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Will Oldham Quotes

Writing songs is a profession; so it's not an attempt to take things from my interactions with other people and for some reason give them to a total stranger to listen to. I find it offensive to hear other people do that.

Will Oldham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: December 24, 1970

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There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be.

Jim Otto

Hard Used Hitting Nearly

It might be that you never want to get married, or it might be that you really, really do. Either is fine. What's not fine is not to be honest about what you want.

Joanna Coles

You Want Never Honest Get Fine

Every time you do something, make something, it's final in a way, but it's not. It immediately raises a great set of questions. And if you become a question addict, which I am, you immediately have something you need to pursue.

Robert Irwin

Great Time I Am Questions You Way

Leeds is quite laid-back.

Matthew Lewis

Quite Leeds

On the contrary, I tried on numerous occasions to convince the American president not to go to war. I did what was within my capabilities to avoid that happening.

Silvio Berlusconi

War American Go President Within

The accountability of state legislators is so much more than federal legislators.

Rob Woodall

Accountability More State Than Much

I'm a bit surprised that the Raiders turned to Art Shell to be their new head coach, not because Shell isn't a good head coach - he had success before as the Raiders' head coach - but because he's been away from the game so long and the game has changed a lot in those years.

Ron Jaworski

Success Good Art Game Long New

I think it actually started in my late thirties. I started changing psychologically, and it was difficult to translate that into my writing.

Mary Gaitskill

Writing Think Late Difficult Started

The really cool challenge of '24' was learning on camera how to be a dramatic actress. The biggest difficulty was the industry side of things. I was very lucky that I had Joel Surnow, one of the creators of '24,' in my corner. Early on, the Fox executives couldn't believe that I was on the show.

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Learning Challenge Cool Believe Fox

Good style in prose is always hostage to the precision, speed, and laconic intensity of poetic diction.

Joseph Brodsky

Good Style Speed Always Precision

I think it's always difficult to reconcile the needs of art and business.

Christian Lacroix

Business Art Think Difficult Always

After I did Untamed Heart I wanted to do a film that was outrageous. I really wanted to do, you know, a performance. I don't want to allow my image to rule the choices that I make.

Christian Slater

Heart Performance Choices You Know