Will Nicholson
Will Nicholson
William Faust "Will" Nicholsonwas an American politician who served as the mayor of Denver, Colorado from 1955 to 1959...
although began failed learned poet poetry prose
So I really began as a failed poet - although when I first wanted to be a writer, I learned to write prose by reading poetry.
bats good hitters pitchers swing tough
When you swing the bats like that, you're going to be pretty tough to beat. It was a good day. The hitters did a good job. It wasn't like their pitchers were slopping it up there.
music realized
The music wasn't going to happen, and I realized I had read so little. I didn't know my way around any century. I was very under read.
again american-novelist pick
That was the problem with reading: you always had to pick up again at the very thing that had made you stop reading the day before.
dorm exciting life somewhat studied
I was very shy and somewhat awkward. I studied too hard. And to have this exciting dorm life was a whole new thing.
blues found singing
We found her singing at a blues bar, ... where she was waitressing.
broke couple ended plays
We broke down a couple of times out there. But we ended up with more plays than breakdowns and that's the important thing.
either hoping
We're hoping for the best, but there's not much you can do about it either way.
clear dealt gretzky media reason wayne
Wayne has dealt with the media before. I think he's made it very clear where he is in this situation. He has not been involved. So there's no reason for Wayne not to be here. If Wayne didn't come that's not right. We want Wayne Gretzky to be here.
dignity great treat
We want to treat them with great dignity and respect,
bad
Once you've been really bad in a movie, there's a certain kind of fearlessness you develop.
sit
Well, I'm not going to sit here and pretend that I haven't been a rogue most of my life.
bloody cut far fool left regrets school short trip
When I left school I went on trip around the world-I only got as far as Australia, but like a bloody fool I cut it short because of a girl. It's probably one of my big regrets in life.
calm corrected identified played problem rest
We were calm and collected. We got together. We identified the problem and corrected it. We played the rest of the game.