Captain Beefheart Quotes
I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
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I realized, 'Oh, it's easier to get what I want if I embrace the sex symbol thing.' Microphones are more in my face, and I can say things about the kids that I mentor and open more access to more doors.
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I'm terrified of therapy because I don't want it to mess with my creativity.
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My kids like their eggs with catsup. I like mine with salsa.
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Classic cable TV may have hit its peak, but it's still a huge force, and the streaming apps of many cable networks still require you to authenticate that you're a paying cable customer every time you want to use a new such TV app.
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Writers write for one reason: to create an emotion in the reader, to reach across and make them feel something. You want a reaction. Yeah, it's nicer when the reaction is to throw flowers than it is to throw brickbats, but you have to accept both equally.
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At some point, you decide to take something you really like and turn it into a business you love.
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My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.
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There is only one thing keeping us from having heaven on earth: we can't believe it! Why? Because we don't want to be wrong - so we'll be right and make it hell!
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Just watching Jack Lemmon made me want to get into this business.
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Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.
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I naturally want to be provocative.
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The best thing about being immensely wealthy is not having to be in any particular place at any particular time doing a particular task you don't want to do.
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The only thing I've kind of missed is finding a really good western that I want to do, because I watched westerns a lot.
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I'm just observing. I don't ever want people to think I'm preaching at them or wearing them out.
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Like many other kids, I liked watching anime.
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When you leave, you basically want to go eat, because I talk a lot about food in my act. So when you leave, you leave hungry.
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If you want to change a country, you're going to be bumped every now and then.
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I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like - as long as you're not compromising who you are.
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Oh, come on, ladies. God wouldn't have given you maracas if he didn't want you to shake 'em.
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Kansas City is one of the most convenient airports in the nation.
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You have to find the right situation, and you have to be in that right mindset where you can give everything you have to that. Because whatever I do, I want to be the best at. I want to be the best husband. I want to be the best father.
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I definitely feel more comfortable in my own skin since turning 40.
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I don't like getting out when I could be painting. And when I'm painting, I don't want anybody else around.
