Showing 10 of 4258 quotes
The strength of the nation ultimately depends upon the strength of family and community. ”
Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man. ”
I'm a very emotional person. If I've got something on my mind, that would stop me from giving my best. ”
I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the outline is a living, breathing thing as well. I also re-outline when I'm two-thirds done, to be sure that there is an emotional payoff from all the plot lines and to be sure the story is as tight as it can be. ”
I spent my college years studying what I enjoyed semester to semester-a little Spanish literature here, a little psychology there, a little marketing in between. ”
What makes an audience watch something and care about the characters is the emotional life of the characters. ”
It doesn't excite me as a writer to write some swearing or sex scenes, because they don't have any emotional content. ”
It's a complex relationship when your dad happened to be president and you are president and then you have all the amateur psychology that goes on when people try to speculate about motivations. ”
My ultimate getaway is Vietnam. It has a little bit of everything when it comes to culture, amazing food, beautiful people, exotic sights, sounds and profound history of love, bravery and resilience. ”
Women are more emotional than men, so they must attach emotion to their memories. ”