David Alpay Quotes
Because the intention wasn't always to be an actor, that hasn't been my number one guiding principle.
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I'm a bit of a magpie: whatever I see or hear or read feeds into the songs.
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When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm willing to admit that to myself, then I'll do it, definitely. If I'm worried about being able to do it, to get it - I absolutely just love it.
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You never want to sound bitter about critics, because they're entitled to do their job, too, but I place much more trust in a person who I can look in the eye and someone who I know I share some kind of taste with - so my friends, for instance. For me, a critic is unknown and therefore irrelevant.
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I may have had a lot of luck in my life, but I still need to find a challenge in the game.
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Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.
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Pain is the most private experience, but its causes, whether natural or man-made, demand public accounting.
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Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves.
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The sinews of art and literature, like those of war, are money.
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If you can build a Facebook page and channel the audience to your website, you can generate revenue via PPC advertisement networks like Google Adwords, Taboola, Yahoo! Bing Network, AdRoll, 7Search, etc.
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Americans spend more money on Botox, face lifts and tummy tucks than on the age-old scourges of polio, small pox and malaria.
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The thing that's great about those guys at Miramax is the Weinstein brothers. They are the two funniest guys I've ever met in my life.
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Today's audience knows more about what's on television than what's in life.
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If you're looking for someone to go to Washington, to go along to get along, to get - to agree with the career politicians in both parties who get in bed with the lobbyists and special interests, then I ain't your guy.
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My grand plan is that I can master having a better life by making sure I have a regular flow of songs. Then I can give myself time to tour or celebrate or write a film score.
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I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.
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There are checks and balances and broad separation of powers under the Constitution. Each organ of the State, i.e. the legislature, the executive and the judiciary, must have respect for the others and not encroach into each other's domain.
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Oh salty sea, how much of your salt are tears of Portugal!
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The more you push the budgets up, the more you make records cost $20, the more you make records last 4 and 5 minutes on the radio.
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I have worked hard in my career, but I have been lucky as well.
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I'm sure it's going to be a challenge for him. But the way I look at it is, last year, we went through seven catchers. That was a challenge in itself. If I can get through that challenge, I don't think this year will be too bad.
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The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders.
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Not only must you be an artist, must you be generous, and must you be able to see where you can help but you must also be aware. Aware of where your skills are welcomed.
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Because the intention wasn't always to be an actor, that hasn't been my number one guiding principle.
