Stephen Malkmus Quotes

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative.

Stephen Malkmus

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CaveNarrativeDifferentSongsVery

'Do the Right Thing' was my first union film. I looked at the rosters, and for the most part, it was white males. Especially the Teamsters. So we had some conversations.

Spike Lee

Do The Right ThingWhiteFirstRight

If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend or, perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.

Tom Lehrer

FriendLovedWorthStrikeSayWill

I want to have a good time myself. I don't want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that?

Tom Hanks

WorkGoodTimeMyselfThinkWant

When you play a videogame, you could be a completely different person than you are in the real world, certain aspects of the way your brain works can be leveraged for something you could never do in the real world.

Christopher Nolan

BrainWorldYouPersonPlayWay

The law has no compassion. And justice is administered without compassion.

Christopher Darden

JusticeCompassionLawLegalWithout

There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.

Antonin Scalia

ConstitutionPrivacyNewSometimes

What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others.

William John Wills

GoodTrustWorldExpectationsThink

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

William Hazlitt

MoreLeisureBusier

I hate all electronic things that are supposed to help the human being. You don't smell, you don't hear, you don't touch anymore.

Philippe Petit

HateHelpYouTouchSmellHuman

When I first heard 'A Christmas Story, the musical,' I thought, Oh, that could be really good. It just felt like it fit. Some films lend themselves well to other formats, some don't, but there are so many fantasy sequences in the film, and Ralphie's such a dreamer as a character, I thought they could really lend themselves to being set pieces.

Peter Billingsley

GoodCharacterStoryThoughtDreamer

'Emily Rose' was based on a real story, and the real girl died, and there were surviving members of the family, so I took the concerns of that very seriously.

Scott Derrickson

FamilyGirlRoseStorySeriously

I won't tackle something like furries, because there's nothing new to say. Also, I won't do anything that I think will put my life at risk.

Nikki Glaser

LifeThinkMy LifeNewSayNothing

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