Quotes About Tension

My grandfather couldn't stand either one of my parents.

There's something to play if there's conflict going on. Whatever that conflict is, that's where drama is; if the character is grappling with something you've got something to play, there's layers to it.

I seem to gravitate toward the dark side of things when it comes to directing. I love action, but I love the drama as well.

The great thing about baseball is there's a crisis every day.

Here's the thing: 'The Hurt Locker' was an amazing, important film. But did I enjoy it? Of course not. It was very tough to watch and, while gripping, not exactly what you'd call a happy place.

In a film, you only have a finite amount of time, and you're so concerned with saying what happened and making it a gripping short story with a satisfying ending.

Guard some point guards, late shot clock, hopefully they miss.

I had a gun and I had to run and shoot, which is not easy.

If someone fires a gun in a movie, it should always be a big deal. I don't like movies where someone shoots at someone else but they just run away and manage to dodge the bullet. Or people are all firing at each other continuously for 10 minutes.

Everybody with a gun has a checkpoint in Lebanon. And in Lebanon, you'd be crazy not to have a gun. Though, I assure you, all the crazy people have guns, too.

It's a dream part, running around with guns, being an agent.

Tension demands release. Unusual tension demands release that can only be described as appalling.

Misinformation, rumors, and gossip are making this time stressful for everyone.

While we agree with and support the need for workers being held accountable for their responsibilities, we also believe that collegiality in the workplace, helping one's team members, leads to more successful organizations. When our focus is on getting ahead personally or reaching one's goals, regardless of the impact on others, internal tension often sabotages growth. True leadership requires a willingness to serve others, either one's customers or one's collegue.

There was an appalling silence between the three of them: the two who spoke and the shadow that listened, behind them.

How many generations? Days that were pages of hysteria. Their survival depended on suppressed hysteria.

My teeth warred in my mouth, the teeth above against the teeth below.

Peace is not only better than war, but infinitely more arduous.

How is it possible to have a civil war?

I bet you anything that 10 times out of 10, Nicky, Vinny and Tony will beat the shit out of Todd, Kyle and Tucker.

She] looked as if her nerves were quivering with the expectation that something would be thrown at her. But she never had anything worse than words to dread.

When a conversation has taken a wrong turn for us, we only get farther and farther into the swamp of awkwardness.

for it was nearly five o'clock; and if people are to quarrel often, it follows as a corollary that their quarrels cannot be protracted beyond certain limits.

I love watching scary movies because you always wonder what happens next, and that's what's going to happen on 'The Haunting Hour:' you're always going to want to know what happens next.