Making Quotes

There were a lot of people dreaming about making films, and they would finance maybe 6 films a year. Because they were funded by the government, the films sort-of had to deal with serious social issues - and, as a result, nobody went to see those films.

If you've seen a photo of me from when I was a kid, I don't think anyone would have expected that going in front of the camera was something that I was going to do. I can't believe how little effort my parents put into making me seem like an appealing little girl.

I found out only recently that we were making an index of enemy code signs.

When I began making my own albums, the songs became funkier. They were more about the streets.

I'm coming up on 40 next year, and after making so many records and doing music for so long, I'm looking for a change and a different perspective. And every now and then, I think I have something I want to say.

You know, it's funny... when you're making money, people don't think you're playing jazz. Now when you're not making money, people think that you're a good jazz musician.

We're the Tom Tom Club and our studio is the Clubhouse. It a way of making it a little more personal.

With Portlandia, I don't think our intention is always to find something funny. Sometimes the humor comes from taking something really seriously. We're okay with making somebody feel uncomfortable or uneasy.

We are making gods out of global celebrities.

There are two things that are more difficult than making an after-dinner speech: climbing a wall which is leaning toward you and kissing a girl who is leaning away from you.

Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

It seems like bands have stopped making timeless, great rock albums like they did back in the day.

I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in .

Democratic societies are unfit for the publication of such thunderous revelations as I am in the habit of making.

I feel like I was the only person who was capable of making this type of music in this type of way. I don't rap like nobody, I don't try to sound like nobody.

Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.

Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures.

I'm just into making quality stuff if I can, with interesting people and good scripts. But it's very important that it's about something and that it says something. Otherwise, I don't know what the point is, really.

And I met Paul Simms while I was making 'It's Pat', and he later wound up casting me in 'NewsRadio.'

All I could think about was, 'I just wanna blow him away. I wanna make him proud, because I really wanna sign with Timbaland and spend the rest of my career making music with Tim.'

If I feel I'm not influencing games, not scoring goals or making goals, then that's the time I'd pack it in.

I want to keep making records as long as I can, but I don't know how long you can be taken seriously in rap.

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.

There's nothing like Nashville for making records.

What's the use of making mysteries? It only makes people want to nose 'em out.

A faction willing to take the risks of making war on the ossified status quo in the Middle East can be described as many things, but not as conservative.

Government has the role of suiting people for freedom. People aren't made for freedom spontaneously. There's sort of a 19-year race between when people are born and when they become adults. And government has a role in making them, at the end of 19 years, suited to be upright, trustworthy repositories of popular sovereignty.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

To my great disappointment, it appears that the politics of division are making a big comeback. Many Americans share my disappointment - especially those who were filled with great hope a few years ago, when then-Senator Obama announced his candidacy in Springfield, Illinois.