL the time.
Sometimes when I'm directing, the stage manager will have a good idea and that's okay with me.
I started on the stage when I was 13 and I consider the stage my home.
People never talked about my music. They just counted how many knickers were on stage.
Whether I was dancing around the house with headphones on or on stage with the Spice Girls. . . I learned firsthand that dancing was the key to shedding off the pounds and keeping them off.
I hate being in New York in August. It's so hot, and there's no one around. I make it my mission to never play in August. Everyone else is on vacation anyway. It's a good time to not be on the stage and to just prepare for the fall, which is the best.
Big matches on the big stage are often decided at the back.