Homework – Page 11

A new thing I’ve

A new thing I’ve been doing is just making sure I clear off my desk and try to only touch a piece of paper once, so I get the mail, open it up, deal with it then. My son’s homework, or what I get from his teachers, the same way. That way, it’s not nagging … Read more

I don’t strive for

I don’t strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids’ homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I’m shooting next. Balance. Adina Porter

Having gone through editing

Having gone through editing process, I can see that in actor’s faces there’s point where they’re not managing their performance and that’s, I think, the best place to be. You’ve done the homework, you’ve learned the lines, at that point you just sort of let it out. Ralph Fiennes

To create guilt, all

To create guilt, all that you need is a very simple thing: start calling mistakes, errors – sins. They are simply mistakes, human. Now, if somebody commits a mistake in mathematics – two plus two, and he concludes it makes five – you don`t say he has committed a sin. He is unalert, he is … Read more

Even when I was

Even when I was out on tour I used to fly home on the weekends to be with my girl and be with my family to see my kids grow up and just be there for them. When they started going to school it was like that too whether it was homework or if I … Read more

I’ve been an actor

I’ve been an actor for 10 years now, and if anything I want to talk more about my dad. He taught me that even if you get past the casting director’s door you’ve still got to do your homework: you’ve still got to work hard. Rafe Spall

When I was a

When I was a child, all problems had ended with a single word from my father. A smile from him was sunshine, his scowl a bolt of thunder. He was smart, and generous, and honorable without fail. He could exile a trespasser, check my math homework, and fix the leaky bathroom sink, all before dinner. … Read more

If you can, start

If you can, start your own business while you’re working another job so that your bills get paid. Choose something that you love, so that when you’re exhausted when you come home from work, you’re actually looking forward to your 3 hours every night that you can apply to your business, either after your kids … Read more

Like most parents, I’ve

Like most parents, I’ve been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: ‘What is the point of geography – the pilot always knows where we are going?’. Answer: ‘If you didn’t know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn’t be able to put them right because you wouldn’t know where they live.’
A. A. Gill