Max Richter Quotes
If somebody says, 'Well, what are your favorite composers?' really, what they are saying is, 'What are your favorite composers apart from Bach?' Because obviously, Bach is your favorite composer if you are involved in music at all.

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Sometimes when I visit schools, kids will interview me for the school newspaper. They ask me questions and my answers tend to go on and on, and they try to write down everything I'm saying as quickly as they can. And one day, a kid holds up her hand and said, 'Do you think you could just answer 'yes' or 'no?' Aren't kids wonderful?
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I never thought I wouldn't succeed. Not because I thought I was good-looking - I just thought I would make it.
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The business part of it can be very vexing. You always have to keep certain metrics and everything. Because all I can do is make a good show.
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With this business, you have to learn to go with the flow. Not being able to grow in comfort is a beautiful thing when you're uncomfortable, so just embrace it and roll with it, and you'll come out stronger.
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The real drawback to the simple life is that it is not simple. If you are living it, you positively can do nothing else. There is not time.
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I'm an old-fashioned girl, and I didn't believe in living with people, so I guess I married for the wrong reasons at times.
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The first Indy was definitely the one I remember. It's my favorite race I've ever done. It's the most memorable race I've ever done, for sure. Even more than when I won. I just remember everything about it.
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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.
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The interweb's got a weird vibe.
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When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.
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I used to get a shiver if I thought about holding balloons, because I was scared of floating away.
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People can be inspired the way I've been inspired by music.
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Whenever I see the Hong Kong flag is flying in the sky, not because of anybody else, because of my efforts, I think it's the most proud time of my life.
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I always said punk was an attitude. It was never about having a Mohican haircut or wearing a ripped T-shirt. It was all about destruction, and the creative potential within that.
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I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.
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I'm often accused of being prudish, but the opposite is true.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.
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I used to measure the heavens, now I measure the shadows of Earth. Although my mind was heaven-bound, the shadow of my body lies here.
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I don't have any message in the music. Music will be fine as long as you take care of yourself.
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When I first became aware of music, it was probably the same way a lot of people do - even more suburban or rural people - from my older brothers playing music.
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Time doesn't go. Time stays. We go.
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My mom has always been a caregiver, and she's perfect in this role leading my foundation.
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If somebody says, 'Well, what are your favorite composers?' really, what they are saying is, 'What are your favorite composers apart from Bach?' Because obviously, Bach is your favorite composer if you are involved in music at all.