Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (Taj Mahal) Quotes
As a solo performer, it's total involvement. What I do is to break down the wall between audience and performer.
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I think people like musicals. And when done with a modern comedic sensibility, musical comedy can be the most efficient delivery of both storytelling and jokes.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
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As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
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I really enjoy getting to go and play on other people's shows for an episode or two. It adds such variety to my repertoire.
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NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.
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I find dates, in general, horrific. We have to sit there and ask these questions and pretend to eat a meal, and it just feels so stiff.
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Whatever good or bad is said by former cricketers is considered gospel. Our media should not blow out of proportion the opinion of former cricketers.
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I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
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I did feel pressure to look a certain way on 'Hollyoaks.' But I just had to stay strong and not let myself get into a state of mind that isn't healthy.
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We have a world minus a whole lot of talent that has stepped out of contention for leadership, only because they don't want to seem too aggressive, too smart, unattractive, or too male.
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Fashions have done more harm than revolutions.
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I grew up on Marvel and, like, '2000 AD.'
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I just want us to all have a good time and to party and enjoy this life, because it's too short. It's too short.
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I entered Yale in the fall of 1951, and about November of that year, Bill Buckley published 'God and Man at Yale.'
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I sleep better on the road than I do at home. I'm used to sleeping in a million different hotels. I'm not home very often, so when I get home, I have things I want to do.
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I think I'm a songwriter. I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such, maybe a little more on guitar, but certainly not piano.
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If you have a mental model that says big corporations are fundamentally greedy and selfish and exploitative, you don't really want to have an exception to that model. It's much easier to say, 'Yes, Whole Foods has been corrupted.'
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Johnny Depp gave me the best advice. He said, 'Keep your feet on the ground. Stay grounded. Remember where you came from.'
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When you're acting and directing, you're standing there acting with another actor, and you're trying to do your performance, and at the same time you're watching their performance, and making sure the lights are in the right place, and if the person is wearing the right wardrobe. All these things are going on in your head.
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We have little bags we pack specifically for touch-up makeup if you're chosen for the top 16. I knew I had to sneak in my banana because nothing calms my nerves like it! I don't know if it's the potassium, but I need it before I get on stage because it always calms me down.
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As a solo performer, it's total involvement. What I do is to break down the wall between audience and performer.
