Antonia Thomas Quotes
My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing the same thing but then realised straight acting was for me.
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It's a luxury to not have to just be performing with other people to have my music heard.
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I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
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The music is just so rich and part of the culture there. I suddenly felt like I needed to go on this mission to make sure we save New Orleans because - not that I can save anything - but it's so much part of what this country is, this whole mix of people coming together and doing this thing.
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There's nothing like a music festival. People are ready to have a good time. I don't think anyone comes to a festival going, 'I'm gonna be a complete bummer today.'
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I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
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If we're going to go really deep, we're all trying to live forever. My music is my way of doing that.
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My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon shows on Broadway.
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I really like Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj's song, the 'Bang Bang' song. It's the new 'Lady Marmalade.' So good.
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I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.
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I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
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It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.
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I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
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Our music attracts the people that we rap about and make music about, and they come out and actually do it.
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Music is part of the life of fashion, too.
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My mother was an activist; so was my father. They came from a generation of young Somalis who were actively involved in getting independence for Somalia in 1960.
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Music has become so ever-present in our lives. You can't walk through a shopping mall or go into a restaurant without what we used to call Muzak.
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You're born with a certain love of something. Music was my first love, and that's the world I work from. Growing up, I was surrounded by artists, so my upbringing supported this lifestyle.
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My playing music is strictly for fun. When I was in a band, I was really excited to talk about it since I had never really played music to that extent. It was never meant as something I would consider as anything more than having fun with my friends. But I think I would enjoy writing music for the movies that I'm working on.
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Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt.
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Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.
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I've had a terrible career.
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My father was a classical singer of baroque music, and my older sister was in musical theatre, and I thought about doing the same thing but then realised straight acting was for me.
