Adrian Hodges Quotes
They're classic themes, which is why I think it's such a great story to look at again. The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you'd even die for them, is a great subject.
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It was kind of easier for me to do records that didn't take a year or two years of my life to write and to make.
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I need to be doing different things all the time; it's just part of who I am.
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I'm very strange, I'm not going to lie.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.
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Finding a good band is Iike finding a good wife. You got to keep trying till you find the right one.
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But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
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I was a kid living in New Jersey, who – I'd wanted to make movies since I was a little kid, so that came before music for me. But I started playing drums just as a hobby, and I wasn't even really into jazz that much.
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I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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I think things can surprise you. I mean, I loved Instagram from the minute it started, but I think it surprised a lot of people how quickly it got huge.
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When I started 'Case Histories,' the characters were all going to Antarctica on a cruise. The first part was called 'Embarkation.' It was supposed to be about everyone preparing to embark on the cruise, but it mushroomed into an entire book.
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In a novel, it's hard to keep track of everybody.
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I don't believe in God.
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I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.
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I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.
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Beauty was never really my trip. Maybe those roles are attracted to me?
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I'm not the kind of writer that goes, 'I'm gonna write a song about sunshine,' or, 'I've just heard a phrase, so I'm gonna write that,' and then I write a song. I'll wait for inspiration to hit, and you can't depend on it.
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When you get married and have children, and you start having hits and success and your business starts growing, there's less and less time for songwriting.
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We never did these kinds of loans that really started this mess, the subprime loans. We just never got into that business. We were enticed a lot of times to do so by a lot of Wall Street-type players, but I, frankly, never understood some of this stuff.
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Charity is the filthiest invention of the human mind: first you steal what belongs to everyone; then you use the law and various other means to protect it.
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I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.
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They're classic themes, which is why I think it's such a great story to look at again. The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you'd even die for them, is a great subject.
