Ry Cooder Quotes
You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
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I always said there's no way I'd work in America because I'm too weird and I'm too old, but somehow it's happened.
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I don't get acting jobs because of my looks.
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Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.
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I get bored pretty easily and I don't want to get locked down in one profession.
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My heart is mysteriously alive in the world of sounds - a totally different dimension from the daily life.
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The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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I think what probably happens when you put two awkward/clunky people together is that their awkward/clunky world seems like a normal world.
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I am not afraid to go to jail.
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Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.
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My music is bejewelled, it's colourful, it's romantic, it shines.
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Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights.
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I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
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Because many of us have been in game shows for some time, there's always someone around who can share a story of Johnny O or Jay Stewart that I never heard.
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You can be romantically interested in someone and love them and still, I think, be really interested in things and a certain lifestyle that person might provide.
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I'm half living my life between reality and fantasy at all times.
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I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers.
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The wonderful thing about acting is that you can use all of your talents and interests in your work.
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The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts.
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We often speak of domestic terrorism and hate crimes in the same breath, and there is a fine line between the two, and certainly overlap in some cases.
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Today, certain people file for bankruptcy, businesses and individuals, and it no longer has the stigma it once had. Now it's almost considered wise, a way to regroup and come back again.
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You have to be able to improvise and respond to what's going on around you. Then you might get a good piece of work done.
