Quotes About Emotion

Bad art is never really enjoyed in the same sense in which good art is enjoyed. It is only "liked": it never startles, prostrates, and takes captive.

All good writers across the board, if they're dealing with real tragedy, they will give you comedy in it. And if they're dealing with real comedy, there will be tragic moments in it.

The cosmos deals in the currency of emotion. When we feel good, goodness flows.

Just like a good drama, the human brain runs on conflict.

You've seen the first issue and what happened in the last page. Some pretty awful stuff. I don't know why I seem to be very good at drawing it!

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

I would really rather feel bad in Maine than feel good anywhere else

The key to selfless giving is that you feel good when you do it and you feel good afterwards.

God is all over the place. And even if He isn't, if it makes me feel good, why not?

I don't need music for the good times. I don't have that kind of need. Music doesn't serve me like that.

If the words make sense on paper, and make me feel good, and I feel like it will connect, that's all I'm worried about it.

True, but if it's good it's going be so very, very good.

A good movie with bad music can kill a great dramatic scene.

Good acting comes from finding the essence of a character.

Music crosses cultures and language barriers and it makes people feel good.

Julie Christie was absolutely amazing in Away From Her. Brilliant movie. It was the moving story of a woman who forgets her own husband. Hillary Clinton calls it the feel good movie of the year.

I was raised that emotion was a good thing.

Anything with a good story and characters I think would be great.

If it's good art, it's good.

In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.

There's nothing more important than a good story.

The good news is" he paused, carefully choosing his words, "I kissed you, and you're still here.

I think good art happens on that edge between comfortable and in a lot of pain, you know what I mean?

Being loved is a good thing. A grand thing. The best damned thing of all.