Annie Leibovitz Quotes
I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.
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It's great when a director like Cameron Crowe can take what you do and fit it into what he's doing. If someone's a fan of you already, they can take what you do and make it work for what they're doing. You don't know their vision, and you're thinking, 'How is this guy going to take what I do and make it work in this movie?'
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Both chronic, long-term poverty and downward mobility from the middle class are in the same category of things that America likes not to think about.
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I don't give up on commitments until what I've been asked to do is clearly finished.
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I have an office full of product from brands trying to be in videos and an inbox full of songs from artists, but at the end of the day if the artist doesn't support the brand or it doesn't make sense for the song, then it will never work. What we do is try to pair them up so that both sides are happy.
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Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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In my job I meet many outstanding, world class, British based companies. But we need more companies and more jobs in the companies we have.
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Tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel on Earth. Because producing it consumes so much energy, a gallon of tar sands crude generates 17 percent more carbon pollution than conventional crude oil.
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The effort of every time I put out a video, it was like, 'Okay, I've got to put it on my Facebook, I've got to put it on my website, what's the view count now? What's the view count now? What's the view count now?' You get obsessive with it.
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I really believe musical form will go on. There's got to be a way of making musical form in cinema live again.
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Richard Donner is one of the few directors in Hollywood that can make whatever movie he wants exactly the way he wants it. No one will stop him.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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As I understand, the role of the federal judiciary, the role of our court system, is to provide justice.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I haven't been hit since Leon Spinks hit me in '92.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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I guess music is very global.
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It's believing you can push through the exhaustion just to be able to sing after you do a cartwheel or a split.
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Blind Willie Johnson is a pretty big vocal influence. He can be very harsh, like gargly, gruff vocals, but also just slip into some very delicate, vulnerable soft stuff. I like that combination.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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The Forgetful Vegan: Man that sure was some good pepperoni pi-Oh Fuck!
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You strive to have a good heart. But what is a heart? Just a chunk of flesh that a dog can eat.
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Give yourself the gift of uninterrupted time. It can be the first hour of your day. Or the last hour. A lunch hour. You want time free from phone calls, visitors, mail, things to read. Unplug the phone if you have to. Lock your door. Put a sign on it that warns people of the consequences of entering. Do what you have to and watch the results. One hour of uninterrupted time can double a person's productivity for the day.
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I sometimes find the surface interesting. To say that the mark of a good portrait is whether you get them or get the soul - I don't think this is possible all of the time.
