Bright Light Bright Light (Rod Thomas) Quotes
I like being immersed in other peoples’ situations, I find that very inspiring. I don’t like to look inwards too much when I’m starting to think about records or different songs. I’m a keen observer. It’s endlessly fascinating.
Quotes to Explore
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In my opinion, all relationships between people have some sort of violence, and it is central.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
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I love sailing but hate cruise ships.
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Anything that I can do with Jennie Garth, I would love to do it. I really like her. I got along with her really well, and I enjoyed her perspective on life. I think she's really talented and very, very funny.
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I always try to live in the moment.
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You make a movie with some people, you become friends over the process of making this movie and then... you go your own way.
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Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren't in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.
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I had phenomenal parents. They kept me very grounded, and I lived a normal life.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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There will be times when you just can't seem to land an acting job, and you feel like giving up. Don't! The only way to realise that dream is to keep working hard for it.
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Why must everybody like you?
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There is a reality - so subtle that it becomes more real than reality. That's what I'm trying to get down in photography.
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My dad taught me how to fish. When I am stand in a trout stream now, and I have the waders on, and I've got a fly rod in my hand, or I am fishing for bass, I think of sitting in a boat with my dad. How can that be a bad experience?
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I feel I'm often misunderstood by critics. People project a lot or exaggerate the subjective fragility simply because it's frightening to them.
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I do believe in ghosts, or at least in some kind of persistent spiritual echoes of the past in certain places.
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I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.
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I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.
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I was born in the U.S., and that's who I rep. Although when the winter Olympics come around, I'm pretty partial to Norway's success and what they do.
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I only feel sorry for weak people. And mostly what I've come to find is that the weak people are the ones that are the haters.
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There is something I like about talking to journalists that really goes beyond promotion because you aren't just talking to the journalist, but you are talking through them to people who presumably are fans of the Rolling Stones. The interviews give you a chance to say a few things and maybe clear up some of the things people read about the band.
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I like being immersed in other peoples’ situations, I find that very inspiring. I don’t like to look inwards too much when I’m starting to think about records or different songs. I’m a keen observer. It’s endlessly fascinating.
