One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, STATE of MIND while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and NOTICING THINGS in a normal way.

We cannot remember too often that when we OBSERVE nature, and especially the ordering of nature, it is ALWAYS ourselves ALONE we are observing.

There's a natural set of CONSTRAINTS with mobile PHONES that FORCE you to be a better PHOTOGRAPHER by acknowledging and observing the world around you.

It is POSSIBLE to interpret WITHOUT OBSERVING, but not to OBSERVE without interpreting.

At the moment you are no longer an observing, reflecting being; you have ceased to be aware of yourself; you exist only in that QUIET, steady thrill that is so unlike any EXCITEMENT that you have EVER KNOWN.

I BELIEVE it's WORTH observing terrible things people have done as clearly and rationally as we can to SHOW that our MONSTERS are not caricatures.

I TRY to be of the WORLD, RATHER than just OBSERVING it.

When I did play team sports, I was into soccer and hockey. I loved hockey. And then rock CLIMBING became the thing that GOT me out of Iowa, and I TRAVELED the world for rock climbing. I really loved the, I guess you would say, dirtbag LIFESTYLE of not eating much and traveling the world and slipping into different CULTURES and just observing.

I've developed a habit of people-watching. In Paris, I love watching all KINDS of people walking by from my apartment TERRACE, and while I'm traveling the world, I enjoy OBSERVING all the people in airports.

I look like I'm not listening, but I'm ACTUALLY listening. I like listening to EVERYTHING, OBSERVING EVERYBODY, just taking everything in, and then, in my mind, figuring out what's good for me and what's BAD for me.

I've ALWAYS FELT that Balanchine is my ULTIMATE teacher. I LEARN the most from observing his work and also DANCING in it.

I'm just OBSERVING. I don't ever want PEOPLE to THINK I'm PREACHING at them or wearing them out.

I started DRIVING when I was really YOUNG, at the age of 15-16. It just CAME NATURALLY to me because I learnt it on my own by observing others. Of course, I was never allowed to drive until I was 18, but I would park my parents' car at EVERY given opportunity.

When I play games, I'll make up little stories for just anything. It's ALMOST the game of making up background stories for people you SEE on the street. You know what I mean? I wasn't EXACTLY the popular kid in school GROWING up, so I found myself really observing people, and watching how they interact, and how they REACT to things.