Bryce Dessner Quotes

I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.

Bryce Dessner The National

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• I like doing a challenging class because it makes me more brave in life. My perception of hardships is now completely different. I'm not whining and moaning inside as much.

  

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• When a pointed question is beaten back with an attack or threat of, 'How dare you...' it's a reliable signal that deception is involved. Trump is a master at this.

  

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• I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.

  

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• When it comes to memories of that iconic type, memories that are burned into you, I have maybe ten or so from my childhood. I'm a bad rememberer of situations. I forget almost everything as soon as it happens.

  

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• But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday.

  

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• I just was in the second round. That's painful, because always is tough to lose, but well, that's sport. You win, you lose.

  

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• My fans are so loving and encouraging. They're with me on good days and bad days.

  

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• We develop our propensity to forgive or not to forgive by what we see illustrated at the early ages of our development.

  

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• I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be bawling right now.

  

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• I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.

  

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• When we were shooting 'Oz,' my wife was doing 'Beauty and the Beast' on Broadway, singing and dancing. It was an interesting dichotomy in our house.

  

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• I've grown up by the beach all my life, and I almost get anxiety if I haven't been swimming for a couple weeks or a month. It kind of builds up, so I try and get out as much as possible.

  

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• Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.

  

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• The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

  

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• When all you've done is work toward being a professional athlete, and then you injure yourself, and you know that you're going to be out for a while, it's gut-wrenching. It almost feels like your life is over because that's all you've ever worked for.

  

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• I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.

  

  Bryce Dessner The National
  • Band
  • Rock
  • Professional