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I first became an Alan Moore fan in Covent Garden on a Saturday afternoon in 1987, when I bought a copy of 'Watchmen,' his graphic novel about ageing superheroes and nuclear apocalypse.
After my first film, I was having trouble finding a second film. I had a lot of attempts that failed.
I once walked through an exhibit in a large American museum that displayed First Nations artifacts in old dioramas, with mannequins that hadn't been changed since the 19th century.
When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and I packed it into a leather pouch along with a couple of brushes, a pencil, an eraser and paper.
If I can't connect emotionally with the music I'm making, there's no point making it in the first place.
I don't believe there is a need for a first among equals when it comes to the industry's top actors.
Here, in this very first paragraph of the Declaration, is the assertion of the natural right of all to the ballot; for how can 'the consent of the governed' be given if the right to vote be denied?
Viacom's results for the first quarter put the company on a fast track for another record year in 2004.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
I first paid attention to fashion when I was around 15, but I don't really care much about it these days.
Anyone who does not say, 'I am Indian first and then a Tamilian,' is anti-national.
My first exposure to sanitation issues occurred when I got admission into an engineering college. They probably didn't want to admit me and informed me that there was no ladies toilet in the college. I was adamant and pursued my studies in engineering in that very college.
I spent the first twenty years of my writing career preparing for the mystery genre, which is my favorite literary form.
I started writing seriously when I was 18, wrote my first novel when I was 22, and I've never stopped writing since.
A first novel should be brash and ambitious, and announce the arrival of a new talent.
I just have to do what it is going to make me happy, first and foremost - what is honest and what is sincere. Anybody that listens will hopefully connect with that.
The first time I performed on stage, that was almost the first concert I went to, so that was pretty interesting and a bit weird at the same time.
The very first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise and cultivate the delightfully vague.
I trained for about a year before I had my first amateur fight. I won by knockout, and then, for my second fight, the guy didn't even show up.
Of course, fighting's first. That's what I do; that's what pays my bills, you know.
The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.
The myth of the peachfuzz billionaire has emerged. This new Horatio Alger typically launches his first start-up in middle school, and somewhere between the campus computer-science lab and a move to Palo Alto hacks up a Web site where users provide fun or useful content.
Though the first iPhone was expensive, it was such a refreshing new product that early users flocked to it.
With the iPod - Apple's first successful stab at market dominance - Apple had begun with a high price but quickly dropped it.
I first studied the effect of plants on humans for my Yale thesis… and it was a 185-page thesis, and luckily I got honors on it.
My first name used to be Leslie. I snipped that off and put my middle name, which was Steven, in the front.
When I first became recognizable from appearing on television, I abused my notoriety as much as I possibly could, at the expense of both my health and personal relationships.
I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed.
I'd happily cover the British Open every year until St. Andrews slides into the sea or Scotland runs out of beer, whichever happens first.
I remember when we were making 'They Call It Pro Football,' which was our 'Citizen Kane.' The first line is 'It starts with a whistle and ends with a gun.'
We were the first bank to start a loan modification at IndyMac and had a very good record of working with the regulators.
My No. 1 priority is growth in the economy. Tax reform will be our first and most important part of that.
When we first went there we completely lacked confidence. Our manager told us our act was too long, and told us to drop certain numbers and concentrate on the exciting stuff. And he was right.
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.
First was the mouse. The second was the click wheel. And now, we're going to bring multi-touch to the market. And each of these revolutionary interfaces has made possible a revolutionary product - the Mac, the iPod and now the iPhone.
The thing is that I'm an actor first, and in 'Once,' I was able to be a musician and a singer as well as an actor.
I'm a comedian first. I've learned how to act. I just draw on life experiences and that's how I've learned. I didn't take classes or anything. I don't need no classroom.
President Trump is the first western leader in 50 years to stand up to China.
The first Chipotle was intended to be my source of funding for a full-scale restaurant, a means to an end. But it turned out to be more successful than I ever imagined.
When I started on the very first day with just one restaurant, we used to pick oregano off the stems and chop them. We still do that.
