Count Basie Quotes
I just think swing is a matter of some good things put together that you can really pat your foot by. I can't define it beyond that.
Quotes to Explore
-
I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
-
A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
-
It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.
-
If there were a major earthquake in Los Angeles, with bridges and highways and railroads and airports all shut down and huge buildings collapsing, I don't care how much planning you do, the first 72 hours is going to be chaotic.
-
Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
-
I love ice cream, and I love chocolate.
-
In writing, as in medicine, there are no short cuts. You need stamina.
-
It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
-
It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
-
I am a compulsive and concise shopper.
-
Everyone should be good at what they do.
-
With a genre like film noir, everyone has these assumptions and expectations. And once all of those things are in place, that's when you can really start to twist it about and mess around with it.
-
I really like to sometimes go into food detox and eat very simply.
-
I'm a huge horror movie fan. Beyond belief.
-
I can't stand on a podium and beat my chest saying I'm the best. I just think I've been the luckiest of all. Yes, I'm talented. The movies that I've chosen and the way they've fared have also helped. I've always done films I would love to watch. I have stayed away from films which I thought were depressing.
-
Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.
-
Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
-
Look, I want to be able to make the stupidest movies ever, because they make people laugh and they make money. But that's not all I want to do. And I think I've proven to some people - the ones paying attention - that I can do more. Everybody else, well, they can wait and see and make up their mind.
-
I would love to be an amazing singer. I take voice lessons. It's good to have as a dancer - to be able to sing and act, too, because for a Broadway show or musical, you have to be able to do everything.
-
I like to speak my mind.
-
I have my own vocabulary. I love linguistics. That surprises people.
-
Do you have hands? Excellent. That's a good start. Can you hold a pencil? Great. If you have a sketchbook, open it and start by making a line, a mark, wherever. Doodle.
-
I just think swing is a matter of some good things put together that you can really pat your foot by. I can't define it beyond that.
