Stewart Copeland Quotes

People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard 'The Police' as an English band but I've clung to my American-ness all the way.

Stewart Copeland The Police

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• After 2012, all of the Washington political consultants and all the mainstream media came to Republicans and said, 'You've got to do better with Hispanics, and the way to do better with Hispanics is to embrace amnesty.' And, look, a lot of Republicans in Washington were scared.

  

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• The ability for consumers to receive broadcast over the air signal is their right.

  

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• My own idea is that these things are as piffle before the wind.

  

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• I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot of assisting, and I learned on the job. There weren't many female directors when I was starting out. I slowly gained confidence and understanding of the theater, but on my own terms.

  

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• People are disappointed when they hear my American accent because they regard 'The Police' as an English band but I've clung to my American-ness all the way.

  

  Stewart Copeland The Police
  • People
  • American
  • English