Bram van Velde Quotes
My work is independent of my will. My best works are created when driven by an inner strength. This has nothing to do with my will. It is that immediate spontaneity of my intense way of living that makes the difference between my work and a lot of other artists who make art works with their mind.
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If you're in a hit movie, it's good to be in another hit movie straight away.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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I'm extremely fascinated by marriage. I want to study marriage. I want to learn about it. I want to know it. I want to figure out whether or not I want to do it. I'm not just going to leap into it, because that's not good for anybody.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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I think success is very hard work, so, you know, if you work hard and you have some success, you have to give up something.
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I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
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Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
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If I could gain 1,000 pounds and be healthy, I would love to do that.
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I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.
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One time I went into a restroom and a girl followed me in. I signed an autograph for her in the sink. It was pretty funny because she was in a guy's restroom and she wasn't embarrassed at all.
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I hate feeling like a prisoner. I show up somewhere, and I can't explore the city because there's, like, 6,000 to 10,000 people on the lookout for me.
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The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities.
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It's always about the music, never about anything else.
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I think there is a big difference between the music business and music. And my relationship is to music, not music business. I think the business will keep changing, but music won't. Music will be there.
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There's no question that photographs communicate more instantly and powerfully than words do, but if you want to communicate a complex concept clearly, you need words, too.
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People with financial plans are much more likely to feel prepared, even in tumultuous times. They're more likely to feel that their dreams and goals are secure. And, oh yes, they do actually save significantly more.
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I've never had a job. I've never needed to.
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The best mentors present their opinions simply as data and not as direction.
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Ours was a very progressive Protestant family, but my parents were God-loving rather than God-fearing. We went to church, and I still go with my mum and dad when I return home - it's a family thing. I played flute in my dad's marching band, but I had an integrated upbringing. We had a lot of Catholic friends.
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My work is independent of my will. My best works are created when driven by an inner strength. This has nothing to do with my will. It is that immediate spontaneity of my intense way of living that makes the difference between my work and a lot of other artists who make art works with their mind.
