Norman McLaren Quotes
The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: the more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... the tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes.
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Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.
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I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading the genre and getting an understanding of motivations. But at the end of the day, it's still a book, and I can walk away.
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I watched so many movies when I was a kid, and I'd watch them over and over.
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I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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The game has basically not changed since I ended my career.
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I'm at a loss for words. But even my loss is amplified.
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Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.
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Before 'Whiplash,' I'd had a string of failed scripts. I'd pour my blood, sweat and tears into them, and no one would like them.
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On Career Day in high school, you don't walk around looking for the cartoon guy.
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When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.
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I keep everything that's private private.
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Fashion should be playful.
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I think I played in Lambeau maybe 14, 15 times. I've played there a lot of times. It's in the teens, double digit. I've had success on that field, won and lost.
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I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
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The heart of the gameplay is still about choice and consequence, which is what I've been doing since the '80s.
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I always follow the same idea: Start small and disrupt to create something big.
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Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.
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Most American writers don't get asked their opinion on current affairs, whereas in Europe and England, we still do. There are writers here who are the most sophisticated commentators, but they're not asked. Like Don DeLillo, who sort of forecast most of the modern world before it happened.
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My best vacation is somewhere I could hide, somewhere warm and not a lot of people around.
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It's naive of adults to believe that young people aren't aware of what is going on in the world. The best thing we can do is confront that to help them navigate it. We can help them say, 'These things are happening. What does that mean for your life?'
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It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team sport is about the smooth fluidity of hand-eye coordination and physical grace, where drumming is much more about splitting all those things up.
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I have a speed, and I have to use it when I play against someone who gives you the space.
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The number of strokes to the inch controls the pitch of the note: the more, the higher the pitch; the fewer, the lower the pitch, the size of the stroke controls the loudness... the tone quality is the most difficult element to control, it is made by the shape of the strokes.
