Quotes About Inspiration

My dad's a filmmaker, and my mom's an actress. She was the original understudy, actually, for Harper in 'Angels in America' and did the show for about several months while she was pregnant with my older brother. And so I grew up obsessed with film and filmmaking.

At 16, out of school and pregnant, my own life could have been written off. It was the help I had from some of the then Labour government's policies such as Sure Start that turned it around.

Harvey Milk gave hope to generations of gay and lesbian Americans by encouraging them to live their lives openly and to speak out against the discrimination and prejudice they faced.

I grew up looking up to DJ Premier, who would have the illest hip-hop joint on everybody's album.

I'm a fan of Bjork, a fan of Premier, you know, those are the first two names that come to my mind. You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.

Premier came into the picture when were starting to make our own beats and all that.

I won the most important league in Europe, I think - not just Europe but the world - the Premier League.

I remember I was young, and the first game I watched was in the Premier League. It's a big dream for me, and now that I'm here, I am very, very happy.

Being the best-paid in the Premier League fills me with pride at being Chilean.

It's a good thing to interact with a top goalkeeper who has so much experience in the Premier League.

I hope I can develop here in the Premier League, and I hope I can be like those great legends one time in my career.

I was always reading about the Premier League. It has been a big dream and one that came true. But it is not the end of the dream; it is just starting.

As a young boy, all we used to watch was the Premier League at that time. I know the FA cup is quite important. It's as important as the Premier League in England. And I had a chance to win it over our biggest rival, and it was also in the new Wembley. It was a great moment.

To be playing in the Premier League from where I've come from is a big achievement.

Gilberto is a top guy and his advice means a lot to me. He played in the same position as I do and he won the Premier League, so I look to him for inspiration, I listen to what he has to say and I take on board what he tells me.

I've always been a big fan of Bill Paxton, and I met him at the American Pie premiere.

Nobody owns comedy. Nobody owns a premise. Nobody owns an idea.

A lot of my books have started with an abstract premise.

I'm not an outliner. I come up with a premise and then take it from there.

I do see a lot of young artists who write records or sacrifice records, because there are a lot of older artists who are preoccupied; they don't have as much time as they used to to be in the studio.

I binge write, basically. I do a lot of prep, research, setup. I'll have a pretty detailed outline. Sort of like a beat outline. And then I'll add little notes and dialogue ideas, and I'll just create a 20-page document.

I went to a prep school in Chicago, and my dad and mom worked really hard - even though we lived in the ghetto - to get me to there. A lot of it had to do with 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Dead Poet's Society.' It does help you. It inspires you. It definitely did for me.

I channel a lot of my own personal relationships anytime I prep for something.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.