Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

I'm a blunt person, not mean-spirited. I come from a place of love, but I'm interested in being real. ”

People who find that they have a lot of drama in their relationships need to allow themselves to get 'bored'. At first, it will feel excruciating, and they may find themselves confronting a very real fear underneath all that drama: being truly close and therefore vulnerable to another human being. ”

People are really hesitant about expressing that they don't know something - but what's the big deal? I'm not ashamed about that at all. ”

People are so scared to really voice who they are. They want to be politically correct. Just scared to see what other people's perceptions are. ”

I try to write fun - though difficult and challenging - things for actors to do, because I know if they're having fun, they're going to give it everything they got. ”

Some people do stage and film. Some people are film actors, and some people are stage actors. I'm quite sure that any of the actors who did the original production of 'August' could have done the film of 'August.' I don't think any of them were particularly surprised when they didn't wind up doing the film. ”

I'm just a Chicago actor who's a playwright. Even with the success of 'August,' the people in town who come to our theater know me by sight, because they've seen me onstage so much. ”

Performing live is a part of who I am. ”

If you just focus on making singles, you lose the personality of the record. Because everything is not meant to go to radio. ”

Being a professional writer is not an easy way to make a living. ”