John Tiffany Quotes
Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place.
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People are like, 'What's Game of Thrones about?' I'm like, 'It's in the title.' For real, this is a game for the Iron Throne. No matter what character you are, you're sucked into that at some point.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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I love the idea of animation just because it removes the actor from the character, and you can be anything. I've been devouring 'Adventure Time' and 'Archer.' I'd love to get my hands dirty on either of those shows.
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But in action, one defies one's character.
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The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.
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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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I just love, love going around and traveling and bringing the music to people. They just make you feel so happy that you came.
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What happens with every role, you have to trick yourself, you have to creatively find ways to explore the mental state of your character.
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I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life.
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My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
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I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.
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It's time to stop obsessing about overhead and start focusing on progress. Change charity, and charity can change the world.
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For the 'Riddick' character, I try to get as ruthless as possible, and I want to be a machine.
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Any quality player can adjust well to the different demands. It is like a good tennis player who is expected to adjust to the clay at the French Open, the grass at Wimbledon, the hard courts of the U.S. and the heat of the Australian Open. A professional is expected to do all that.
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Music is part of the life of fashion, too.
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Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes.
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Maybe in music you're making an auditory environment and maybe you change your environment around you to suit your own way.
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R&B is the one thing that has influenced every kind of music. Every artist that there is, from those that are sung the most to Adele - you know, she was so influenced by so many R&B artists and soul music - it's clear in her writing that that's where it comes from.
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What I like to do is just make good music, good movies, hopefully perform a good show full of energy and just have some fun.
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Most things I get hired on, I get hired because I improvise something funny, or they just think I look weird.
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I've never been a fan of directors who clutter a piece with all sorts of crazy preconceptions or weird ideas.
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It applies in any business. Shoemakers should be run by shoe guys, and software firms by software guys, and supermarkets by supermarket guys. With the advice and support of their bean counters, absolutely, but with the final word going to those who live and breathe the customer experience. Passion and drive for excellence will win over the computer-like, dispassionate, analysis-driven philosophy every time.
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Why leave the nut you got for one you don't know?
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Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place.
