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Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it.
When I was a little younger, I realized acting is a wonderful craft, and it's wonderful when you are working.
There is no reason for me to show my collection in New York, because it's not about craft and technique there.
So, I lived at the Beijing Opera, I ate there, I learned a craft. And the money we made went into the company.
For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.
I always go for the craft first because, to me, that's like an oil well - you either hit the oil or you don't.
I try to craft a menu that is very welcoming. I like to make vegetables and seafood, and I love to make pasta.
Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself.
Most craft is, you know, terrible, absolutely terrible, so I don't like the word, or the word 'artisan' either.
Being productive at your craft is important. Being productive in your devotion to grow as a human is essential.
I started making my own short films as a way of being able to give myself something to do and to study my craft.
I just have no interest in the industry of acting, I don't want anything to do with it. But I respect the craft.
And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.
Most people won't realize that writing is a craft. You have to take your apprenticeship in it like anything else.
For me, it was much more important to continue to learn my craft as an actor and get a bit of flesh on the bones.
I'm really into the 'classic' thing - the craft of writing something that will last, that won't die by next year.
At the highest level of your craft, you don't have to play games or make people feel small; you can just embrace.
I think storytelling is a thing of beauty, and also very difficult. It's a craft you have to continue to work at.
I hope that by 2050 the entire solar system will have been explored and mapped by flotillas of tiny robotic craft.
I think I'll always prefer theater to working in front of the camera. It seems a more distilled form of the craft.
I want to be known for my performances and doing my craft well, not for funny stuff I post on Twitter or whatever.
I started working on stage as a dancer when I was four; by 14 or 15, I knew I wanted to study the craft of acting.
I'm a documentary filmmaker, I know what it means to craft a story, especially when you've shot a lot of material.
I am not skilled enough or energetic enough to craft a persona. I just have to be who I am and hope people like it.
The biggest thing is being a man of your own time, combining craft with the graft, creating your own opportunities.
Bruce Lee took his craft very seriously, just as my dad took his stuff very seriously. I just loved Lee's attitude.
People like me for who I am, I don't wanna change that, if anything I just wanna hone my craft and get better at it.
You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.
You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.
As an actor just learning the craft, you literally do a scene with Jimmy Gandolfini, and you walk away a better actor.
My parents have - my dad has managed to succeed at his craft. So, you know, it's not like I was struggling in my life.
The most important factors for any artist, is the honesty towards one's craft, hard work and passion that guides them.
For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there's at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary.
I was learning the craft; I didn't study writing in school. Rejection was my motivation, and failure is what taught me.
No film survives because of a big name. If a film has to survive generations, it will survive on its content and craft.
Journalism has become a form of idealism. It is no longer, first and foremost, function, craft, service - it is mission.
I love that there's a beginning, middle and end to a film and you can craft what the whole journey is going to look like.
I'm blessed, and I say it all the time that I don't take anything for granted. I studied my craft and just stick with it.
If you have a great business, if you're great at your craft people should be coming in there. It shouldn't be this secret.
It takes a lifetime of devotion to build your craft, your confidence, and the ability to sing and dance and act believably.
When you are young, hone your craft and write shorter pieces instead of novels, because it's really hard to finish a novel.
I worked harder at my craft, and it took some time, but here I am today doing what I want to do, which is entertain people.
In 'The Greatest Showman,' I'm back doing VFX myself, allowing me to craft exactly how something looks, one frame at a time.
When water power then steam power were harnessed to spin and weave cloth, a cottage craft turned into an industry overnight.
A producer is someone who actually calls the shots. An executive producer is just a guy that eats more food at craft service.
I feel bad for young actors who become huge stars too quickly, because you haven't had a chance to practice your craft a lot.
I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.
I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea of saying 'I'm a photographer.'
Journalism is a kind of profession, or craft, or racket, for people who never wanted to grow up and go out into the real world.
I think journalism is useful training for a writer in the way it takes the preciousness out of the pragmatic side of the craft.