['Brightside'] was just kind of all improvised and fun, ... They were like kids in a candy store for the first time. They were happy to be there, and they were so pleasant. |
[Roberts says he would recommend video acting to any celebrity, as long as they understand it's not really acting at all:] The only similarity is they both have storyboards and they're both on film, ... Other than that, it has no semblance to acting, in that what you're doing is you're reacting to what's around you, and the music. You can't do that as an actor; you really have to focus on why you're in a scene, and you can't do that in a video because it's all such quick cuts, it's all just images. |
[So when you're watching the Video Music Awards on August 28, don't be surprised if a few of the winners give a shout-out to the blue-eyed, weather-worn actor buried deep somewhere in the audience. And don't be surprised either if a knowing smile forms in the corners of your parents' mouths as they catch a glimpse of the screen.] It's always nice to have your name mentioned at awards ceremonies, ... I would love that, [but] I don't expect that. I was just a hired hand who had a good time. |
Altogether about 200 people have been employed, not counting others who had been involved in the construction and development work. We have 60 shops at the moment and there will be around 100 by the time we finish. |
Barbara talks about how the kids are having fun; we're all having fun, but deep down inside she and I are both going, 'Boy, there but for the grace of God could go any of us.' |
Canyon Ferry, Hauser and Holter are the most heavily fished reservoirs in the state, if you combine both summer and winter. |
Everyone has their secret spots, but they're generally over deeper water. |
I have a lot of experience running meetings, ... I think I've learned how to make them efficient rather than heavy-handed. |
I told the kids at halftime they were still in the game and they had to go out there and play like they wanted it. |
I'm in three videos that have six nominations, ... But I was just a tool. The [videos] that got the nominations are the bands and the directors, and they deserve them. ... These are formidable people who are great at what they do, and they just told me where to stand and what to do, and told me to be sexy and stuff like that. |
It is always more difficult to win on the road. |
It is worrying that companies are applying for licences that cannot possibly be granted. It will potentially waste time and money by people attending hearings when the applicants have no chance of succeeding. |
It's mostly to emphasize that we're all on the same side, ... The university's faculty-elected representatives in the senate have a voice and have a responsibility to help guide the directions of the university. Everyone should know that the decisions that are made are not made in some smoke-filled room. |
So much of new knowledge and new applications and ideas come when people from different disciplines combine their expertise or their ways of thinking and looking at problems to discover new solutions, ... If we could begin to do that kind of thing and foster the collective growth in many different fields that we are involved in, I think it would be a lot more fun, as well as a lot more productive. |
The idea that this body of senators could spend half an hour talking about [a program renewal] might not be the best use of time, ... We'll try to handle more things administratively. One of the things that is important is to try and let the community of senators set the debate. |