Phil Collen Quotes
That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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If vaudeville had died, television was the box they put it in.
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I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.
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All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress.
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I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
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Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.
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Given an opportunity, Modi has violated the freedom of press both in letter and spirit. He destroys freedom of the press whenever he gets a chance.
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I didn't really like reading much before I did 'The Golden Compass'. But then my teacher told me to read it. And I thought, 'Oh God, I'm going to have to read a whole book by myself!' It's not that I couldn't read, it's just that I didn't really like books very much. But the book that she lent me I really enjoyed.
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Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.
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We have to tokenize in order to normalize.
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I'm a rock singer, but I love soul, I love blues, and I love theatrical stuff, too, like theatrical rock like Queen and Meat Loaf.
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When you work so hard on making a film, it's all worthwhile when you get to experience seeing that film with an audience who thoroughly enjoy it and react to the movie.
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The 'Outlander' fans are super-passionate.
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Number one I think we should impose a fee or a tax on the transportation of trash per mile.
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He is not someone who went off to play in Europe and only a few Americans follow. He has the potential to be on magazine covers and more newspaper coverage.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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We almost need a revolution in the culture of our thinking about football.
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There is no question we are in an era of people asking, 'Is the Robocalypse upon us?
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I never really got into game shows. The easiest one is 'Wheel Of Fortune' because you just have to know words, and for the most part everyone knows words.
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'Brave New World' dealt with a kind of proto-genetic engineering of the unborn, through really, as many dystopias do, it dealt with totalitarianism. The 1997 film 'Gattaca' updated 'Brave New World,' bringing us to a future where genetic testing determined your job, your wealth, your status in life.
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I guess that I'm primarily thought of as a rocker, largely because of 'Frankenstein' being such a heavy song - you know, it was really hard rock, almost a precursor of heavy metal and just the image of the synthesizer. I happened to be the first guy to get the idea of putting a strap on the keyboard.
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Even with the success of 'Once,' I can't think about making theater straight for Broadway. Too nerve-racking.
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That was the most exciting period, I think: at first, when you get the success on that really large scale.
