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Jean-Marc Vallee Quotes

When I do a mix tape for my kids, for my friends, for my lover, I meticulously choose the tracks, and it's beautiful. And when they are alone they think of me - and when I am alone I think of them.

Jean-Marc Vallee

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: canadian
Birth: March 9, 1963

Topics

Alone Beautiful I Am Me Think Kids

I read all the time. I was reading a book I admire very much by Alice McDermot called Charming Billy.

John McGahern

Time Book Reading Admire Charming

I have about two or three people, we don't have an office, we don't even have a dedicated phone line. We do it out of our own homes, and we make it work.

John Zorn

Work People Phone Three Office Line

In 1997, Alain de Botton published his book 'How Proust Can Change Your Life.' I was charmed by it. I remember using it in a course on cultural criticism for a graduate class that had a mix of theorists and creative writers.

Amitava Kumar

Life Change Creative Book Criticism

I thought it was hilarious when 'Brace for Impact' was released, and people said I had abandoned country, even though the song is dripping with pedal steel. If anything, that tells me I'm making progress.

Sturgill Simpson

Progress People Me Song Thought

I didn't have a normal childhood by any means.

Tre Cool

Childhood Normal Means Any

I think my best years are ahead of me and that's exciting.

Tony Romo

Best Me Think Ahead Years Exciting

You have to have that organizational principle behind the song.

Tom Verlaine

Song You Organizational Principle

The old handbook on writing is 'Write what you know.' I come from an autobiographical starting place almost all of the time, but it would be a mistake to presume that I'm not using fiction to extend the narrative.

Rodney Crowell

Time Mistake Writing You Place Know

I realized I had something new to say, something that wasn't already out there.

Joseph Abboud

New Say Out Something Realized Had

I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

Joni Mitchell

Sleep Painting Career Forget Eat

I had been in a Shakespeare company for three years and done a lot of Shakespeare. That was fun. That was interesting.

William Shatner

Fun Interesting Done Three Company

I don't believe in outing people. It's up to the individual, but there's nothing wrong putting the pressure on.

Rick Mercer

People Believe Pressure Wrong Up