Wait for those unguarded moments. Relax the mood and, like the child dropping off to sleep, the subject often reveals his truest self.
There's no life without humour. It can make the wonderful moments of life truly glorious, and it can make tragic moments bearable.
The three great moments of my life had to be the concerts of Ellington in 1938, Dizzy in '48, and Ella in '52.
Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.
I just got one last thing, I urge all of you, all of you, to enjoy your life, the precious moments you have. To spend each day with some laughter and some thought, to get you're emotions going.
A lot of those little things that I really like doing are just moments of cool articulation, just little moments of phrasing that probably go over everybody's head.
Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles.
There were moments when I really just thought, I don't need anything and I don't need anyone. I just want to go away and disappear.
There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.
The sexy moments for me, I wasn't thinking of them as sexy. I was thinking of them as more specific to my character. So it was necessary for my character's development in the movie, so that's how I played it.
It made me alive to the fact that the most important thing sometimes is what isn't said - to prepare for moments of revelation that can be read entirely on actors' faces without dialogue.
My favorite moments in the show are when I stand by myself and sing.
There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.
Our moments of inspiration are not lost though we have no particular poem to show for them; for those experiences have left an indelible impression, and we are ever and anon reminded of them.
Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.