Yiannis Chryssomallis (Yanni) Quotes
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I like to prove people wrong.
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It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
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All my friends were non-Muslims. I actually knew very little about Islam - like, very little.
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I like to grow and experiment, and as an artist, it's about kicking the bar up a little.
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Maybe I should pretend like I'm not insecure, but I really am. This movie is going to come out and... will people like it? Will they like Rey?
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Well I love preppy style; I like J. Crew for guys.
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I grew up in different parts of Africa. I grew up in Mozambique and places like that. I've been in South Africa many times.
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I like risky stuff.
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I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.
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I did successfully kick tobacco at the age of 34. I smoked for like 20 years, from 14 to 34.
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But I can't say that I didn't like John Hammond's performances often better than the originals.
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I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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I didn't like the idea of being foolish, but I learned pretty soon that it was essential to fail and be foolish.
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The whole experience on 'Grown Ups 2' was like going to adult summer camp.
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I don't like parties past 2 am. Then it's all losers and weirdos.
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I like happy endings.
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I don't like laziness or cutting corners.
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I don't like critics; I really don't like them. I think most of them are ignorant and don't have a clue!
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I always use the Rolling Stones as the whipping boy for this, but they still play old songs as 90% of their set, and we would die if that were the case.
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In a normal movie, you'd never see one guy talk for an entire page, whether good or bad.
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I'm definitely interested in exploring human contradictions. Contradictions are what make us human - it's what defines us as human beings. Contradictions are what make characters interesting, and I've been lucky to be presented with characters who have a lot of contradictions.
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The filmmaker's got to make it his story and the actors have got to make it their story.
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I don't really like to explain my songs.
