#usual

Stories had always been told about male genies coming out of bottles, but they were usually fat, old men. Never had the genie been a gorgeous woman, so that idea really appealed to me, and I created the series based on that premise. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

#always #appealed #based #been #bottles

Jerry reversed the usual formula of the superhero who goes to another planet. He put the superhero in ordinary, familiar surroundings, instead of the other way around, as was done in most science fiction. That was the first time I can recall that it had ever been done. ↗

— Joe Shuster

#around #been #done #ever #familiar

I don't make decisions with my head anymore. If I don't get the go ahead with my gut, I usually back out. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#anymore #back #decisions #get #go

Usually I design the lighting and when I have the physical set there, I'm not good at going out loosely and saying, 'Do you what you want, give it to the editor, and he'll figure it out.' I physically then walk on with the actors and I say, 'Let's walk until you guys feel the space works for you, and tell me when all that happens.' ↗

— Tarsem Singh

#editor #feel #figure #give #going

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything. ↗

— Maggie Smith

#anything #because #find #funny #happy

Usually when I go to a place for the first time, unless there's something historical or spectacular that nature has to offer, the first thing I like to do is see what's on the minds of the people. ↗

— Patti Smith

#first thing #first time #go #historical #i

I write early in the morning, usually after reading portions of at least half a dozen newspapers on the web. ↗

— Alan Dean Foster

#dozen #early #half #i #i write

We're conditioned in this country to believe that if there's a problem, the black man is usually the culprit. ↗

— Wesley Snipes

#black #conditioned #country #culprit #man

I'm so single. It's funny. I'm usually a relationship girl. I love being in love and having a partner in crime. But it's good to be your own partner in crime. God, that makes me sound like I have multiple-personality disorder. ↗

— Brittany Snow

#being in love #crime #disorder #funny #girl

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes pretty well. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

#everything #goes #key #pretty #script