Quotes About Observation

I told Prince Philip that, having met them both, I was struck, not by the differences between him and Charles, but by their similarities.

What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.

Everything was sensory and I never saw the structure in anything.

There are strong reasons for believing that space goes on beyond the limits of our observational horizon. There are strong reasons because if you look in opposite directions, conditions are the same to within one part in 100,000. So if we are part of some finite structure then, if the gradient is so shallow, it is likely to go on much further.

Hubble has really opened our eyes to what the universe is made of, its structure, and has helped us learn how little we know about the universe.

I think having a dispassionate eye is a good way of making art. When you don't know the structures of a place, you are unencumbered.

I graduated from Wesleyan University with a B.A. in art. I was really headed toward an architecture degree, but when I did the requirements for the major, I realized I was more interested in how people live in buildings than in making buildings. I was more interested in the interactions that happened inside the structures.

I grew up on a farm in Oregon, an adopted child, with one sibling, and parents the age of all my peers' grandparents. We lived in isolation from the people around us, and it was always a struggle to cope with as a child. The heart can really expire under those conditions. I always felt like I was looking at the world from the outside.

I struggled in school. Math and science were difficult for me. But I can watch 10 guys play, and I can tell you what everybody did. It might be a curse because when you see everything, sometimes you don't let your kids play.

People-watching is my favorite thing to do. This is blowing my mind. I fixate on one person, and then I think about the struggles in their life. I think about what made them walk the way they do.

If we see a sad rain, it doesn't mean the rain is sad, but it means we see it. That's an easily dismissible kind of projection. But what I'm struggling to say, is that we take that rain in through our own hearts and emotions and senses and skin, and all those filters have an impact.

There's nothing better than just staring at a buttercup, struggling to make an impact on the world.

I try not to have too many opinions; I just marvel at the world we live in.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

I don't focus much on video. I watch here and there, perhaps two or three of my opponent's fights. That gives me a good idea of his style.

I come in the ring to feel, check, and see my opponent. Then I understand him and understand the fight.

We study the shooters of the opponents - the team, the goalkeeping coach and the other goalkeepers.

I find it quite amusing that it's feasible that your opponents can have somebody watching you.

The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.

The camera is interested in what you are thinking as opposed to just what you are doing or saying.

I'm not opposed to talking about airline food.

As an actor, it's crucial you keep your ears open, especially when you're playing opposite comedic legends in almost every scene.

I figure out who I'm playing opposite, and I really do study them.

To be a great NFL player, you have to know what your opponent is doing, not just opposite your position but what they're doing all over the field. All the contingencies.