Frank McCourt Quotes
They know it's a forty-minute showdown, you versus them. … They have you by the balls and you created the situation, man. You didn't have to talk to them like that. They don’t care about your mood, your headache, your troubles. They have their own problems, and you are one of them.
Quotes to Explore
-
There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.
-
I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.
-
If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
-
Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
-
Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
-
I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
-
I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.
-
Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
-
It's a very rare and fortunate position to be able to make movies with two of your best friends who happen to be really amazing actors and writers.
-
When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
-
Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
-
Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.
-
Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game.
-
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
-
Sometimes living in a room that's badly designed isn't the worst thing in the world. Trust me - this is a fact! Living in a room that has no design whatsoever is even worse. I've learned this from my many clients over the years that have moved into new houses and just can't figure out where to begin.
-
That's me, man - I'm a lover not a fighter.
-
I'm reading scripts just like everybody else. Tin cup in hand, knocking on doors, trying to get a job. It's tough. They don't make as many films these days, and there's a lot of guys that are fighting for jobs.
-
No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
-
All history is the history of unintended consequences.
-
The worst of all diseases is a nervous ability.
-
It's challenging to open for someone: You've got to prep the audience, get them in the mood, and get their attention if they don't know you. You're going to show them what songs you've got. You've got to leave your mark.
-
My practice schedule is not constant and changes a lot and depends on my moods also.
-
They know it's a forty-minute showdown, you versus them. … They have you by the balls and you created the situation, man. You didn't have to talk to them like that. They don’t care about your mood, your headache, your troubles. They have their own problems, and you are one of them.
