Weird Al Yankovic (Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic) Quotes
One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
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I am sick and tired of the process where everybody tells you that Indian companies don't have the technology and capability. We need to put money where our mouth is and make things happen, and that is what we are trying to do.
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The nations of Africa, as is true of every continent of the world, from time to time dispute among themselves. These quarrels must be confined to this continent and quarantined from the contamination of non-African interference.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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If I'm going to change, my life and experiences should change me for the wiser and more profound.
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When I'm in the studio, I don't finish the song and say, 'That's going to be a big ringtone.'
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As the mother of two daughters, I have great respect for women. And I don't ever want to lose that.
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I've been called Mr. Patient Money because I have the patience to work through challenging circumstances.
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I love the secrecy of writing fiction. When I write a novel, I don't tell anybody what I'm doing. I'm living in my private world. And it's a great sensation.
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I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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No person, not even a congressman, is above the law.
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When I write in Hebrew, I don't look for sophistication in music; it's just pure emotion that comes out.
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I could see myself in a white nurse's uniform, working unnoticed for many years and at last dying, unknown, unmarried and unsung.
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We must not let daylight in upon the magic.
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.
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I think that if you're improvising on TV, it's a great way to help the dialogue between actors and writers.
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Donald is very happy with his lovely wife, insert name here.
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All you need is the courage to believe in yourself and put one foot in front of the other.
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I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum.
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There doesn't need to be a God for me. There's something in people that's spiritual, that's godlike. I don't feel like doing things just because people say things, but I also don't really know if it's better to just not believe in anything, either.
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I want to get the maximum out of my career. Football is my life. And when my career is over, I want to look after my family to help my children. That is all.
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One of the hardest things I've had to deal with in my career is keeping my material topical even though I only release albums every three or four years.
