George R. R. Martin Novelist, Screenwriter “I had written three books [Games of Throne], at that point, and each one of them was better than the other. At a certain point, as the books were doing well, I started getting interest from Hollywood, from various producers and studios who were initially interested in doing a feature film. I met with some of those people and I had phone conversations with some of those people, but I didn't see it being done as a feature film.” Book Games Phones ♥ 3
JT James Taylor Singer-Songwriter “I'm always making music. I'm constantly making little musical recordings on my phone or on a little voice recorder I carry with me so I can remember these little pieces of music that eventually becomes songs.” Song Voice Phones ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “Please don't think that I am one of those squishy types who can't handle reality. I have plenty of real-world things to deal with all the time. I have deadlines, meetings, I answer the phone, I get turned down, I wait in lines and am forced to pass for normal all the time.” Thinking Real Phones ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “That's the only interaction I have with people, those talking shows. Most of the people in my phone book are artists, management, producers, engineers. I don't ever call people with, "Hi! How are you?" I say, "How are you? Do you have that 16/30 ready? When do you want me to come into the studio?" That's what I do.” Book Artist Phones ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “I don't have many friends so the phone doesn't ring and no one's asking me to go out and go dancing with them.” Phones Dancing Asking ♥ 3
Henry Rollins Musician, Writer, Actor “I'm usually busy - if you call me at the house, I get about four phone calls there a year - I'm usually running around the house with a pen in my mouth holding onto something, folding it, or doing something to it, and it's always a bad time.” Years Running Phones ♥ 3
Jeaniene Frost Author “Pardon me, but there’s someone on the phone who says they have a call for you.” There’s a call to tell me I have a call?” he asked with heavy skepticism.” Phones Heavy Pardon Me ♥ 3
JL Jenny Lewis Singer-songwriter, Actress “I felt like hip-hop was my music, it was like my outsider music... but then my mom started answering our phone, 'Yo, what's up.' She was hearing me talk to my friends. I was like, 'No, mom, don't cop the hip-hop talk.” Mom Phones Hip Hop ♥ 3
JD Jim Dale Actor, Narrator “I feel if some kid has sat down and felt I'm important enough to write two pages of words to and take up a lot of his valuable time, then he deserves a few words back, or even a phone call as I have done on a few occasions.” Writing Kids Phones ♥ 3
JA Jo Ann Davis Author “Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.” Home Phones Cells ♥ 3
John F. Kennedy Politician “At the start of 2005 the idea of downloading a song to a mobile phone was an idea, by the end of the year it was a reality.” Song Reality Phones ♥ 3
John Sexton Photographer “In 1979, I received a phone call from Ansel Adams asking me if I would be willing to consider coming to work for him. I was teaching photography in Southern California at that point.” Teaching Photography Phones ♥ 3
