The tyranny imposed on the soul by anger, or fear, or lust, or pain, or envy, or desire, I generally call 'injustice. '
For me, all drama is based on conflict.
The problem with an economic meltdown is that the responsibility and the challenges to deal with the environment are squandered. That's an age-old battle in terms of the major conflicts in places like Afghanistan, etc. So there are age-old battles that'll keep going on. Unfortunately, man is a very slow learner, and we tend to repeat mistakes, as opposed to learning from mistakes.
If you're a horse in a race, if you don't have blinkers on, and you turn your head and look at the audience, you're just going to trip up and fall. So I tried to never get intimidated by McCarthy's legacy, and I tried to ignore.
One thing I love about Cormac McCarthy is the types of pressure he puts onto people. You see the best and the worst in people, you really see what humanity is made of, and I think that resonates in some way.
Fear shuts off possibilities. The first thing that kicks in when you're reacting with fear. . . This is what I love about Roosevelt's quote, "There's nothing to fear but fear itself. "
I do love genres, but I love finding new ways into the genre, or making that world fresh again.
Pardon all but thy selfe. [Pardon all but thyself. ]
I used to do my own make-up. I used to have this doll that had those big eyelashes on the top and bottom, and I think I copied her when I was doing my eyes, putting false eyelashes on the bottom as well as the top. So I came up with that look myself.
Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.
People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons are to their bodily pains.