I was raised an Episcopalian. And I did not and I don’t believe that anyone is looking out for me personally. – Joan Didion
Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught. – J. C. Watts
I did take some value out of looking at the extreme simplicity of implementation that the tight resource limits required. I do feel that modern games are often abstracted a lot more than is really necessary, and it leads to robustness issues. – John Carmack
I’m looking for someone who works as hard as I do. Who loves their work as much as I do, so at the end of the night we have something real to talk about, something exciting that makes our blood flow and boil. – Jill Scott
I’m such an action movie junkie that as an action fan, because action scenes are so heightened, we could never really picture ourselves in that scene. So when you’re watching an action movie, you experience an action movie more outside of the aquarium: you know you’re out of the aquarium looking in at all the swimming fish that are in there. – James Wan
I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people’s lives when they go in one direction, not another. – Joyce Carol Oates
The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling. – Jim Harrison
I was disappointed not to be able to interview Mr. Clinton. I met him two years ago. I was looking forward to talking with him about issues from Africa to terrorism. – Jonathan Dimbleby
In fact, looking at the darkest sides of the United States has only made me appreciate the things that we do right, the things that we do beautifully. We are, for all of our mistakes and all of our crimes, a remarkable place. – Junot Diaz
I think, because of the Internet, we’re not looking at the very, very narrow channels for distribution that there used to be. – Jill Soloway
I don’t know anyone who was never a geek, really, when they look at their own lives. I think that from the outside looking in, you think that you weren’t necessarily a tragic geek, but yes, you did lean in that direction. – Jennifer Garner
I truly felt that was going to be my last tour. So here we are again and I’m saying this will probably be my last tour. That’s truly the way I’m looking at it. – Janet Jackson
I’m actually a fan of all of the EA Sports titles like ‘Tiger Woods,’ ‘Madden,’ and I’m really looking forward to buying ‘NBA Street V3.’ – John Cena
Modern art is what happens when painters stop looking at girls and persuade themselves that they have a better idea. – John Ciardi
It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another falls to pieces. – Helen Fielding
Obviously, doing TV and doing theater are completely different because they’re two totally different mediums. On stage, you worry about your voice and how you move physically. On TV, something like an eye twitch is what they could be looking for from you because it’s so contained. – Jake Epstein
I write every day, including weekends. For writers, there are no weekends. It’s just that your family is around, looking mournful, wondering when you’re going to pay attention to them. – Janet Fitch
I’m OK with being the Old Spice Guy because before I was the Old Spice Guy I was the guy looking for work on his couch. – Isaiah Mustafa
China and the Asian territory is an incredible opportunity. We spend a lot of time looking at it, looking for the right partners. – Jon Feltheimer
It’s not like I’m dying to do work that’s taken seriously, and I’m not looking to become a thespian. It’s not what I’m looking for; I’m just looking to do quality work. – Jason Statham
Before I was cast for ‘Brothers,’ we all knew that Karan Johar was looking for an actress for to play a mother’s role. I never thought that he would think of casting me. – Jacqueline Fernandez
When I started writing ‘A Million Little Pieces,’ I felt like it was the right story with the style I had been looking for, and I just kept going. – James Frey
Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said something about the human condition. He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into. Dance offered him a display in which he could find, after much searching, certain human secrets. – John Berger
‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X.’ I’ve used it to demonstrate racial attitudes to people who I thought needed a better understanding of all human beings. Malcolm was not a racist. He was not looking for revenge. He realized that kindness and goodness did not come from any one kind of person. – Jim Brown
Life may not always fall into neat chapters, and you may not always get the satisfying ending you’re looking for, but sometimes a good explanation is all the rewrite you need. – Harlan Coben
Just looking when I was little at pictures of cars and houses that I wanted – it gives you a certain motivation, it gives you a goal. – Jason Day
