Quotes About Inspiration

What I think shines through for us is that we have a real respect for the music and a real reverence.

I'm a shining example of what happens if you're willing to work hard.

I feel a bit like a magpie attracted to shiny things.

I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.

I remember watching 'I Love Lucy' from an early age, 'Laverne & Shirley.'

I always love long shirt dresses with hand painting on it. It's just wonderful.

Why isn't there any 50-year-old MCs killing it? I'm 46. Am I the only one? I can't wait to get to 50. I'm going to let everybody know it! I'm going to wear a shirt that says 'I'm 50.'

Whenever you're in an England shirt, you have an opportunity to make history.

Seeing young boys wearing your country's shirt with your name on it is the best feeling you can probably have.

My goal isn't to shock.

When I was about 18 or 19, I told my father that I want to be an actor, and he was shocked.

I like shocking, but I don't like to shock as an automatic process. Sometimes it happens, but it's not my main drive.

What you don't think when you sit down to write a show is, 'How can I be shocking?' That question isn't interesting, it's all about, 'Is this funny, does it work?'

When I was in high school, I was thinking about getting ideas and making my first shoe, how it would be, and what brand it would be.

My wife will go, 'You know, you're drawing a shoe right now.' I do that all the time.

For me, with a character, you start with the shoes.

I'm coming out with my line of shoes and my very first shoe is called 'The Nethia.' How we came up with the name is that my legal name is Linnethia and we shortened it.

I shook up the world, I shook up the world.

When St-Pierre retired, it brought a lot of enthusiasm to the weight class, and things got shook up.

The biggest part of why I am where I am today is not only because people can relate to me and my story but because I hit the road and actually saw them face to face and shook their hands.

I'm one of those actors who is going to come in with 2,500 ideas. You can shoot down 2,499, but one of them you're going to like.

Some of the best writing I've done, whether I'm shooting a story or thinking of a script, I write it in my head as I'm running. Running literally jogs my brain.

I feel very comfortable shooting music, and I think you can see that.

There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.