Quotes About Engagement

You have to define how much of a cultural politician you are as a performer. There are times where I just want to remain a civilian.

At GQ, there was never a temptation to pander or preach to the choir because I had no concept of who the reader was or what that reader might want.

We're always trying to really ground it, and I use this term a thousand times, it's a score I want people to feel and not necessarily hear.

People don't really want to know what happens. They ask you for just a second, but then they don't want to know.

There's so much energy that's needed, for every stage of the process, so I don't want to do something that I'm bored by with characters that I don't like or actors that aren't going to surprise you.

I think it's important to find projects that evoke people into conversation. It's like reading a good book. You want to talk about it.

I have no clue. I just know I would want to play the least amount of shows that the most people would be able to come to.

You do get some weirdos, but if there are any nice people out there who want to write to me pleasantly, then they'll get a pleasant reply back!

I think that maybe people comment on the internet because they never know if they're going to be able to meet that one person and they want to have a say so, or what have-you.

We need young people to be involved, and we have to expect that young people are going to be impatient, they don't want to wait, and they've got new ideas and new ways of looking at problems.

As the company scales, everybody is not going to get invited to every single meeting, but they're gonna want to go to every meeting.

One of the things about comics is people can linger on images and words as long as they want.

My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them.

I tweet because it allows me to say anything I want and sometimes people respond.

If Australia wants an effective United Nations, we have to be comprehensively, not marginally, engaged.

I've got friends who didn't vote. I want to smack them upside the head.

Being a working mom, you want to make a difference in our schools, which is making a difference in our children and ultimately it's making a difference in our community.

I think that's really the allure of acting for me. I really want to connect with people.

I can't draw a line between myself and stuff that I do. It's funny, I don't want to sound like it's just about this, but really with everything I do, it's hard for me to take myself out of it.

As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.

It's a promise ring," he said solemnly. "The lady at the store said it's what you give the girl you love. It means I want to marry you someday.

If I go to a match it doesn't mean I want to buy the stadium or the club.

Don't educate people; touch them emotionally. Remember that people want to be scared or they want to be made happy or they want to be made sad.

I feel that if I establish the world or the premise from the first line, then I can get the reader to come with me where I want her to go.