Billy Joel Quotes
Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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When 'Mulholland Dr.' was voted the Best Film of the Decade, that was very meaningful for me. That film opened up incredible doors for me, and I believe that that was the reason I was given opportunities to play all kinds of characters.
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To me, doing a gay pride show is one of the most fun things. My first show that paid more than $10,000 was in a gay club on New Year's Eve in San Francisco.
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I can go to a country song, go right into it and make it sound authentic. And I think that's because of my ear as an impressionist.
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I started acting when I was seven. And I went to a local drama school which is very well-known in London. Because of that, I started getting jobs, and I worked all the time as a child, pretty much non-stop.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I went to a Catholic all-girls school, and we would play cassettes of music we liked, and when it was my turn, they would laugh at my choices. I would play Billie Holliday, Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf, but it was fine; if I had to listen to their choices, they had to listen to mine.
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As actors, we put in our best, but when people don't like a film, you have to learn to deal with it. I've learnt not to get too emotional.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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Talent survives and remains while beauty is diluted.
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There are all these scripts where the women, if they're working, are prostitutes and lawyers with an angry streak who'll kill you. It's a reaction to women leaving their men and men being angry about it and saying it on some subconscious level.
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I turned Compaq from a small company with troubles into a computer powerhouse. We can do the same at Intershop.
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I have all of these lives that I want the music to live, but at the end of the day, it's out there.
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My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're bankrupt.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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I really like working, the opportunity to work with good people and to play interesting parts.
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I loved wrestling in Philly. It was such an exciting time in my life. That really helped me grow and think differently. It was also just a lot of fun.
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The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right at the beginning. It's the right thing to do.
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It ain't necessarily so,It ain't necessarily so.De t'ings dat yo' li'bleTo read in de Bible,It ain't necessarily so.
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One day, I hope to have a pot bellied pig and a wombat as pets.
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Only puny secrets need protection. Big secrets are protected by public incredulity. You can actually dissipate a situation by giving it maximal coverage. As to alarming people, that's done by rumours, not by coverage. (p. 92)
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Mancini was a big part of my life. I sang a lot of his music, and he became a good buddy.
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Even when I stop performing or stop making records I won't stop being creative. Songwriting is a good outlet.
