John Cale Quotes
I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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When I read the 'Country Strong' script, I thought, 'Can't they just hand-double it? Can't I just do the rest of the movie and not have to do the performing?' It took me six months to learn to sing and play guitar at the same time.
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Father's Day each year makes me grateful for what my father did for me. This has little to do with our relationship, and much to do with what he taught me.
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If I'm not writing well, I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family, I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.
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The Canadian spirit is cautious, observant and critical where the American is assertive.
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Our obsession with speed, with cramming more and more into every minute, means that we race through life instead of actually living it. Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep.
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If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
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Someone tried to save my soul in a gas station.
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A lot of people ask me what my mom has taught me about modeling. The truth is the things she teaches me go deeper than what pose to make or what my good side is.
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I don't mind Ryan Bader thinking he deserves a title shot.
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I just try to be myself, whatever that is. I don't think about how I'll be remembered. I just want to be consistent over a long period of time. That's what the great players do.
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Most people don't really understand what it takes to get a film made, and the struggles .I think anyone who makes a film goes through their own set of struggles.
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Do you remember the wrestler Andre the Giant? Famous. He had acromegaly.
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You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism – so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
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I really fought to make my character not a stereotype. I play a soap star with dyed blonde hair.
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It could be interesting doing something with Kanye.
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By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
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I think every writer has a book that haunts them, and on some level, every book you write is a reaction to it. 'Lolita' is that book for me. Nabokov's love of wordplay, descriptive detail, artfully complex plots, and his themes of obsession and lost love, are inspiring.
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It should be the historian's business not to belittle but to illuminate the greatness of man's spirit.
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I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides.
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Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.
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I just want to be a great example to younger kids.
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I'm content with making records, but I don't want to be doing the same thing all the time.
