Adam Rapp Quotes
I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, 'Well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct.'
Quotes to Explore
-
Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.
-
If there's a strange way to do something, I would certainly like to know about it. I feel that I owe that to my public.
-
Beethoven's importance in music has been principally defined by the revolutionary nature of his compositions. He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure.
-
I'm not convinced about marriage. Divorce is so easy, and that fact that gay people are not allowed to marry takes much of the meaning out of it. Committing yourself to one person is sacred.
-
Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
-
I'm a wuss - a complete wuss!
-
I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
-
I am not some goddess that dropped down from the sky to sing pop music; I am not some extra-incredible human person that needs to be told how wonderful they are all day and kissed.
-
The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
-
You can't create a monster, then whine when it stomps on a few buildings.
-
I'm not a cheater, but if I win Olympic gold and people are looking at me and saying I am a cheat because I've won, it's hugely disrespectful given the hard work I've put in.
-
I think, like any artist, those baby songs are not the best things you've ever written, but they count because they're you're first attempts at creating art and expressing yourself.
-
It's the rich you can terrorize. The poor have nothing to lose.
-
I make a living playing rock n' roll. I'm not going to complain about anything.
-
A good leader must be fair.
-
Growing up, my dolls were doctors and on secret missions. I had Barbie Goes Rambo.
-
There is always an easy solution to every problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.
-
It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
-
I use a Bruce Lee technique: 'The way of no way.' He had the idea that he would learn everything, so that whoever he had to fight, he could improvise anything. The best way of starting a gig is just to not think of anything - to clear your mind, not in an empty Zen state, but more just to go on and see where you go.
-
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it.
-
Do you mind if I sit back a little? Because your breath is very bad.
-
The thing I love about golf is that it's all on me. I can't blame another player, the wind, or even blame a bad round on one chunked shot. It's not subjective at all. Meanwhile, acting is very subjective. I can be the best actor and not get the job.
-
I think mental illness is a slippery slope to talk about these days because people are overly diagnosed, overly prescribed, overly everything.
-
I had a sort of bad experiences as a playwright early on, when directors were putting in huge concepts that I didn't intend, or they were stylizing something that was compromising the play, so I started to think like, 'Well if I'm going to fight against this, I should learn how to direct.'
