#usually

I don't usually direct actors in the classic sense of that word. Instead, I try to remind the characters before the shoot what's going on in a very simple way. I then watch them, their inventions as actors, approving or not approving what they're doing. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#before #characters #classic #direct #doing

I'm usually trying to react to what the actors are coming up with. And then the environment, and then the story. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#environment #i #react #story #then

There is a common theme, though, in the stories I have told, which are usually associations of characters or families that are formed outside of a family circle. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#characters #circle #common #families #family

Usually when I read something, first of all I'm looking for the story and then when I reread it, I'm sort of checking every part of it to see if every scene is necessary. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#every #first #first of all #i #looking

Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of it to see whether every scene is necessary. You imagine yourself watching the movie, to see whether or not you're losing the through-line of the story. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#every #first #i #imagine #looking

When the movie's on, I usually watch more of the audience. ↗

— Devon Sawa

#i #more #movie #usually #watch

Newspapers are the second hand of history. This hand, however, is usually not only of inferior metal to the other hands, it also seldom works properly. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#hand #hands #history #however #inferior

In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them. ↗

— John Selden

#books #may #name #others #own

Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind. ↗

— Tom Selleck

#almost #also #anything #clay #cleansing

Childhood is a tricky business. Usually, something goes wrong. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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