Quotes About Presence

I kept an open mind on the question of whether a hominid had been present in Europe in the early Pleistocene.

Seeing me in love is a constant state: there are no questions, as the answer is simply there.

The biggest thing I tell the boys is control the heartbeat. It's hard to do, but we've gotta be able to control the heartbeat in big moments because it goes really quick. So just stay in that moment and focus on the moment, don't get ahead of yourselves, and just play the game that we've been playing all year.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

Getting to work with Edie Falco and watching her be a quiet presence - but a very powerful presence - and so brilliant and free? That was the first person I saw where I was like, 'I want to emulate that.'

I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.

I felt like I could write about quiet, self-contained moments and also about those moments when the world rushes in again.

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.

It is important as a bowler that you always need to have a presence. If you lose that you lose quite a bit, a big part of your armoury. It comes naturally with me, and at times it is a huge advantage. I don't want to lose it. I want to keep getting wickets.

I'm often asked how I portray the roles I play so convincingly and express so much through my eyes. Quite frankly, I don't know how to explain that. I guess it's about who I'm as a person; I radiate it through my eyes.

Redford always has been a cool presence both before and behind the camera. His best movie as a filmmaker, 1994's 'Quiz Show,' exhibits a classicism verging on self-repression, and the social indignation in many of his films engages more than moves you.

It is important to show up. Showing up at marches and rallies and town halls and protests.

I'm going to be the kind of congressperson where I'm going to be at rallies with the people, fighting for justice and being present and showing them that they have a fighter and a champion in Congress with them and for them.

I've never missed a rally for my dad.

The funny thing is, whenever I'm working on something, I kind of forget there's a lot of people watching. It makes it easier to be in the moment and to tell a story as well as possible.

I may be a gadget freak, but let me tell you clearly, I'm not on Twitter.

With my natural communication abilities, I could probably gather a crowd even without the Spirit.

Because Laura Palmer was dead... there was always this strange sense that people were seeing a ghost when they would see me.

When you feel a ghost, most people will feel chills - you're feeling the energy.

I think there are ghosts. I haven't seen or heard anything. I've definitely felt something, but it's not scary.

I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present.

I try to not to overanalyze, not to watch myself too much, but to be present in life and in my art. I'm so glad it comes off in that way.

In acting, you get to that place where it's serene, where you just feel it. I'm glad to be doing the drama because you can kind of take your time more and let a moment live more.