Jon Brion Quotes
Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.
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My hands were constantly blistered or bloody; my ears were always ringing. I tore through drumheads and drumsticks like there was no tomorrow.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.
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I don't think it's an exciting thing to move back in with your parents.
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There are so many songs that I could not sing the way I wanted to. When such songs come on television or radio, I shut them off or leave the room.
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All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their history and interrelatedness. And they are all talking at once!
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Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy.
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Pictures can be devastating. Who allowed John Kerry to get himself photographed windsurfing in a flowered swimsuit? Anyone in the real world in that operation?
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When you make a movie independently, you raise the money beforehand, and then you make the movie kind of by yourself.
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Everybody has a Bill Murray story. He just punishes people for reasons they can't figure out.
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Every actor's deepest desire is to reach a huge audience. So, I don't look down upon commercial cinema... there's a beauty in it that you understand sooner or later.
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I've never felt any huge intrusions into my personal life.
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When you make the finding yourself - even if you're the last person on Earth to see the light - you'll never forget it.
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If I'm going to the gym or the shops to get food, then I don't need to do anything - I'll just put on a pair of sunnies, and that's enough.
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Every poll shows that most journalists are Democrats.
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What is it to be normal, at 12, at 78? What is it like when you can't grow up?
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I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself.
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There's absolutely nothing that the God I believe in cannot do.
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I never wanted to retire. I wanted to kind of shift my work pattern so I could stay fresh and invigorated, and use the experience that I had gained in 30 years, but in a slightly different direction.
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I just am not good at math.
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I'm really into California art from the '60s. I like a lot of Bay Area artists, like Nathan Oliveira and Bruce Conner.
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The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.
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First love is alright, as far as it goes. Last love – that’s the one I’m interested in.
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Brian Eno developed systems to keep himself on edge and to keep himself in a position where he's generating ideas.
