Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (T Bone Burnett) Quotes
Joe is a thoroughbred. He has all the talent and skills it takes to be a champion.
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First of all, I try to be a positive role model.
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I was fortunate enough to visit a lot of beautiful places around the world. The most astonishing and memorable experiences were my trips to Africa and Australia.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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The big things I've had are things I bought myself.
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Bands develop their own weird ways of doing things.
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I think, as far as branching out with acting, it would take something really right on the mark to distract me from music, because music is everything to me.
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I'm a holy man minus the holiness.
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'Whiplash' scared me. I feel you should only do projects that scare you to some degree. I get motivated by those sorts of feelings.
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Even though it seems like there are a lot of parts, there is really tons of downtime in the acting world.
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The only instrument I can play is piano. Whenever I make songs at home, I play the piano and make them on the piano.
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The technological revolution at home makes it much easier for computers to do our work.
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VaynerMedia filters the world how humans interact. This is how people are going to make buying decisions.
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I once rode a motorcycle across Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco!
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There are lots of things I am not good at. I'm not that good a singer. And I'm a good dad but a lousy husband because I work far too much and am not at home as much as I would like.
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I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.
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Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.
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If anything, game development is even more of a team effort than making a movie, so for individuals to get credit for making a game is absolutely insane.
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During the holiday season, it's easy to forget that sometimes the best gift of all is simply the gift of time. I can't think of anything a writer would appreciate more than being given time and space to work.
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Never compromise on hiring the best talent. Build value, not valuation. We have never used tactics like giving discounts, cashback to make customers use our product. This way no one can create a sustainable business.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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Everybody believes that capital punishment is wrong, but when they look at certain cases, they're quick to say, 'Put them to death,' or scream 'capital punishment.'
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In addition to fines, violators of decency standards could be required to air public service announcements serving educational and informational needs of children.
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I'm mystified by the stuff that doesn't work. I'm mystified by what's going on in the critical side, too. Stuff I like is getting trashed and stuff that is being praised I think is terrible. I don't really feel in sync with what's happening, but at the same time, what I think keeps me afloat is that I try not to be, and don't want to be, very indulgent. I try to make the films as lean as possible, and to not spend a lot of time crawling up my own ass creatively.
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Joe is a thoroughbred. He has all the talent and skills it takes to be a champion.
