James Murphy Quotes

LCD live was set up to be an argument about what's wrong with bands and why bands should be better. I always thought that we were so obviously not a great band, comically not a great band. I was not a great front man.

James Murphy

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LiveGreatManThoughtBetterWrong

I laugh all the time - at things, people, stuff, whatever. But, I don't laugh onstage because then it's serious business.

Steven Wright

BusinessTimePeopleLaughSerious

All but a very few of us are in debt. We exist as entities who borrow money and spend the rest of our lives making interest payments on a debt tally that never seems to budge. Whatever wealth we have, in labor, property or cash, is suctioned to the top.

Roger Ebert

MoneyRestWealthLaborDebtNever

Given the current state of publishing, I think it helps to have a brand name on the cover of your book. Comedians are proven commodities with built-in audiences. They may not have the writing chops of a Dave Eggers, but they're salacious and funny and self-reflective.

Michael Showalter

FunnyWritingBookThinkBrandName

I was always taught to be grateful, and so the question came early: What is there to be grateful for? Why is life supposed to be so good? That's still a question I try to answer all the time.

Lucy Dacus

LifeGoodTimeGratefulEarlyWhy

I love biting off more than I can chew and figuring it out.

Jordan Peele

LoveI CanMoreOutOffFiguring

I never get to be funny on T.V.

Diane Neal

FunnyNeverGet

I don't keep a journal.

Chris Evans

JournalKeep

Little did we know then that CNN would become the big league.

Christiane Amanpour

KnowBecomeLittleBigWouldDid

I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they're annoyed if you've had a party - you know, it's been a bit too noisy for them or something.

Boy George

PeopleThinkYouPartyKnowReal

There's a difference between telling a story and not providing an explanation because you just don't do it well or pull it off.

Brad Anderson

StoryYouDifferenceWellOffJust

I'd really been interested in opera when I was about 16, and I really like staging them.

Bruce Beresford

OperaBeenLikeInterestedReally

I divide my time badly.

Antonio Banderas

TimeDivideMy TimeBadly

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