Quotes About Timing

Everything is complicated about using concrete - the discipline and dedication necessary to make consistent batches, understanding exactly how the formwork will be laid, what the timing is for the pours, how you keep it clean and neat to achieve a fine quality.

The thing with TV and filming is the timing is all faked anyway. You do it so many times, from so many different angles. You never really do it all in one go anyway, so they just fix it all in the edit.

Everybody I know who is funny, it's in them. You can teach timing, or some people are able to tell a joke, though I don't like to tell jokes. But I think you have to be born with a sense of humor and a sense of timing.

Comedy can be more difficult than drama. It requires more attention to timing. In the theater, you're always dependent on the audience for the energy, but in comedy the feedback you get is more important. You can judge by the quickness and the length of the laugh just where you stand with the audience.

I've learned over the years to appreciate God's timing, and you can't rush things; it's gonna happen exactly when it's supposed to.

In the early '90s when the American independent movie started, it held personal vision as a premium. That was brilliant timing.

I've always wanted to design a Mustang. I just never really had the opportunity in my career because the timing was never right.

Humor writing requires a rhythm and timing, as well as some kind of connection to the reader, and I think that's how I tap into it.

I really want to go to Harvard; it's just a matter of timing.

John Bonham was probably the most influential in terms of playing style and timing.

I think Scotland will become an independent country. I've always believed that. It means that if I'm right on that, there has to be another referendum at some stage. But the timing and circumstances of that will require careful judgment.

We don't talk about the timing of open matters, but I certainly agree with the FBI director that in every investigation, no matter whom it involves, we are thorough, we are fair, we are efficient, and we move through the facts and the evidence and come to the conclusions that are called upon.

I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.

There are some people who were born with good timing, and I think my comic timing is pretty solid.

Rhythm and timing are so important in comedic acting.

You step in a divot or a hole you're not expecting to be there, and it can throw off your timing or your approach.

When I moved to America, everybody was asking, 'Why the hell are you going to America? It's over; you should be going east.' But it turned out our timing was miraculous.

I am happy with the way I hit the ball. There is a certain element of power into it but not completely. It is like 80 per cent timing and 20 per cent power. Why do I need power hitting when I can clear the ropes with timing?

Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.

You always hear that politics is a function of timing and pacing.

Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.'

You can't replace luck and timing. With Workday, our timing was perfect. We started in 2005 right as cloud computing was beginning to take off.

I think you're born with a comedy gene, and you can't teach timing, and you can't teach satire, pathos.

I did improv in junior high school. Figuring out my comedic timing helped my confidence in talking to the bullies and talking to people in class. If I could make them laugh, then I was in; I was OK.