Penelope Spheeris Quotes

It's really hard to imagine there ever being the kind of impact there was when punk rock happened in the late 70's. I wish there would be one big change like that again, but I don't know if that'll ever happen.

Penelope Spheeris

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ChangeImpactWishLateKnowRock

My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I don't know if it's the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.

Joe Pesci

FatherMeLovedPushKnowWant

If you have a great love of singing, supported by others' fondness for your voice, then it is worth making every effort, of making every sacrifice, to achieve your goal. A great voice will easily find teachers who are willing to help a struggling young talent, and the ways of the Lord are infinite.

Andrea Bocelli

LoveGreatSacrificeTalentEffort

In a sense, fictional dystopias have been a way of distracting us from the truth of our condition by placing it 'over there.'

Jeff Vandermeer

TruthWayOverUsSenseBeen

I don't know how others think about me, but if I have to walk the streets, I will, and if I need to stand in a queue at the airport, that's OK.

Amitabh Bachchan

WalkMeThinkStandKnowAirport

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.

Stephen Sondheim

BestWayOriginalRecordingCast

They must have a feeling of do or die. It is such an overcrowded profession.

Louise Jameson

DieFeelingMustProfession

When you try to unravel something you've written, you belittle it in a way. It was created as a mystery.

Don DeLillo

MysteryYouWayTrySomething

I was never in an improv group. But when I went to school, we would do it all day long with friends, not knowing what it was called.

Christopher Guest

DaySchoolFriendsLongNot Knowing

Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.

Christian Pulisic

AmazingTeamPlayClubHighLevel

At first, I see pictures of a story in my mind. Then creating the story comes from asking questions of myself. I guess you might call it the 'what if - what then' approach to writing and illustration.

Chris Van Allsburg

MyselfMindWritingStoryQuestions

I've always been at war with myself, for right or wrong.

Brad Pitt

MyselfWarWrongRightAlwaysBeen

I think there's an anxiety in life where we automatically tend to look to the next thing or we're complaining about the past. Worrying is not going to make it happen or not happen.

Sherilyn Fenn

LifePastMake It HappenThinkLook

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