'AVP' is not trying to be 'Alien' or 'Aliens,' and it's not trying to be 'Predator.' Those are genius movies.
'City Of Black And White' was me trying to do something more mature, more adult contemporary.
'Drag Race' is sort of like trying to lift weights - like, 50 pounds when you should've been lifting 20.
'E.T.' began with me trying to write a story about my parents' divorce.
'Girl In A Country Song' was uptempo, rockin', and such a bold song.
'Nashville' songs and country music have always been about storytelling and about the heart and confessionals. They're monologues.
'No Country for Old Men' was epic.
'S.N.L.' has become what it was always trying to make fun of. It's become this big machine. I don't want to be plugged into a machine.
'Teachers' is in no way a realistic soap; we're not trying to do that, which is why we never do 'issues.'
'Zone One' comes out of me trying to work through some of my ideas about why, for me personally, zombies are scary.
( I want to) try to get another record in the 400 hurdles.
( it's) just investor confusion, they are trying to figure out what the slowdown in china means to the global economy.
(a country where) the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.
(in) all of the important areas where an independent country chooses to exercise sovereignty, britain will be able to do so.
(it's) just investor confusion, they are trying to figure out what the slowdown in china means to the global economy.
You're pumping faster to try to get more oxygen.
You're never trying to have three-and-outs; I don't care what offense you're playing.
You're made aware of what the industry is and what you need to conform to; I don't fit that, and I'm never going to.
You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.
You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.
You're in a country where even attendance to training can be difficult.
You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.
You're always working to try and climb that ladder.
You're always trying to make each record more autobiographical than the last one.
You're always trying to learn from the past to plot a course in the future that will be better. You're always trying to learn.
You're always trying to improve, I got maria sharapova into the quarterfinal of a grand slam.
You're always trying to get better. You're always tinkering. You're always learning new things.
You're always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom.
You're always still trying to win a job. That's everyone's mindset come in here and fight for your job, win a job.
You're always just trying to make your film, tell the story you're trying to tell - best you can, you know.
