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Harrison Birtwistle Quotes

People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English music, but that English music is becoming more like me.

Harrison Birtwistle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: composer
Nationality: british
Birth: July 15, 1934

Topics

Music People Me Writing Know Say

Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.

Music Language You Say Mean Cannot

All my life I been doin' what people tell me to do. Now, I'm telling them.

John Lee Hooker

Life People Me My Life Now Tell

I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm in the book.

Work Book Acting Act Like Agent

Telling a story inherently has bias because of perspective and the way the story is told.

Stephen McFeely

Perspective Story Bias Way Because

Reasoning draws a conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.

Path Experience Mind Reasoning Make

The only reason I ever do an independent film is that I believe in it, and I think it has something special to offer. I'm certainly not doing it to be a millionaire.

Believe Think Doing Independent Film

I remember sneaking a look at films like 'D.C. Cab' and 'Doctor Detroit' when my parents weren't watching. 'One Crazy Summer' with John Cusack was one of my favorites.

Parents Crazy Doctor Remember Look

Now that I'm over sixty I'm veering toward respectability.

Shelley Winters

Now Over Sixty Respectability Toward

I like writing dialog but don't think I'd be much good at a screenplay. I once had to write a treatment for a novel of mine - a condition of its being optioned by a movie producer - and I turned out something pretty lackluster. So my inclination would be to stay out of the way of an experienced screenwriter.

Good Writing Think Way Write Out

Simply cutting the taxes for America's wealthiest families is clearly not creating the needed new jobs, and that strategy is unlikely to succeed in the future.

Future Succeed America Strategy New

I talk a big game because I carry a big stick.

Richard Sherman

Game Talk Carry Big Stick Because

I think that I've gotten a lot more relaxed, and I know how to go about getting a sound now. I know what to do to get the vibe right. As an example, when I'm doing vocals, I don't have six guys sitting out there in the control room, messing around, making faces.

Control Think Doing Go Know Sitting

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