The first books I remember having an impact on me when I was a kid were L. Frank Baum's 'Oz' books, which were much stranger than the movie: at once rather whimsical and really dark.
Inside every TV star is a movie star screaming to get out, and Donna Frenzel, with whom I'm guessing you're not instantly familiar, made George Clooney a movie star once and for all in the first ten minutes of his fifth feature, 1998's 'Out of Sight.'
I do believe that supporting our First Amendment rights and supporting local law enforcement are not mutually exclusive.
One of the things Goldman teaches you is, don't be the first guy through the door because you're going to get all the arrows.
I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years.
The Lockheed Skunk Works, led by Kelly Johnson, was responsible for its Advanced Development Projects - everything from the P-80, the first U.S. jet fighter plane, to the U-2 and A-12 spy planes.
I'm a Christian first. I'm a family guy second. As much as I like coaching, as much as I like basketball, it's third, fourth, or fifth down the line.
I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week.
The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing.
Angel was the first Irish feature film. Neil's first movie and my first movie.
Our basic ideology coming into screenwriting was to write first and revise slowly, and things just came into place after that.
One of President Reagan's first and wisest initiatives was to effectively shutdown the anti-trust division of the Justice Department.
On Aug. 19, 1953, Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran became the first victim of a C.I.A. coup. Ten months later, on June 27, 1954, President Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala became the second.
Mehmet was the first sultan, and one of the first Muslims anywhere, to defy religious tradition by allowing his portrait to be made.
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.
Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.
First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that Shakespeare had never used before that had never been used in the English language before. It's astonishing. It pours out of him.
I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
I've mainly been in dramas, so this is one of my first comedy kind of performances in Cecil B. Demented.
My first manager was this lady named Booh Schut. She actually worked with me on my auditions.
Over the years, our federal prisons have become a breeding ground for radicalization. By allowing volunteers to enter the system without first having to undergo a comprehensive background check, some of the most vulnerable members of society have become susceptible to radicalization.
When I got to Princeton I made a point of attending the Philosophy Club and listening to the lectures, but I didn't get involved in any discussions in those clubs. I guess after the first year, I dropped that.
The job in Wisconsin was the first genuine offer of an academic job in a university which I received.
When I was at the 'Philadelphia Inquirer,' I was promoted nine times in my first 13 years. I ultimately went from general assignment to beats on St. Joe's and Temple, to backup writer, to NBA writer, to NBA columnist, to, ultimately, in 2003, to general sports columns.
When I first broke into the acting industry, I taught spinning classes to support myself.
When 'Hung' got canceled, I was available for pilot season, and 'Arrow' was the first thing I auditioned for. It wasn't the first script that came to me, but it was my first audition.
I started doing independent films. My first one was 'Miss Bala,' which was very well-received at film festivals.
My first paid acting gig in the States was playing a lizard-transforming, shape-shifting witch in 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters', I believe.
I always wanted to be an actor, and then modelling came first. But I don't want to diminish the fact that I always wanted, and had the passion, to be an actor.
I was a switchboard operator on the first season of 'Mad Men.' I was the oldest and bitterest.
When I first got the call from my manager asking if I'd ever heard of Jesse Owens, I recognized the name, looked him up, and was blown away by his story.
But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.
As an overly confident college freshman, the first time I received a below-average score on an exam was a needed wake-up call.
First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.
I consciously memorized the speed at which every pitcher in the league threw his fastball, curve, and slider. Then, I'd pick up the speed of the ball in the first 30 feet of its flight and knew how it would move once it has crossed the plate.
I've always enjoyed playing in Paris, ever since I was a junior and won the junior event there. Being Swiss, this is the Grand Slam that is closest to us - the one we watch first and visit first if we are lucky enough.
My first years were spent living just as my forefathers had lived - roaming the green, rolling hills of what are now the states of South Dakota and Nebraska.
An interesting thing about book groups, it seems to me, is that there is no correlation between a brilliant book and a brilliant discussion. The first seems sometimes even to undermine the second.
When I was given my first gig, and I had no real appetite for a career, I just worked to get money so I could live!
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