Ivor Novello Quotes
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
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If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.
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It's something that I do every year - every Ramadan to be exact - taking an 18-hour flight back home to Malaysia from Los Angeles. I'm born and raised in Malaysia, and Ramadan and Eid has always been my favorite time of the year.
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For me, one of the important things about keeping vocally healthy is warming up and making sure I'm aware where my voice is at, drinking lots of water and getting plenty of sleep, and just taking care of myself with exercise and eating healthy.
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I am an advocate of education. It is the panacea for all that ails us in our society.
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Fashion should be playful.
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My white counterparts are always pushing the line, and they are fearless, so why can't I do that, too?
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I want to make sure the people we elect to office believe in America.
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I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.
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An actor matures with experiences, and the more the emotions he/she has been through, the greater the intensity of performances.
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I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.'
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The kitchen is the heart of the house.
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Sometimes I will click on a random sequence of notes- not to actually use it in a song, but to see if I can find maybe a simple pattern that I can build off of.
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The fans are especially amazing in Mexico. You look out your window, and there are fans that stay out there all night long.
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The reason 'Hamilton' works is because there is no distance between that story that happened 200-some-odd years ago and now, because it looks like America now. It helps create a connection that wouldn't have been there if it was 20 white guys on stage.
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Comic-Con fans are so affectionate, and it's always a lovely way to start a new season.
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The point is that I am such a big fan of Puccini and that Butterfly is the most difficult and complete role that you can imagine. Just to sing it with a good voice is not enough: it asks tears from your soul. I am very emotional on stage, and the music is so tender that I suffer for real when I am singing it. So I cannot do many performances.
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Every night is different, a ball of thread that unrolls differently.
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In this new world where art is willfully misinterpreted to score points and to distract, simply doing the work of an artist has become a political act.
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I've lived on my own since 17, and when I found I wasn't working all the time, I ended up starting a small theatre company called Red One Theatre.
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I don't really know the story of the Pied Piper. I don't read stories, first of all. I just remember either a rabbit or a rat leading people out of the village with a flute. That's all I can tell you.
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Because the Advanced Placement Examination test is the required end-of-course examination, it cannot reasonably be viewed as a service or program for which a fee may be levied.
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I'm a performer. I've tried everything there is.
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I thought my dad was a scientist when I was young. Seriously. Because people would come up to me, and they would be like, 'Your dad is the smartest person that I've ever met.' And I was so young, so I'd be like, 'Well he just put me on a time out, so I don't agree.'
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When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
