Adam Jones Quotes
There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad.
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All of a sudden I'm an actor, and I spend a decade trying to fit in and realising that I didn't, really. Sometimes in the right circumstances, with the right people, it felt OK. But other times it was a bit more jobbing. I didn't fit the mould, somehow.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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Never fear to deliberately walk through dark places, for that is how you reach the light on the other side.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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Think and grow rich.
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We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.
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I don't like to read reviews. Even the good ones you start to analyze: 'Oh, did I do that? I have to make sure I do that again.'
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When I come up against a director who has a concept that I don't agree with, or maybe I just haven't thought of it or whatever, I'd be more prone to go with them than my own because I want to be out of control as an actor, I want them to have the control, otherwise it's going to become predictably my work, and that's not fun.
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I love, personally, the experience of going to the theater, going to the cinema.
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The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.
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If you employ an army, have money, bombard cyberspace with misinformation, innocent people tend to buy it.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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If we want to recruit and retain high-quality teachers, it starts with a fair wage, adequate working conditions, and the resources and support to succeed. Remember: teachers' working conditions are students' learning conditions.
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I try to support stories that enable us to see the difficulties in our society and the challenges we face, which is why I've also produced documentaries like 'Brick City' and 'Serving Life.'
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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No one's better than me. I'm not better than anyone. Whether it's Eric Clapton or BB King we look straight at each other. And that keeps it real.
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I do not believe in populism. I am not a supporter of radical decisions. Practice has shown that usually these are harmful.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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When we judge, we are always in a psychic space which is circular.
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I would rather be on stage playing to 25 people with a band I love and the music I love than learning dance moves I don't want to do for 25,000 people.
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I guess when I first started writing music, I really had no idea if anyone was ever going to hear what I was writing and almost no intention of people hearing it. So, it was kind of this journal. It was pretty unfiltered.
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There's always the influence of music, film, art and the other things that drive me. I'm usually inspired by my environment and whatever is making me happy or mad.
