Quotes About Engagement

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.

I have a lifelong devotion to public service.

All I know is, I think I would like to continue to do public service.

I have always told anyone who would listen that I was available for more public service.

Public service is a core value for people of my generation.

I am drawn to public service.

I believe that politicians have a public trust to further debates about important issues. I firmly believe that every public debate holds the prospect of enlightenment.

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

You play to whatever publication you're being interviewed by.

When good media takes a bounded form, and comes once in a period of time, it begs to be consumed as a whole - it creates an engaging experience. We don't dip in and out of an episode of 'Game of Thrones,' after all - we take it in as a whole. Why have we abandoned this concept when it comes to publications, simply because they exist online?

I have people introducing themselves to me: 'I am your publicist; what can I do for you?' But I have never learned how to use a publicist.

You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, 'No'.

I can never say no - I hate saying no to anything - so whenever my agent rings up and says, 'I've got a new job for you' or my publicist says, 'you've got to be here on this day,' I'm always like, 'yay, ok, great!'

People can see themselves in a story much easier than they can see themselves in a hypothetical situation that a brand might present to them. So telling stories to build a relationship with your audience is usually far more effective than other methods of marketing or publicity.

I think social media brings another dynamic to running for office so publicly.

I always look for genuineness. If I feel I can connect with the audience, I will try to develop it. For example, the genesis of 'Kannathil Muthamittal' was an article published in a magazine.

Novelists want to be published and need a publisher to decide to print 20,000 copies. So you need to entertain on some level. I want to reach out and connect.

We actually determine whether the book is read and make payments to the publisher based on that.

More and more readers are finding important and interesting content through platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and now Medium rather than traditional publishers.

I know most publishers probably don't let their authors write on Wattpad all the time, but mine are pretty open about it.

Book clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing.

When I set up my first restaurant, I was so inspired by Wolfgang Puck, who is also based in L.A. and is now a good friend of mine, and the way he would engage with his customers and greet them personally.

I wouldn't put myself forward to do a film like 'Changeling' if I thought I couldn't pull people into a story because of all the other ways people see me.

When you do a lot of acting your entire life, you see the entire set from one point of view. To have a chance to step back and pull it all together is really exciting. You want to do it all; you want to have a hand in everything.