Ed O'Brien Quotes
If we get the music across, then that's the most important thing. If you can still make it intimate.
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With my son, I tried not to be so judgmental and tried not to push him so hard. I didn't want him to feel that everything or that our love for him will be based on how much he has achieved.
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To be honest, once you've driven around for about five, 10 laps, you don't notice a difference.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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There is an idea of democracy produced by one-sided thinking.
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In the beginning, I found it hard to give my songs away, but now I've realised it's exciting, and it's only making me better.
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People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?
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It's never been seen that a street artist go as far as I've gone - keep consistent without wanting to do a bunch of ventures outside of music to keep my face out there.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.
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We want to be two-way players; that's the best thing.
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I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.
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All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen.
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With all of the qualities of the scene-setting, the dialogue, the place and time and the time and place in which your characters move. And I want to move with the characters, move with them and describe the world in which they are living.
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My education was very tough.
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Movies, particularly the big hit movies, are all just special effects. But on television, the writers are in control of the shows, and they control the scripts.
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Doing representations of real people is not my strongpoint as a visual artist, and I know that.
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The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world.
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The social and industrial structure of America is founded upon an enlightened citizenship.
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When they raise your hand, Oh my God, the feeling is unbelievable.
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Music has always been my passion for as long as I can remember.
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In my life, looking at other women who have been pregnant while writing, I always feel like it's kind of their most musical or the closest to themselves. I think for me it's such a validating moment, you know. I always knew I wanted to have kids, and I've been making music all my life.
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I think it's just constantly on my mind: wanting to help people, not just with music but with my words. I feel like I want to do that for people.
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If we get the music across, then that's the most important thing. If you can still make it intimate.
