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Harrison Birtwistle Quotes

My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.

Harrison Birtwistle

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Theatre Pieces Formal Very Works

I'm the best person ever to have a column in this business. There's never been anybody in my league.

Business Best Person Never Been

If someone said, 'Sit down and write a 'Community' episode,' I would be panicked.

Community Someone Down Said Write

When I'm working on comics, I have to give myself a million deadlines, or I'd never get anything done. Comics are just so hard to make - I find it very difficult to motivate myself.

Myself Find Done Never Difficult

I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.

Spiritual Candle Me Relax World

Kate Moss, for example - she's never given a lot of interviews. She stays so mysterious. Nobody knows who she is, really.

Nobody Mysterious Never She Moss

When you try to bring about behavioral change by an effort of will, you actually do violence to yourself, and the chances are very good that you will not succeed. This is so universally true that you can actually make money from it.

Change Good Money Yourself Effort

All languages had their birth, their apogee and decline.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Birth Decline Languages Had

I'm a competitive type of person, whether it's playing a game of basketball or playing business games.

Business Basketball Game Person Type

I sang in English my whole life; I just happened to decide that I had a passion for Latin music, and I wanted to jump into Latin music first.

Life Music Passion Jump First Whole

Design-wise, I look at everything. If I don't personally design it, I'll review it. I'm kind of creative director of the firm.

Creative Design Look Kind Director

I've been told by people that it's okay to cry but, you know what, it's been used against me.

People Me You Know Cry Okay

I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything.

Seann William Scott

Dog Myself Ugly Cool Look Way

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