Jason Isbell Quotes

I'll take a certain concern of my own or a situation and try to frame it around a fictional story, but sometimes just straight-up autobiographical songs work well, and sometimes a story is better. I like stories. I like to hear them. I don't think there are enough of them in songs anymore.

Jason Isbell

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WorkStoryThinkBetterEnoughTry

I have two little children. I didn't want to be missing their childhood while I was away, busy writing about children.

Melissa Mathison

ChildrenChildhoodWritingBusyWant

Now is not the time to open the border to receive Canadian beef down to the United States.

Max Baucus

TimeBorderDownNowOpenUnited

Nature is my church. The wind in the trees and the bugs and the frogs. All those things are comfort to me.

Sissy Spacek

NatureMeWindTreesChurchComfort

I don't know anything about bullying in Huntington Beach specifically, but I would assume it's very similar to other places.

Jay Asher

BeachBullyingKnowPlacesAnything

They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.

Dennis Wilson

LifeLiveMemoriesWorldFastSay

Sometimes, there's a preconceived notion of how a scene or how a work should be delivered. And I see young performers sometimes try and deliver that, and it's not really true to their voice or who they are.

Christian Camargo

WorkVoiceYoungSometimesTrueTry

I've always believed you should sing songs you can really put yourself into. I think the emotion you put into it is just as important as singing the notes.

Chris Stapleton

YourselfSingingThinkYouImportant

I think there is a possible future where maybe we do just take a hard turn away from the Internet and we do start valuing our privacy again.

Brian K. Vaughan

FutureStartThinkInternetPrivacy

In some ways, I'm still a kid from Missouri and Oklahoma, and I'm trying to find my way.

Brad Pitt

TryingFindWayKidOklahomaStill

The truth is that I am a very independent person and I've always been. That probably damaged some of my relationships with men.

Bronagh Gallagher

TruthMenI AmTruth IsPersonBeen

A secret gets bigger and nastier the longer you don't talk about it.

Ashley McBryde

YouTalkSecretBiggerAboutLonger

I do like to embed a fictional character firmly in an occupation.

Penelope Lively

CharacterLikeOccupationFictional

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