John Anthony Frusciante Quotes
It's about the music, it's not about just showing people what you can do with a piece of wood with strings on it
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I like to do the splits onstage.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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When civilization takes a nose dive, how can you look away? You've got to be there. You've got to be at the bottom of the swimming pool taking notes.
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I believe that incentivized prizing is the best solution to help unlock the answers to the some of the profound problems that plague our planet.
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I like silence; I'm a gregarious loner and without the solitude, I lose my gregariousness.
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With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
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I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially.
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I think people should know more of Africa in terms of its joie de vivre, its feeling for life. In spite of the images that one knows about Africa - the economic poverty, the corruption - there's a joy to living and a happiness in community, living together, in community life, which may be missing here in America.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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What works for a man, still does not work for a woman - both in terms of how they see themselves and how we see them.
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I'm letting inspiration move me, in whatever direction it may, without concern if this sounds too rap or too indie, or there's too many words in it.
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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Most of the cast and crew on 'Mama's Family' have been together since the 'Carol Burnett' days, so we work really well together. It's like I'm being paid to pretend I'm in show business.
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My heart is in independent film-making. For me, it's where the fun, gritty storytelling is being told.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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I did charity events with the Cup all the time.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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My children are my life. They're so spectacular.
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Having fun is fantastic, and I never want to lose a sense of that - and also, I think, you have to have that to put into your work, or else it's going to feel stiff.
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I can get behind any story that's willing to tell itself without apology.
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I gained weight, and that started a 32-year struggle with weight and exercise and body image problems.
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When I face the media, maybe I don't feel it now, here with you, because it's a different sort of interview, but when I face the media before or after the game, I feel it as part of the game.
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It's about the music, it's not about just showing people what you can do with a piece of wood with strings on it
