Alex Kapranos Quotes
You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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Well, the crazy thing for me is I think out of anything that's happened in the last year, all the success, people always ask what do you guys do with the money? I don't think they realize we're not really making any money.
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If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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I have known I was destined to live in Goa the moment I first stepped foot on the Panjim docks from the ferry from Mumbai, when I was 18.
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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase.
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I was never really acting. I was not taking it seriously. Acting was very much a hobby for me. It wasn't really until I was finishing college and doing it sporadically that I began to take it seriously.
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Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
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The difference between Tinted Windows and Hanson shows is a lot of just repertoire. Hanson has been a band for years - we have a lot of songs to pull from and it's a different dynamic - a common kind of thread. With Tinted Windows - it's kind of a little like 'hey, we're this new band.'
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The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
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If you're losing, just be a man; be a man and lose as a man.
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No, I worked a lot for European television, doing documentaries in Brazil.
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In the year 3000, everything will be instant.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
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Every four years in the presidential election, some new precedent is broken.
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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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At Getty, I would have 20 different options for the same kind of event rather than focusing on the one image that will summarize the story.
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Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
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It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience.
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When they don't have your back on a show, it's the worst feeling ever. That energy trickles down to the cast and crew. You can feel when it's not gonna be a winner. But when you have the support of the network and the studio, it's a really good feeling.
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This is quite a time. Maybe the most unique time ever for me. But I can't thank everyone enough for what they've done for New Orleans. We have really gotten a chance to find out who we are at a time like this. And where we are. We're in the greatest country in the world.
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You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.
