#studying

From then on, my thesis hung over me like a curse, and with bloodshot eyes, I worked like a madman. ↗

— Sōseki Natsume

#japanese #japanese-literature #studying #japan

Studying literature at Harvard is like learning about women at the Mayo clinic. ↗

— Roy Blount, Jr.

#clinic #harvard #learning #like #literature

When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything. ↗

— Carla Bley

#best #everything #go #jazz #just

Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college. ↗

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

#advocate #agents #also #always #college

I'm a much better filmmaker than painter. But studying it did make me visually acute and taught me lessons like being economic: Say something once and you don't have to say it again. ↗

— Jane Campion

#again #being #better #did #economic

Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story. ↗

— Chris Cleave

#because #behind #fun #i #i think

I started studying mythology, just on my own. Joseph Campbell, mysticism. ↗

— Antoine Fuqua

#i #joseph #just #my own #mysticism

I'm taking a philosophy class and regretting it with everything in me. I'm taking one college class per semester. Philosophy is studying what you already know and dismantling it. I thought it would be right up my alley. I can't tell you how much it's not me. ↗

— Helen Hunt

#already #class #college #dismantling #everything

That was my aspiration, so I was there in a seminary with just boys who were studying to be priests. Pretty rigorous schooling; we never got home, we stayed there all year. ↗

— Peter Jurasik

#got #home #i #just #never

The kind of doctor I want is one who when he's not examining me is home studying medicine. ↗

— George S. Kaufman

#examining #home #i #kind #me