Moon Unit Zappa Quotes
I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.
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A bowler is his own captain. I know what needs to be done, what the ball is doing. If you don't know where you are going to bowl and where you think the batsman will hit, then how can you tell the captain what you want? You are the judge.
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I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.
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If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.
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I just want to make a classic. Classic is the standard. I'm just trying to make music that will last a lifetime.
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I have really high expectations for myself, so I just want to go out there and compete.
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!
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I don't ever want to do stuff just for the sake of it.
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Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
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If you want to start reading Swedish crime fiction, you have to start with Sjowall and Wahloo.
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When you leave, you basically want to go eat, because I talk a lot about food in my act. So when you leave, you leave hungry.
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I don't want to worry about maintaining an air of decorum that's not natural to me.
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If I weren't a performer, I would be still be writing and songwriting. Plus, I also really want to get into producing.
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Grandparents who want to be truly helpful will do well to keep their mouths shut and their opinions to themselves until these are requested.
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We want you to pay attention.
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He's so sophisticated... Kanye is like 'Fifty Shades of Grey,' he's interesting, so you want to be around him.
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I may look like a laid-back Hawaiian, but I'm 240 pounds, and when I'm walking around that kitchen, you don't want to get in my way.
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'Alias' was very action-packed. 'G.I. Joe' and 'Conan' were very action-packed. It's been established that I can do action, which is great, but now I may just want to make out with a really hot guy.
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I'm not thinking about the next record really yet. I kind of want to do a bunch of stuff with Jonathan Zawada, the guy who did the album art. I'd like to do some crazy art installations and design some weird synthesizers and work with other people and make some fun stuff for a bit. Maybe tap into virtual reality stuff or maybe write another record.
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All I can say is that I am not one of those writers who want 100% of their book in the film. I recognize that film is a different medium and the filmmaker must have the right to bring some new elements to the table, provided the soul of the book is preserved.
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Don't hate the arising of thoughts or stop the thoughts that do arise. Simply realize that our original mind, right from the start, is beyond thought, so that no matter what, you never get involved with thoughts. Illuminate original mind, and no other understanding is necessary.
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I'm too much of a big kid.
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I don't want to lose my name because that's how I know myself. There is a legacy here.
