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Once you are successful, there's a very seductive rhythm at work that keeps you wanting to outdo yourself. By the end of 'Spirit' I felt like I didn't want to get into that trap. It almost makes you cartoon-like.
I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just to not think of anything - to clear your mind, not in an empty Zen state, but more just to go on and
Kathy Acker, Activist (1947) |
Justin Amash, Politician (1980) |
Andre Bazin, Critic (1918) |
Reeve Carney, Actor (1983) |
Clarence Darrow, Lawyer (1857) |
Richard Harding Davis, Journalist (1864) |
Susan Faludi, Writer (1959) |
America Ferrera, Actress (1984) |
Haile Gebrselassie, Athlete (1973) |
Saad Hariri, Politician (1970) |
Erasmus Darwin, Scientist (1802) |
Albert Einstein, Physicist (1955) |
John Ambrose Fleming, Inventor (1945) |