Bill Plympton Quotes
I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.
Quotes to Explore
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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The only time I really eat out is when I'm on the road. Then, I make the same choices that I would make at home - salmon and lots of oily fish and veggies.
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Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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You have the core hip-hop, which would just be beats and breaks, more something like what you hear with DJ Premier. Then you get into the more highly produced hip-hop, which is something like what DJ Khaled does. But at some point, it starts to get kind of pop.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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What gives the artist real prestige is his imitators.
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Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I think what it really is, is that I date creative people. And I think that what intimidates them is not my purse; it's my mind.
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There's always room to volunteer. I think that's a huge space to be involved with.
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I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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Horror films are very effective to me; they have an impact on me. I think that real life things scare me a lot more.
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There's plenty of money to be had. But you also lose your soul.
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I'm always fascinated by the 'who would you like to work with' question. I've never really had an answer; it only really comes as you work with them.
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I feel myself tied to life. To the immensity and complexity of life. Each painting is an impulse towards life.
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Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else.
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I think it reflects well on the state of animation that people are knowledgeable about it and love the fantasy and imagination that goes into it.
