I came from the projects. So there were times I'd wake up at night, and my palms would be itching to get out. But no matter where I was, I always looked at the stars, because there's nothing ugly about the sky. That was my escape.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Who among us has never looked up into the heavens on a starlit night, lost in wonder at the vastness of space and the beauty of the stars?
When I was 15 and playing in Kalamazoo, I ran into a light pole on the side of the court and was knocked out for a little while - when I woke up, I was seeing stars!
Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do.
During the winter my attention was attracted to the changes in the stars and planets in the sky.
The thing I like about astronomy is being outside at night and seeing the stars in a dark sky. It makes you feel small.
When I was younger, I'd make a point of driving to the middle of nowhere and spending an evening with just me, the wind, and the moon. Your skin crawls up an octave. This is what I tap into when I'm working on horror films. I'm just afraid a time will come when I lose touch with that part of myself.
I always start a painting with the sky.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
When you look at the stars and the galaxy, you feel that you are not just from any particular piece of land, but from the solar system.
I grew up in a big sky country. Then I lived in Manhattan, where you can only see the sky between buildings, and then I went into a building where you couldn't see the sky at all. I didn't like that so much.
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