Alexis Korner Quotes
I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else.
Quotes to Explore
-
Always remember that the most important thing in a good marriage is not happiness, but stability.
-
You're only as good as your last song. That's something somebody told me, and it's so true. You've just gotta keep putting yourself out there, even promoting 'God Made Girls.'
-
My coach is pushing me harder than ever to make sure I stay at a good level.
-
I'm a good Muslim and I'm only interested in Islam.
-
There have been numerous tips and numerous people offering advice. I appreciate it because it all comes with good feelings from the heart. But some of it we'll apply, and some things we won't.
-
My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
-
You know how you can be romantic? You can be romantic by going to a beautiful setting, sitting on a park bench, and getting good ole-fashioned golden arches, a.k.a. McDonald's. That's probably the best I can do romantically.
-
Film has always been a really good tool for me to communicate emotion about why I create a collection. I'm probably one of the first designers to make short films.
-
But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
-
I'm not good with blogs and social networks because those things come and go. By the time I am used to one thing, a new type of social media is already trending.
-
It doesn't matter what you feel - ultimately, it's what the audience feels. You can finish a scene and think to yourself, 'Oh, God. I was so deep in that moment,' and find it just didn't play. I don't know if I have very good radar about that or not.
-
I think it's very hard to find a good friend. That's why I'm so lucky to have two sisters, because they're my best friends, and they have to be with me forever. They're stuck with me.
-
About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don't do anymore, but they were good. And I don't smoke.
-
I wanted to make good records. But my problem is I've got a low boredom threshold, so I wanted it to look and sound different with each album, which is really tantamount to suicide, cause people lose it, they lose it - they say: 'I like that, and that's not this.'
-
Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren't going to read it. Even if you are going to give it away. Even if you aren't interested. Not just for the author but for the bookstore. It's karma and just plain good manners.
-
Even in my darkest times I knew I had a good future ahead of me.
-
Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
-
Tales of cheating on school and college tests are rife. There have been instances where teachers have given students test answers in order to make themselves look good on their performance reviews. Mentors who should be teaching the opposite are sending a message that lying and cheating are acceptable.
-
I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be feeling good - but when I was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, I became really, really conscious of my health.
-
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods; For nothing now can ever come to any good.
-
I'd love to go back to Broadway if there was a place for me there. I would absolutely go back; it's just a part of me.
-
My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves.
-
I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.
-
I'm a compulsive musician, but it's also a bloody good way out of having to do anything else.
