Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
I haven't read the 'Twilight' books, though I suppose, in general, I thought it might be fun to deflate all of the notions of vampire sexiness, secret societies, the idea that anyone could learn to divide the population of the world between fellow vampires and perishable food sources and expect to retain their humanity, etc.
I think the hardest part about making a scary film is about being able to retain the mystery, especially when it comes to supernatural stuff.
When I was young, in my early films, the freshness, and the raw element in my presence on-screen was coming from my youth, and that naturally goes away with time. But the challenge of an actor is to retain the wonder and innocence alive.
Blake & Murphy were winners, I was a winner, and winners usually gravitate toward each other. They helped me, so I helped them in any way I could. I knew they were able to retain their NXT Tag Team Championship on their own, but when the matches weren't going the way they wanted, I made sure to step in. We were an unstoppable group.
Retaining culture takes effort and persistence and discipline. It's a commitment, not a flag. You can't just pull it out and wave it about when it's convenient.
When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.
That's something that I think the best artists retain - the ability to invite you into their small, intimate inner space, and let that be what radiates.
Litigant. A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
European businesses will want to retain free-trade access to the U.K. - their biggest export market.
