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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My aunt is the director of the acapella group Black Voices. I was so struck by them as a child. They sang with such passion and conviction. By the time I turned 15, I had plucked up the courage to ask if I could join the group. Acapella is a different discipline from singing with an accompaniment - it is much more exposed.
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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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On long haul flights I always drink loads and loads of water and eat light and healthy food.
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I had a good time working with Russell Crowe, Ron Howard and Ed Harris. It was a great cast and Russell worked really hard, doing tons of research and questioning everything.
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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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It's remarkably easy to dig up enormous amounts of information about individuals, without their consent.
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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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Anecdotes are factoids of questionable provenance, burnished to a high gloss, often set in gilded venues and populated with familiar names as background atmosphere, purged of ambiguity in the interest of keeping the narrative flowing smoothly.
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We must first get over the myth that older workers can’t innovate.
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My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing, and I can only do one thing at a time.
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The first thing I ever heard about synthesizers, they were being used in rock.
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He can thread a needle with a well-turned phrase.
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When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
