Brad Leithauser Quotes
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I've got a couple of bands that I'm working on. The one I'm really excited about, we're called London The Child. It's folky music and it's really cool.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.
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Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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It isn't glamorous until after the film is finished, and you are at the premiere and getting your picture on the cover of magazines.
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Women leading means that Congress is working to create jobs, make quality child care more affordable and strengthen the middle class because we understand that America grows the economy and opportunity from the middle out, not the top down.
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I'd like to help educate kids about the Major Leagues - what to anticipate, what to expect, what they'll need to do to prepare themselves.
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It's cool to express myself, but I've had to learn that doing interviews isn't completely therapy - spilling everything about yourself isn't healthy all the time. But I've been through things that have made me a stronger person, and if I can help some people, I will.
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If epic poetry is a definite species, the sagas do not fall within it.
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The two things you cannot do effectively on stage are pray and copulate.
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I believe fantasy and dreaming can be made a reality. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a VIP.
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I just wanna be a good artist.
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Without the balancing context of everyday life, all you have is the news, and news by its nature is generally bad.
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On a Terrence Malick set, your thoughts are his voice. You think you're thinking, but actually he's thinking for you. He speaks to you, and he's the voice in your mind.
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Whatever you are, you have the right to get married.
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Responsible choice involves consequences, not the least of which are relinquishments all along our way.
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There are interesting forms of difficulty, and there are unprofitable forms of difficulty. I mean, I enjoy some difficult poetry, but some of it is impenetrable and I actually wouldn't want to penetrate it if I could, perhaps.
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At the root of everything I write is tragedy.
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For the self-conscious or insecure girl, technology can become a crippling addiction, an insatiable hunger not just for connection but the elusive promise of being liked by everyone.
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What you learn at university is a good discipline but has little relevance to a real job.
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It is the good who do not sleep.
