John Williams Quotes
I'm not a frustrated concert composer, and the concert pieces I've done have been a small part of my work. What I've sought there is instruction, variation from the demands of film and relief from its restrictions.
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No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.
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I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.
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I didn't expect to have music as my main thing. I always thought I was going to be a lawyer. When I graduated, I was doing really well with my music in Malaysia. I had stable income, and I had really good momentum in the music industry, so I had to make a decision whether to stop that and continue being a lawyer.
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Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.
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No one could ad lib like Peter. You would think that it was all scripted, he was so poetic, but it wasn't.
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In the future, everybody is going to be a director. Somebody's got to live a real life so we have something to make a movie about.
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Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
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But for my faith in God, I should have been a raving maniac.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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I'd like to, when it's all said and done, say that I have at least a few stories that I feel proud of.
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I work grief and sadness out of my body when I dance, and I bring in joy and rhythm.
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Betty Shabazz was the wife of a man who challenged a government that was historically unjust. She was harassed and placed under surveillance by the Nation of Islam (NOI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
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As much as possible, I try to encourage people to use stunt men because that is really their job.
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People have given me the freedom and believe in me enough to say if I want to do these things that I will find a way to make it work. I don't know if they think I'm crazy, drug damaged or just an old weirdo.
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'Newsies' is definitely aerobic! The boys have to do a lot more than I do in the show, but for 'King of New York,' the big Act Two tap number, I have to be warmed up or I will hurt myself.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.
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I have been very fortunate to have been able to make a living from what I love to do best – performing and singing for people.
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To me, the most important thing is to wear something that I love and feel comfortable in, and Christmas is a great opportunity to get one of my old favourites out.
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The problem with venality in business is that getting outraged about it makes it easy to miss the systemic problems that venality often disguises.
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Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?
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I'm not a frustrated concert composer, and the concert pieces I've done have been a small part of my work. What I've sought there is instruction, variation from the demands of film and relief from its restrictions.
