Anton Corbijn Quotes

If you're an artist, it's OK to put your money into your art. The advantage, in hindsight, is that you become the film, and the film becomes you; you breathe it.

Anton Corbijn

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• When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet.

  

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• It's a funny thing about rap, that when you say 'I' into the microphone, it's like a public confession. It's very strange.

  

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• I put my friends and family first. I'm really just a normal thirteen-year-old girl who has a different hobby than most girls my age. Acting is kind of an extracurricular activity.

  

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• Harpists spend 90 percent of their lives tuning their harps and 10 percent playing out of tune.

  

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• Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.

  

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• It is only by not paying one's bills that one can hope to live in the memory of the commercial classes.

  

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• In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.

  

  Nancy Pelosi
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• High school dropouts are forfeiting their opportunity to pursue the American Dream.

  

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• Some people can be choosy because they're ultratalented or lucky or whatever, but yeah, there are certain things that might not be the greatest thing on my resume. But I don't sit back and go, 'Gosh, I wish I didn't do that.' It's all part of the growth of a career, whether you're an entertainer or a librarian.

  

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• If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.

  

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• I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.

  

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• It's a perfectly valid position to not like Shakespeare.

  

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• On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.

  

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• In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.

  

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• I actually started in comedy, but then after 'Deadwood' I started concentrating on the dramas more. But then I just got tired for raping and killing and figured, 'It's time to do another comedy.'

  

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• The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.

  

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• I was able to work with the best musicians in Kansas City starting when I was really young.

  

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• I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.

  

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• I don't object to nine aces in one deck. But when a man lays down five aces in one hand... and besides, I know what I dealt him!

  

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• If you're an artist, it's OK to put your money into your art. The advantage, in hindsight, is that you become the film, and the film becomes you; you breathe it.

  

  Anton Corbijn
  • Money
  • Art
  • Breathe