Experience

But in the back of my mind Ive always looked to the biggest-scale Hollywood movies. Because to me the most satisfying experience is of watching a movie, if its done really well. And so that aspiration is always it for me, if I have the opportunity to do it. – Christopher Nolan

In my experience, its all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers. – Tim Allen

My kids will grow up in a house knowing that its perfectly normal for two men to be in love, its perfectly normal for two women to be in love. My kids will grow up knowing its all about love. It doesnt matter who youre with and everyone should have that experience. – Tori Spelling

Id like to work with Justin Bieber. Hes talented and hes so young. I know what hes going through. Ive lived what hes living through right now. Working with him would complete a circle of sorts for me. And he might find it a worthwhile experience himself. – Donny Osmond

Donny and Marie was a great experience. I tried so hard to be a great talk show host but its all about relaxing and enjoying it. Marie and I finally figured that out. I would have liked it to continue but Im kind of glad its over because of the phenomenal workload. – Donny Osmond

I didnt go to high school, so I dont have a high school experience. I was home-schooled during high school. – Josh Hutcherson

Its been quite an experience, being conservative and living in the North East. – Ann Romney

The act of writing… is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think thats the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books. – Jodi Picoult

I would love to be a father. I had a great father who taught me how gratifying that is. Im not going to deny myself that. I think Id be good at it. Everybody wants that experience. I definitely do. – Mike Myers

You can never regret anything you do in life. You kind of have to learn the lesson from whatever the experience is and take it with you on your journey forward. – Aubrey ODay

When I go to my live shows its often a multigenerational audience, a family bonding experience. – Al Yankovic

Directing is a more pragmatic experience, where you have to deal with the restrictions of time and money that force you to make certain decisions you dont have to make when youre writing. – Charlie Kaufman

When Im writing, Im trying to immerse myself in the chaos of an emotional experience, rather than separate myself from it and look back at it from a distance with clarity and tell it as a story. Because thats how life is lived, you know? – Charlie Kaufman

I think you just assume that your memory is just sort of a video playback of your experience, but its nothing like that at all. Its a complete refabrication of an event and a lot of it is made up, because youre filling in spaces. – Charlie Kaufman

While I was trying to save money to go to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia I ended up getting all of this experience which meant that by the time I had enough money in the bank to go to school I didnt really need to go to school anymore. – Russell Crowe

I would vote for the man whos lived life, whos done different occupations, whos been out in the real world and struggled to make a living, struggled to raise a family, struggled with life as it exists. So Id vote for experience, honest experience. – Oliver Stone

When Im writing, Im constantly thinking about myself, because its the only experience I have to draw on. And I dont see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and thats why the fans are there. – Chester Bennington

I think women dont grow up with the harsh world of criticism that men grow up with, we are more sensitively treated, and when you first experience the world of film-making you have to develop a very tough skin. – Jane Campion

With Bright Star and with The Piano, too, I felt a kind of sadness about it being in such a different era, because of my lack of experience with the era. And one of the ways Id get over it is to remind myself that every film, even if its contemporary, creates its own world. – Jane Campion

You shouldnt be afraid of failure – when something fails, you think, What did I learn from that experience? I can do better next time. Then kill that project and move on to the next. Dont get disappointed. – Niklas Zennstrom