John Zorn Quotes
I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading.
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Anyone who knows me knows what I'm about - how much I'm into empowerment, equal rights and everyone just loving themselves.
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My kids are free to do what ever they want. Because I only advise. I don't make them do anything.
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It's healthy to have interests besides books.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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I sing to Jesus for Jesus now. This gives me pure joy... worship!
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I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.
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I've always been extremely physically active.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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I feel like, growing up, I watched football, obviously, and you see great players, and as a fan, you want to watch the best you can possibly watch, and you want to see what's capable of being made.
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I like cinema. I am very fond of it. But from time to time I feel like having some time on my own.
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See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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When I'm not near the girl I love, I love the girl I'm near.
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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I was one of those girls in class who always had her hair in plaits, was always with the boys, always playing football in the street.
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Writing and directing might be a red herring, and really I'm just re-examining what it is to act, to do it well and do it properly.
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Our true nationality is mankind.
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I work very regular hours, roughly 9 to 5:30. I think I have it much easier than a lot of parents. I just sit at home, I have a very flexible timetable, and I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.
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I didn't really grow up with any traditions. I grew up in a pretty liberal household in Southern California. I think that's part of my interest in thinking about heritage. I don't have a second language or cultural heritage in that way.
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People say my ego is grand. I think it's in proportion to me.
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I've got many, many demons that affect me on many, many levels. A few years ago, I was convinced of that - I thought I truly was possessed by the devil. I remember sitting through the Exorcist a dozen times, saying to myself, 'Yeah, I can relate to that. I really wish I knew why I've done some of the things I've done over the years. I don't know if I'm a medium for some outside source. Whatever it is, frankly, I hope it's not what I think it is - Satan.”
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Criticism is okay, encouragement is better!
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I'm getting ready to write a piece now, and it's been six months thinking about it, changing the instrumentation, changing the name, doing more reading.
