Jeff Lynne Quotes
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I feel that there has been progress made since I was a boy on matters of race, but we have a long way to go.
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Because of our social circumstances, male and female are really two cultures and their life experiences are utterly different.
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Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation.
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People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.
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If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
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I like to think of myself as a 'Mord the jailer' type.
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You know, I've always thought that it would be really funny if somebody made a romantic comedy where absolutely everything went well from beginning to end.
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I believe chemistry is based on the trust between two performers. What actually works is something intangible - being extremely comfortable in each other's presence.
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I hate most of what constitutes rock music, which is basically middle-aged crap.
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I thank God that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.
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My grand uncle was a traditional priest, and he would always say to me as a kid, 'We stand in our own light,' which essentially for him meant we were entirely responsible for a lot of what happens to us and for the ways in which our lives play out.
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When punk came along, it made perfect sense to me. I found it melodic. The Clash, Buzzcocks.
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I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.
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I've always wanted to race cars, ever since I was a young boy, as I think a lot of guys have.
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Protest is political. It is as political as what our conception of America is.
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I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.
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I have been blessed to have experienced so much in my short lifetime.
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My job isn't to preach to people, it's to entertain them. I like letting the characters speak for themselves.
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I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.
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In documentary, you are sometimes burdened, or you feel very responsible for dealing with - I want to say - more complicated themes. Fiction allows for greater distillation.
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In Hilbert space no one can hear you scream.
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The hairs stand up on the back of my neck at certain music.
