John Corigliano Quotes
The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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I was so proud when I was commissioned into the Army.
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Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.
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I've had the privilege of meeting and/or interviewing most of the top metal and hard rock artists at various points in my career and sharing their stories and music with millions of fans on air through TV and radio.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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The funny thing is, I'm not really a big reader, not a big fan of books in the first place.
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A lot of these people were getting to where they didn't need help anymore. You have to start all over again.
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Underneath this flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character.
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I'm a hoot and a half, I like to think.
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Often, when you're on a movie set, you're miserable. It's cold. You're hungry. You're tired. It's still dark out. And yet, there's no place I'd rather be. It's the happiest I am, and the most calm.
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It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.
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What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.
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I think when you've got a passion for something, it comes out of you, and people can feel it. Then your mind is so geared towards that and how you can improve on it, and you're so excited about performing that it comes together.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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We are a communicating nation which needs access to space, access to the seas.
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Kochi, formerly called Cochin, is a former European settlement with a large Christian population and a seafaring heritage. It is a town of enormous charm that reminds some visitors of the Caribbean more than India.
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I'm not a politician - it's not my cup of tea.
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I find it slightly uncomfortable to see my face on a bus or a poster. I like just being known by my friends and family.
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I listen to music because that's such a huge part of my process; not to sound super pretentious, but that's a big part of what helps me get in character.
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We would like to solve everything that we could on our football team in free agency. That way you go into the draft and you're freewheeling.
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Think of me as the praying mantis of the supernatural world. Aren't those the bugs that bite the heads off the males? Link looked skeptical. Yes. Then they eat them
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I have one friend that I've had since I was born, and she's from Coatzacoalcos. She's not really impressed or interested in the actor's life. My family isn't really either.
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Nothing ruins a good thing quite like knowing you share your opinions with mindless little tits.
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The structural thinking I use in the concert hall is unnecessary to most film projects, and most film composers make better use of the enormous range of pop and other materials and techniques required of them than I probably would, faced with the same challenge.
