Andre Previn Quotes
I've had the healthy and sobering experience of constantly working with music that is invariably better than any performance of it can be.
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It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it. The extent and complexity of the problem does not matter was much as does the willingness to solve it.
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
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I work so hard, but... everything just goes my way! It's insane!
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I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.
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We ignore slow environmental changes unless they are crisis-driven, such as hurricanes in Florida.
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In the spring of 1936, I was introduced by friends to Jean Tatlock. In the autumn, I began to court her. We were at least twice close enough to marriage to think of ourselves as engaged.
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Among famous traitors of history one might mention the weather.
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The biggest public mistake I ever made was that I chose to do 'Criminal Minds' in the first place.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Adulthood is not a goal. It's not seen as a gift.
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A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.
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I was never one of those surly teenagers who doesn't smile. My lovely godfather said it was always lovely to see me because I was the only teenager who smiled. And I was so in awe of him, I thought it was one of the best things anyone had ever said to me. So it made me want to live up to what he said.
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You're always facing the top defenders in this league. To go out there and do your best, that's all you can ask for.
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We've come into the world of '1984,' but it turns out to be '1984'-Lite.
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The presumption of innocence, the benefit of the doubt, walking without worrying - these should not be hallmarks of white privilege. They are human rights - human rights - that should be enjoyed by all.
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I like writing people from a slightly sharp angle and then throwing more light on them. I think in life we see somebody and make judgments very quickly about who they are and what they are. Or we think people are boring because they appear ordinary.
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I have a very all-over-the-place lifestyle. The people I know who are married - 90 percent of them have houses and live in the same place and sleep in the same bed every night.
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He that would run his company on visible figures alone will in time have neither company nor figures.
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I think the life of an actor is very glamorous to other people - then, realities set in.
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'SVU' is one of my favorite shows. When I got the call to appear and play myself, I jumped at the chance. Obviously, I went over my lines, but playing yourself is a really great way to get your feet wet in the acting field. I enjoyed being on set and learning as much as I could about the scripted world.
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To me, this degree was an acknowledgment of my work in music.
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In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself speaks to more people.
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I've had the healthy and sobering experience of constantly working with music that is invariably better than any performance of it can be.
