Ben Dolnick

To learn a piece on the piano - even a simple one - has proved every bit as agonizing as writing a chapter in a book, every bit as tedious and hopeless and halting. But this is not to say that the piano hasn't helped my writing. It has, just not in the ways I expected.

American Writer

Michaela Watkins

My rule of thumb is to always do what's on the page first. Then you can talk to your director about playing with it. Improv frees me up in a character, but I would be mortified if the writers who agonized over their words assumed I thought my improv was more valuable.

American Actress

Rose McGowan

I'm not really one of those people who goes and writes some big back story and agonizes over characters. I think you kind of can get it. For me personally, it's just kind of more instinctive. But I don't have kind of an acting background. I fell into it accidentally.

Jane Siberry

I try not to agonize over my lyrics, though, because that can come across in them. Some lyrics come more easily than others and some you have to spend a lot of time on, but I think you have to watch that you don't take the life out of them by worrying too much.

Canadian Musician

Sherilyn Fenn

There is something at work that's bigger than us. It's about having a trust in life and being at peace that things are happening the way they should. You do what you do as well as you can do it, and then you don't worry or agonize about the outcome.

Tony Goldwyn

The more decisions you make, the better, statistically, your odds of success are. And what I also learned was, it doesn't matter: anything can be fixed. When you're directing, you can agonize, but you can't indulge. Stuff has to happen.

American Actor

Andrew Shue

When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am.

Kristin Scott Thomas

As actors, we're always asked to portray and react to these extreme circumstances, otherwise it's not interesting. They are agonizing things to think about.

English Actress

Julianna Baggott

Writing is my obsession, my passion. My relationship with it is one of the most complex and agonizing and richly vexing that I have in my life.

Novelist

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

English Politician

Indicates not just concern but deep emotional struggle.

Emotional Weight

Often implies a long duration of distress, not a quick decision.

Extended Suffering

Used mainly for significant, life-changing decisions or concerns.

Serious Decisions

Suggests a profound effect, with possible long-term implications.

Deep Impact

Carries connotations of deep emotional pain, not just a minor worry.

Anguish

Can prompt dramatic action or difficult confrontations.

Forces Action

Used when carefully considering potential negative outcomes.

Risk Assessment

Can lead to inability to make a decision due to overthinking risks.

Decision Paralysis

Reflects a thoughtful, often stressful, process, rather than a quick one.

Depth of Thought

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