Titled Quotes

Nick: I fell asleep at a photoshoot once I just sat down on the couch and it was the release of our (self-titled) CD so I was so tired. I looked at something, closed my eyes, and woke up an hour later. I heard someone say, "are you ready to do your first shot?" And I was like, "Yeah." But I had no idea where I was or anything. It was pretty hilarious.

Music is also supposed to be fun. On this record, (titled `III`), I really had the desire again to jump back into some good-time, fun-loving songs.

My songs are really never titled. Sometimes I call it one thing. then I change it.

As a director, my goal is to be completely open. Just look at how I portray sex in my films. They`re considered shocking and obscene because I like to carefully examine human sexuality. It has to be realistic. I really like documentaries, therefore, reality is important to me when I do fiction. It is often related to my own life, my Dutch background. The art scene in Holland has always attempted to be realistic. The Dutch painters of 400 years ago were meticulously realistic. The example I always like to use is a marvelous painting by Hieronymus Bosch titled "The Prodigal Son". It is a painting of a brothel, and in the corner is a man pissing against a wall. You would never, never find something like that in an Italian, French or English painting of that epoch. The Dutch have always been more scientific, interested in detail; certainly less idealistic and more realistic. The sex scenes in Vierde man, De (1983) ("The Fourth Man") and Turks fruit (1973) {"Turkish Delight"] were based on real experiences I had or a friend had. It`s very personal. Of course, I must admit that I love to shock audiences.

I was glad when I got the call back to do the episode for "Without a Trace." Doing drama is a very welcome departure from comedy. Although I love doing both, I like to change it up a bit once in a while with roles in serious drama. I appear in the episode titled "One and Only" on the 5th season of the show.

When I got a call to do the voice of Johnny in an episode of "American Dad" titled "I Can`t Stan You," it was a great opportunity to be a part of a really funny cutting-edge show on television. I really got into the character and I was able to do some improvisation, which allowed me to mix in part of my personality into the script.

(n Third place in the news category went to Catherine Kavanaugh and Christy Strawser for a series titled) Church breaks gun laws ... consistently good, thoughtful coverage of a sensitive issue.

This was a silly experiment. ... It has been well documented that great white sharks prefer brisket over bacon. These men had no business attempting such a dangerous experiment. I myself pioneered the study of great white shark food preferences and published the definitive work on the subject titled: Great White Shark Food Preferences: A definitive study.

(In a report titled) City Distress, Metropolitan Disparities and Economic Growth, ... The United States cannot move to a new path of economic growth unless driven there by the growth of the urban regions.... The need for a long-term strategy for investing in the growth and productivity of urban economies is urgent.