Quotes About Emotion

I don't have synesthesia, but I think when music is really intense, it's almost like it's more than just hearing. If you're at a gig, and there's just something amazing going on, it's not really just hearing: it's more of a total body sense, isn't it? You get transported, and all your senses kind of join up.

Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary.

I think connecting to a character is like connecting to any human being - either you like them or you don't. You might not be able to list the reasons why you love your best friend or what attracted you to them; it's just something that you feel - a connection, an understanding, or a curiosity that makes you want to get to know them.

I love singing. I can't say it sounds good; it's just something I like doing.

Since I danced really intensely, singing was more just something that I enjoyed.

Anger is an all-consuming fire that will burn you and everyone else around you. Where is the justice in that?

I can understand how technologically advanced action has become in our movies, but unless there is emotion or a strong story, it doesn't work. With every action sequence, there must be an emotion to justify it.

I literally love Justin Verlander.

I know what it's like to scream when you see Justin Timberlake in person because I've done it.

When I met Justin Bieber, I could barely speak. I was just going crazy inside.

I was so happy that Justin Bieber snuck in my room. I was like, 'Oh my goodness.' You couldn't tell me anything. I was so happy.

Kant described beauty as a feeling of ungraspability: this is why the beauty experience is beyond concept.

My go-to karaoke? 'Alone' by Celine Dion.

'Revolutionary Road' with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet absolutely destroys me. They were both so wonderful in it.

It took me a long time to write again because Katrina destroyed the home I loved, and that robbed me of hope.

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

Concealing an illness is like keeping a beach ball under water.

My heart just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Good music just makes me happy and keeps me from getting distracted.

I adore Kelly Bishop as a human being and as an actress.

Kenny Lonergan, as a filmmaker, doesn't tell stories so much as he observes them, which is to say, his films don't come pre-digested. You have to bring your own enzymes. It's a more gripping and challenging experience.

Kenny Loggins pours his heart and soul into the music he makes. He'll take you with him through everything he's going through, which is not easy.

I didn't know I would cry when I actually cut my hair, but I felt empty when something kept dropping and disappearing.

The key is a good story. If you have a good story, you have enough emotional beats that you can hit.