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I don't believe in using too much graphic violence, although I've done it. It's better to be suggestive and to allow the viewer to fill in the blanks in their minds.
Tobe Hooper
Done
,
Violence
,
Minds
I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.
Ann Curry
Live
,
Purpose
,
Days
I leave a lot open so I can fill it in later. If I don't have any ideas right away, I can fill it in later.
Jaime Hernandez
Away
,
Leave
,
Ideas
It's rare that I actually have a story in my head. I have events or 'what's the next move?' Like, Maggie, 'where's she going to go in this story, where's she going to end up?' Then the story has to fill in the in-between, and that comes as I'm starting it.
Jaime Hernandez
End
,
She
,
Story
There is a cost that comes with moving schools so often and it's not what I want for my son when he gets older, but it did make me very adaptable. I became aware of what was missing from the social structure of each class that I arrived in, and made sure to fill that gap.
Jennifer Ehle
Moving
,
Made
,
Son
On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?
Brad Meltzer
Life
,
Best
,
Strong
I've cheated myself: there are other things I could have done to fill out the bouquet of my career.
Robert Urich
Career
,
Done
,
Cheated
Every evening, I come home tired and have just enough energy to fill out the endless tax forms, to pay bills, not to let my house neglected and to hear the radio concert for an hour.
Fritz Zwicky
Home
,
Tired
,
Evening
I've never been one of those who wanted to fill my calendar up 90 percent of the time.
Gilbert Gottfried
Time
,
Wanted
,
Percent
I fill my life with a lot of 'busyness' in between jobs. Then I work very hard. Some of it is quite unhealthy. It's compulsive. I don't know what to do about it. I'm a little old to change.
Hume Cronyn
Life
,
Change
,
Work
We should recognize that on the day that we are born, our glass is half full. In America your chance to fill your glass the rest of the way up is greater than it is anyplace else on this planet.
Steve King
America
,
Else
,
Chance
Others live on in a careless and lukewarm state - not appearing to fill Longfellow's measure: 'Into each life, some rain must fall.'
Mary Todd Lincoln
Life
,
Rain
,
Live
I must have something to engross my thoughts, some object in life which will fill this vacuum, and prevent this sad wearing away of the heart.
Elizabeth Blackwell
Life
,
Sad
,
Heart
I just thought that I had had my fill for a while and wanted to have a family. My husband was moving to Chicago for his job. And so I went along. And it was a great thing that I did.
Lauren Holly
Family
,
Great
,
Husband
You can fill this table up with people who are racist, homophobic, Satanist worshippers, sexist and we can be arguing but if you put on a song, I guarantee that people will stop and listen and that's what I love about music, it can bring people together.
Charles King
Love
,
Music
,
Together
So many schools have cut the music classes out of their curriculum. We're trying to fill that gap by teaching the teachers how to educate the kids about their musical heritage.
Margaret Whiting
Music
,
Trying
,
Kids
My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.
Ron Moody
Business
,
Words
,
Night
Conservatives need to know how important it is to fill out the census. It is one of the only things our Constitution specifically asks of U.S. citizens and boycotting will just help liberals expand government even further.
Patrick McHenry
Government
,
Help
,
Important
I shall have less cause to regret the carrying my intended purpose into effect, foreseeing that you may immediately fill with advantage, the vacancy which will presently happen.
Henry Laurens
May
,
Happen
,
Regret
I am fond of depicting the lives of young folks for one thing, and if you have parts for girls or young men, you must absolutely have young people to fill them - that is generally acknowledged now.
D. W. Griffith
Men
,
Young
,
Lives
I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill.
D. W. Griffith
Time
,
Young
,
Less
For actors, you've gotta sometimes fill in your backstory.
Anna Gunn
Sometimes
,
Gotta
War is eternity jammed into frantic minutes that will fill a lifetime with dreams and nightmares.
John Cory
Dreams
,
War
,
Lifetime
I think that most people who write about music just want to fill some paper. They're not really interested in getting to the heart of something. Otherwise, they wouldn't write what they write.
Tim Gane
Music
,
Heart
,
Write
I am not yet born; O fill me with strength against those who would freeze my humanity.
Louis MacNeice
Strength
,
Humanity
,
Against
Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent.
Jared Sparks
Age
,
Great
,
Men
The purpose of population is not ultimately peopling earth. It is to fill heaven.
Graham Leonard
Purpose
,
Earth
,
Heaven
The world 's a theatre, the earth a stage, Which God and Nature do with actors fill.
Thomas Heywood
Nature
,
God
,
Earth
The North Koreans want the international community to feed their people, fuel their factories and fill their bank accounts. If North Korea were a self-sufficient enterprise, we would have a much bigger problem on our hands.
James D. Thurman
Problem
,
Community
,
Hands
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