Elvis Mitchell Quotes
It's so funny: whenever there's a new technology introduced, there's always this fear it's going to end entertainment as we know it. When records came around, they were going to be the end of live music. Nobody would ever want to go see live music again.
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I was probably never going to get to do the kind of things dramatically that I really wanted to do, so I returned to theater from time to time, and to write, and produce. It's by no means sour grapes.
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Moral authority has been laid to rest, world opinion is no more than a game show and the difference between good and evil is about as relevant as changing channels.
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I listen to Helmet - and I love Helmet, they're a great band - but every song sounds the same.
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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.
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I feel like, for me, different environments are very important to me creatively. I think it's my norm to be on the move.
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I've never been a partier.
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I don't really love to perform in music. Some people like it more, but it's not my thing so much, but just the writing, when you get the lyric, and the lyric just goes just the right way, or you find the right bridge that takes you to the solo, and those moments are tremendous, and it's difficult to portray.
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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.
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Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate.
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I let characters be human and flawed and relatable. When we do things that aren't that great, we can understand it.
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I like to have something to base a role on.
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
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But I'm so slow on it because I find it terribly hard writing blind on computers. The computer speaks to me, but it's just so slow, I'm so terribly slow using it.
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I think the fact that I made enough noise in the world that I might be remembered is an amazing achievement. You can't ask for more than that.
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I talk about Beyonce too much. I am a diehard.
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We never have business meals at El Bulli. If it's about business, you're probably not paying much attention to the food.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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How high can bitcoin go? The real question is how low can the dollar go?
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We're all very fond of a black box in our living room that works on diminishment of images, that spoons somebody up in a very limited way. It can be a reduction at its worst.
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I've always wanted to have a book published - it was a dream of mine, but the thought of actually writing a book made me feel really sick.
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I am an optimist by nature and believe strongly that technology can be brought to bear to create alternatives, even in crisis situations.
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It's so funny: whenever there's a new technology introduced, there's always this fear it's going to end entertainment as we know it. When records came around, they were going to be the end of live music. Nobody would ever want to go see live music again.
