Levity, you need levity to feel anything. You need to laugh before you cry. I think films that take themselves too seriously without any levity are missing an important ingredient to the potential emotional impact of their stories.
You can have levity in the film because real people look for levity in their lives.
O God, animate us to cheerfulness! May we have a joyful sense of our blessings, learn to look on the bright circumstances of our lot, and maintain a perpetual contentedness
There are moments of levity. I feel like any great drama has moments of levity, or else it just becomes too hard to watch. 45 minutes of just pain and suffering is not enjoyable. We're trying to entertain people.
It is contrary to the worship that is in contentedness.
The nightingales are singing near The Convent of the Sacred Heart, And sang within the bloody wood When Agamemnon cried aloud, And let their liquid siftings fall To stain the stiff dishonored shroud.
One way to be aware of it, to teach to yourself, is simply to read work aloud. I love reading the endings of books aloud when I start nearing the end.
Great men grow tired of contentedness.
When you have a solid upbringing and a strong sense of place, that sustains you. My sense of home never leaves me.
Nobody leaves this place without singing the blues.
When we turn luxuries into necessities, we jeopardize our ability for contentedness.
Before I was in Girls Aloud, I wanted to be a nanny. But then Girls Aloud started and that ruined that dream!
When I said it aloud, it sounded terribly creepy, which is why I had said it aloud.
It was weird. I joined this band because my life was all about singing. Then Girls Aloud became successful, and suddenly it wasn't just about being able to sing any more. It turned into a beauty contest.
If my singing leaves a long-lasting effect in the mind of the listeners, it is the blessing of the Almighty.
If everybody leaves smiling and laughing and singing and dancing - and most of all, safe - I've done it.