Joel Madden Quotes
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When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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Tone is somewhat totalising in that, once I locate it, it tells me what kind of syntax to use, what word choices to make, how much white space to leave on the page, what sentence length, what the rhythmic patterning will be. If I can't find the tone, I sometimes try narrating through the point of view of someone else.
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In many films, as many different characters, I've killed many different people.
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I'm not slim. I'm a curvy girl: I've got thighs and a bum. I don't mind baring the fact that I've got a bit of cellulite because everybody has. I find it off-putting when everybody on telly is the same size or looks the same build. For me, it's important for people to watch someone normal.
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I guess my main influences are Jesus, rock 'n' roll and ex-wives. In that order.
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You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get twenty opinions.
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Take your average couscous salad, and it's almost always a sloppy mush, no matter how much attention has gone into getting flavours in there.
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I believe that everything has a shelf life.
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During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.
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I own a home in Kyoto, Japan actually on the temple on grounds in Nanzenji that is going to become a Japanese art museum.
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A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls.
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When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.
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I approach 'Fast & Furious 6' the same way I would approach a Sidney Lumet film. Getting into character's getting into character.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.
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I was able to do well for myself, make a statement in the league. I had a heck of a time doing it, but at the end of the day, it's about me and my family and being comfortable and being fun.
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It's not a good idea to always look for new frontiers, especially when you have opportunities in your existing businesses, in your own backyard.
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I sent people to the penitentiary as fast as I could, never thinking about whether they deserved it.
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I mean, gosh, my first tours I ever did were with the Ramones and Iggy Pop and Love & Rockets.
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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
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I suppose I'm always looking for a sort of acuity of perception either in my characters or about my characters.
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Instead of going out and shooting people, why don't you go start a band.
