Mara Brock Akil Quotes

That's what this industry is all about - supporting artists and supporting storytellers and hearing the audience for what they want and need. There still is a lack of value for what black women want, yet we have proven to be one of the strongest consumers in the marketplace.

Mara Brock Akil

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WomenValueBlackWantNeedHearing

When it became clear that I wasn't going to have the opportunity to do any work on VR while at id software, I decided to not renew my contract.

John Carmack

WorkOpportunitySoftwareContract

Singing beautiful melodies is one thing, but to deliver the text so that the people understand it, even in a foreign language, has to be worked at very hard.

Maureen Forrester

BeautifulPeopleSingingLanguage

All through the 1980s, Apple kept its prices high. There were many reasons Microsoft's much bigger user base managed to resist moving to the GUI - but price was high among them.

Steven Levy

MovingApplePriceHighBiggerMuch

The first rule of rock and roll is it's all about live. Then you have to learn a second craft, which is making records. It should go in that order.

Steven Van Zandt

LiveRock And RollLearnYouRock

There's no way we can get to the bottom of Benghazi without David Petraeus.

Trey Gowdy

WayWithoutBottomGetDavid

I don't want to be stuck to one character. I think that's what can happen when you take on a superhero movie.

Tom Holland

CharacterThinkYouWantHappen

As your career goes on, you get to flex your brain a little more and play characters that are stronger and more intelligent.

Miranda Otto

BrainStrongerYouCareerPlayMore

Why would you choose being bitter over choosing to make music? Being bitter is gross. It doesn't amount to anything.

Josh Homme

MusicYouChooseWhyOverAnything

You have to learn to express differently. Whenever I do TV or film, I ask if I can see the shot to see, to see if it's full body or a close-up. That helps me understand how to communicate.

Denis O'Hare

MeLearnYouBodyI CanUnderstand

I'm just getting people warmed up a little bit at a time, a little bit at a time, so I can fully come with, like, a 'Fix You' - type record, or 'One' by U2.

Clinton Sparks

TimePeopleYouI CanFixUp

Gospel artists are messengers; they are vessels of a message.

Boris Kodjoe

ArtistsMessageGospel

Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.

William James

LifePositiveBelieveHelpWorth

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