M. Shadows Quotes
It's important to know the ins and outs of the music business, but you can also dive too deeply into it and forget that you're really here to make music.
Quotes to Explore
-
If you want to do stuff, you have to be able to handle controversy.
-
I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft.
-
Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly.
-
Often what we do is open our house for various charity events. I don't seat according to protocol. I don't invite people because of who they are in the administration or their positions of power. The few who do come, are there because I like them.
-
I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one.
-
I am healthy and happy.
-
I don't think any actor can be satisfied. I am still in the learning phase and hope I am always in the learning frame of mind in acting or in anything else that I do. That's what makes life interesting and worth living.
-
A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
-
You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire.
-
A lot of people may know my face and know that I'm a good player on the football field, but they probably don't really know me as a person.
-
I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.
-
I want to be scared. I want to keep taking insane risks. I want to be scared because you're going to grow through that whether you want to or not. I don't want to play the same guy. I want to keep throwing curveballs to you guys and keep telling stories.
-
The deadpan brilliance of John McCrea has been underrepresented in music since 2004, when Cake served up 'Pressure Chief.'
-
One has to be fully committed to one's career. Otherwise, there's no point.
-
Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
-
You are the only you. That means you don't lose roles to anybody else. There's no competition, so they either want you or they don't want you, and it's not that they wanted someone else over you.
-
From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
-
As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
-
I was never an actress in high school. I didn't start acting until I was in my twenties. I was just a funny cheerleader. I hadn't even seen a show until I was in my twenties, so I was very late getting into the business.
-
'Scared is what you're feeling,' says Ma, 'but brave is what you're doing.'
-
The centerpiece of 'Law and Order' is the crime, and it starts with the writing. There's a beginning, a middle and an end. It allows the audience to watch any given episode and can drop right in and not feel lost. I think the stark, raw structure has a lot to do with its longevity.
-
My book 'The Exciting Adventures of Boo' was first published when I was fifteen. It is a children's book with ten different stories. In each story, the main character Boo learns a lesson - one of the ten most important lessons I learned as a kid. I also donated all the money from my books I personally sold to my local ASPCA Animal Shelter.
-
It's not a matter of whether or not someone's watching over you. It's just a question of their intentions.
-
It's important to know the ins and outs of the music business, but you can also dive too deeply into it and forget that you're really here to make music.
