When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
Oscar Hijuelos
Management is nothing more than motivating other people.
Lee Iacocca
Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line... →
I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I'm concentrating on doing the... →
Janis Ian
The money when you're having a hit is great, but money can be taken from you. What can't be taken from you is the talent and the effect your... →
From kings to groundlings, Shakespeare made his work profound for everybody. That is how it should be. There is no hierarchy in theatre. It makes... →
Lee Hall
I come from a tradition where the writer writes a play for the actors, rather than for himself, and the dialogue is made to work onstage, so it needs... →
I refuse to work evenings or weekends. If a script sees my character meeting for dinner, I put a line through the words and make them meet for lunch.
Armando Iannucci
African leaders work really under severe limitations and constraints.
Mo Ibrahim
Mobile phones could not work in Africa without prepaid because it's a cash society.