Quotes About Interpretation

I sort of thought the framers of the Constitution were talking about the rights of individuals, not corporate entities.

In my own work, when I start off writing a scene, I don't know which physical details are going to turn out to be meaningful. But, inevitably, certain images will stand out - you start to decide which ones are important as you go.

Inevitably, every part an actor plays contains some of himself.

For me, trying to articulate the world to help people see it in a way they haven't seen it before is hugely important. Sometimes, you have to take something that is completely inexplicable and say, 'Look, here is the beating heart of something you must understand.'

Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible.

99 percent of what you see is not what comes in through the eyes. It is what you infer about that room.

What does culture want? To make infinity comprehensible.

I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.

I realized later how much my acting experience influenced my writing and how it helped me to write for other actors.

I was always influenced by language.

I have always thought that my ear is also very influenced by my eyes.

You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.

I'm not sure there's a difference between books that affected the way I see the world and books that influenced me as a writer.

You should be able to be influenced by art no matter where it comes from.

My favorite song is called 'Reachout.' There are so many different stories told in that song. I think anyone who listens to it will gather a different meaning, but each answer is true. I also like the sound of it, period - there are a lot of classical influences.

If I see a fashion show with literal influences, it doesn't make me think any more. It doesn't make me dream.

You can never really tell what your influences are.

One of the reasons I never had a problem handing over my characters to other creators is that I knew that they would add their own influences and takes on the characters and make them better for it.

When you're crafting a character, it's good to have a lot of influences.

Everything I hear influences me. I can't tell you all my influences as a musician.

Everything I listen to is influential in some way.

I'm not a pop singer; I'm not a jazz singer. And I know I sing like not a whole lot of people do; I also know that a lot of other people act like I do. And better than I do. But what informs the singing is the acting. They're not separate from each other.

You have to let the costume inform you.

To a guy like me, a laugh is full of information.