My characters surprise me constantly. My characters are like my friends – I can give them advice, but they don’t have to take it. If your characters are real, then they surprise you, just like real people. – Laurell K. Hamilton
Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn’t know anything about the sport, so they went with the flow. I had two great coaches who gave great advice and gave guidelines for my parents. My parents let the coaches dictate what was going on on the ice. – Kristi Yamaguchi
Too often, I have not been what I wanted to be; I’ve succumbed to pressures. Yes, I have. The things I’ve done that I liked, I’ve always done against advice. – Kirk Douglas
My advice to a new husband is nothing more than ‘husbands, love your wives.’ And ‘love your wife as Christ has loved the church.’ Never forget that you are Christ’s representative in serving your wife. – J. I. Packer
We’ve no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word of advice: never say a word to us about being intelligent. We will think for you, my friend. Don’t forget it. – Louis-Ferdinand Celine
There are plenty of things you can do to help animals! The best advice that I can give right off the bat is not to get overwhelmed and feel bad when you read about all the issues. – Jenna Morasca
I don’t need to be liked, but I need to be vital – on set or on stage – and I think that probably would be my advice: Stay vital. It’s about saying ‘no’ and asking the tough questions and believing in yourself when no one else will, but you have to know the rules to break them. – Logan Marshall-Green
Most of the time, if I’m in a pickle, I’ll call one of my brothers. They’ve usually got somewhat uplifting advice. One is six and a half years older and one is eight years older, so they’ve probably lived through whatever my problem is. – Liam Hemsworth
The advice I will give my children, if and when they have Olympic aspirations, will be to go for it. – Kerri Walsh Jennings
I’d be happy to provide advice if anybody asked me no matter who the President is. – Michael Bloomberg
The advice that I usually give to young actors is that if you can create a character for the stage and keep that character fresh for at least 6 months that means you’re doing the show eight times a week. – Joe Morton
I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don’t believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don’t. – Joan Chen
I have been listening to people’s advice. Being a parent, you need all the advice you can get. – Katherine Kelly
It is very kind of you to consider the possibility of my working in Pasadena, an idea which certainly is attractive, especially since it would hold out the prospect of your cooperation or advice. – Karl Landsteiner
So here is what my advice would be: If God has given you a dream, you’d better get cracking because He wants you to use it. That’s why He gives them to us in the first place. – Jan Karon
My mother gave lots of good advice and had a lot to say. As you get older, you realize everything she said was true. – Lenny Kravitz
I actually have, in all seriousness, in the back of my mind someday to write a book, the title of which would be ‘Quit Now and Other Practical Advice for the Aspiring Actor.’ – Joshua Malina
I wrote a novel, Ghost Road Rules, and as soon as it was done and polished, I began reaching out to agents. I ignored the frequent advice to ‘shoot low and try for a low-level agent because they’re the only ones that will take a flyer on a new author.’ That sounded like bad advice to me. – Jonathan Maberry
When I get asked for advice for a young person starting in the music business, I tell them, ‘Play every chance you get, and be real lucky.’ – Johnny Gimble
In some ways, I’ve been left with this great ‘idolic’ image of my father, but there’s a sense of absence, too. You miss his advice and, also, his getting to know the person I have become. – Rory Kinnear
A ton of kids at school have made fun of me; if I had to give advice to other girls, I would say, ‘Hang loose and ignore them. They shouldn’t faze you no matter how popular they think they are.’ – Paris Jackson
Evan Bourne is just like me. Hopefully, he can pick out his offensive moves, because he’s got so many, and he’s so incredible to watch. I just hope he takes the advice of all of us who have been around a little bit longer and he can tone it down. That way, he can last a lot longer. – Rey Mysterio
Good advice is just watch what you say on Facebook, on Twitter, on social networks because being sued is not fun. Filing a lawsuit is not fun. And being fired and having to do all of those things is not fun. So just avoid it. – Rachel Sklar
Advice is like snow – the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Sure, I have advice for people starting to write. Don’t. I don’t need the competition. – Robert B. Parker
