Butch Vig (Nevermind Man) Quotes
You need 10,000 hours to figure out how to be good at something and I agree with that to a certain extent. It's like everything you do to lead up to a great recording or great performance is everything you've done in the past and you can't just, it's rare that someone wakes up in a void and goes and wakes up and makes the most brilliant recording or performance.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was 11, I realised that I did not have to live the life my mother had: school, marriage, children, apartment, summer house.
-
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
-
My mind is vacant on names, but I know him as well as anything. When I need names they drop out of my head; when I don't need them they drop back.
-
A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
-
As a college student, you're depending on your scholarship money, money your parents send you. So I guess when people start talking about big figures, it doesn't hit me.
-
Moderate people are able to be moderate and have free speech only because there are some people on the fringe.
-
What's great about HBO is they just care about quality. They care about the brand. They're not worried about ratings; obviously they want people to buy subscriptions, but they just want people to be into what's on HBO.
-
I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard to deliver results for the middle class - a leader with the courage to do what's right, no matter how tough the odds or how powerful the special interests we have to fight.
-
A lot of people like to run in plays because it's a nice, steady job.
-
Without a dog, you'll be without at least one creature who thinks you are the smartest, most decent and heroic human being on the planet.
-
I have a sidekick, Keith Robinson, who's very funny. I've known Keith for over 20 years; he's my best friend.
-
I'm going to try to tell stories and let each tale skate its own way into dark or light territory as the needs of the story steer me.
-
Social change isn't something you should do just to help pad a resume. Follow your passion.
-
If you're an independent voter, I'm willing to bet that you were not too happy at the prospect of hitting the polls on November 8, 2016. But let me guess – you did it anyway because after all, it's your civic duty, right?
-
The finest lesson I've learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when I'm judging myself.
-
Facts are to the mind what food is to the body.
-
When you watch a film, a huge part of it is the music and the coloring and everything that comes together to create such a unique film. So, reading the script, I had no idea what it was gonna be.
-
'The Week' is my favourite magazine. Everyone from presidents to CEOs of companies love it, politicians, people in the massive charity business in America, in the arts and even more especially in the media.
-
I'd also like to do a play. I've never done theater, and constantly changing and refining a performance is something I'd like to do, even though it may sound like work to some people - and it probably is work.
Nastassja Kinski -
I've been dancing since I was seven, but I never really developed a regimen until I was on Broadway and responsible for a professional performance every night.
-
The way something looks is the last thing we figure out.
-
You need 10,000 hours to figure out how to be good at something and I agree with that to a certain extent. It's like everything you do to lead up to a great recording or great performance is everything you've done in the past and you can't just, it's rare that someone wakes up in a void and goes and wakes up and makes the most brilliant recording or performance.
