#the first thing

When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know anything. If it's good I don't want to hear it; if it's bad I don't want to hear it. The only thing either thing can do is distract me. I like to stay focused. ↗

— Cicely Tyson

#attack #bad #distract #either #film

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. ↗

— John le Carre

#down #ear #entertained #entertainments #feel

The first thing that happens is that you're overwhelmed by so much attention. It's just so unnatural. Only people who've been in that position can realize what it's like. I mean, you have to be there. ↗

— Chevy Chase

#been #first #first thing #happens #i

It's important for moms to have alone time. However, that's the first thing that goes on a busy day. Fortunately for me, because of my job, I have to find the time to do it. At least that's the way my mind sees it. ↗

— Cindy Crawford

#because #busy #day #find #first

People still recognize me all the time on the street. The first thing they say when they stop me is, 'Where have you been?' The second comment they make is always, 'Oh, you've grown up.' ↗

— Macaulay Culkin

#been #comment #first #first thing #grown

The first thing is, jazz is one of the few things to let you know that there is a God and there is a creation. ↗

— Billy Higgins

#few #few things #first #first thing #god

The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending. ↗

— Richard Morris Hunt

#first #first thing #got #money #remember

The first thing I did was a print ad for Century Plaza. I was five. ↗

— Mark-Paul Gosselaar

#century #did #first #first thing #five

Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set. ↗

— Harold Brodkey

#became #buy #did #first #first thing

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building. ↗

— Rod Taylor

#building #did #first #first thing #get