Elliot Cowan Quotes

At a party in L.A., I met this middle-aged gentleman who I was talking to for ages when I asked, 'So, what do you do?' Turns out I was speaking to legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who worked on Michael Jackson's hits. And there was little old me rattling on - I was so embarrassed.

Elliot Cowan

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• There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with.

  

  Sam Graves
  • Problem
  • Nothing
  • Against

• There isn't any amount of money that could tempt me to promote something that I didn't believe in.

  

  Zoe Sugg
  • Believe
  • Money
  • Me

• All men begin their learning with Homer.

  

  Xenophanes
  • Men
  • Learning
  • Begin

• I loved the glamour and excitement of the games and, in particular, knowing the names of each and every one of the referees - that's because my mom, a former basketball player, would yell at them from our front-row seats for making bad calls!

  

  Hannah Storm
  • Bad
  • Mom
  • Player

• I'm as addicted to 'Power' as I am 'Empire.' I'm just grateful. We get a chance to have two phenomenal shows that we can enjoy. So when 'Empire' is over, 'Power' starts. When 'Power' is over, 'Empire' starts.

  

  Tasha Smith
  • Power
  • Enjoy
  • Shows

• Really, I prefer not to read my early books. Not that I don't like them, but I don't recognize myself anymore, like an old actor watching himself as a young leading man.

  

  Patrick Modiano
  • Man
  • Myself
  • Young

• I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.

  

  Dana Schutz
  • Me
  • Difficult
  • Visualize

• There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do.

  

  Aaron Sorkin
  • Great
  • Tradition
  • Kings

• I hope that tomorrow we can all, wherever we are, join in expressing our grief at Diana's loss, and gratitude for her all-too-short life. It is a chance to show to the whole world the British nation united in grief and respect.

  

  Queen Elizabeth II
  • Life
  • World
  • Hope

• Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.

  

  Frances McDormand
  • Goal
  • Gift
  • Adulthood

• I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.

  

  Gary McCord
  • Eye
  • End
  • Short

• People ask if I walk around and pinch myself. Yes, I do.

  

  Natalie Massenet
  • People
  • Myself
  • Walk

• The most enduring stories in literature generally have some kind of crime at their center, whether it's the bloody butchery of 'Hamlet,' the lecherous misanthropes of Dickens or the lone gunman from 'The Great Gatsby.'

  

  Karin Slaughter
  • Great
  • Kind
  • Literature

• As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.

  

  B. D. Wong
  • Food
  • Control
  • Living

• I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

  

  Dan Quisenberry
  • Security
  • Watching
  • Cause

• I hate going to bed. I read scripts, clean, listen to the radio - I've fallen asleep to 'This American Life' more times than I can count!

  

  Zoe Kazan
  • Life
  • American
  • Hate

• I definitely want to come back to Cleveland. The coaches, the team, everything about the situation, it's perfect for me.

  

  J. R. Smith
  • Team
  • Me
  • Perfect

• On YouTube you can tell what countries are watching and I've definitely noted a strong Australian following. You can plan your tours around where the love is on Twitter and YouTube - before, you couldn't tell.

  

  Imogen Heap
  • Love
  • Plan
  • Countries

• I never think any song really feels like a 'hit' - a song either feels good or bad, in my opinion.

  

  Astrid S
  • Good
  • Bad
  • Song

• The best are the ones built without controversy, when the owner, the architect, and the builder work together.

  

  A. James Clark
  • Work
  • Together
  • Best

• It's been a pretty amazing experience, getting to go from 'Bosch' to 'The Vampire Diaries' back-to-back, with a little 'Castle' in between.

  

  Annie Wersching
  • Experience
  • Pretty
  • Amazing

• I've always connected with music. Life's not always what you see; it's what going on in your head. Music is what comes out of your subconscious.

  

  Ed Westwick
  • Life
  • Music
  • Always

• I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to music. I like studio gear. I'm always looking it up on eBay and seeing what I can afford.

  

  Eliot Sumner
  • Up
  • Music

• At a party in L.A., I met this middle-aged gentleman who I was talking to for ages when I asked, 'So, what do you do?' Turns out I was speaking to legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who worked on Michael Jackson's hits. And there was little old me rattling on - I was so embarrassed.

  

  Elliot Cowan
  • Music
  • Party
  • Gentleman