M. Shadows Quotes
The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and everyone talked about Iron Maiden. But they weren't necessarily the most popular metal band in America for a 12-year-old kid when I discovered them.
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The World Cup is every four years, so it's going to be a perennial problem.
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I'd love to do something where I can act and dance at the same time, like on Broadway or in movies.
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More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity.
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All good actors are actresses. The more like a woman they are, the better they act, because a man's salvation is his femininity. Women have stronger sensibilities than men, which allows them to go a bit deeper when they are on and off the stage.
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Once every five hundred years or so, a summary statement about poetry comes along that we can't imagine ourselves living without.
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I wanted to get a taste of what it would feel like to be a mum. I've always had a strong maternal instinct and ideally I would love one of my own.
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The best time to release a film is on a festive date like Divali or Eid, or at a time when there are no big films three to four weeks before or after.
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We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative art.
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I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.
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I've always kept a low profile, and I like it that way.
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I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I was put with a group of 7-year-olds.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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The symbolic value of having an African-American president has certainly eased some racial tensions in America, but they're not gone.
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If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are trying to get on a TV show.
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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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Twitter means all my friends are in my computer. All my ideas are in my computer. I can do whatever I want in there; I'm kind of... bionic.
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Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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When I read a script, I try not to judge the characters. I try to have an open mind and really see what it makes me feel.
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As much as the banking system may not be terribly popular, it is an essential part of the economy.
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I've been touching instruments since the day I was born. My mother is Brazilian, and she listens to Brazilian music. My father was a musician, and I've seen pictures of him when he was in a band playing guitar and piano. He loved country music, Frank Sinatra, and stuff like that.
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You're really lucky as an artist if you get a role that changes you as a person.
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There's nothing wrong with having a plan. Plans are great. But missions are better. Missions survive when plans fail, and plans almost always fail.
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The first Maiden record I ever got was 'Piece of Mind,' and I only got it because I thought the artwork was cool, and everyone talked about Iron Maiden. But they weren't necessarily the most popular metal band in America for a 12-year-old kid when I discovered them.
