Carter Burwell Quotes

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.

Carter Burwell

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GreatLos AngelesMatterTalkSame

There are problems in doing television that have been plaguing me for years. I really like to have a lot of time, to rehearse and make things as good as they can be, but television often doesn't allow for that.

Joel Grey

GoodTimeMeProblemsDoingYears

Who needs Russian gas if we could get all the heat we need from our own surplus? Who needs Middle Eastern oil, when we can integrate limitless renewable sources in our smart grids?

Jens Martin Skibsted

SmartOilHeatNeedLimitlessOwn

I can't throw books away. My wife is always telling me to get rid of some.

Matthew Macfadyen

WifeMeAlwaysAwayGetThrow

I mean, I tend to do my own thing, and that usually crosses purposes with everyone around me.

Shirley Manson

MeMy OwnMeanEveryoneOwnAround

Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens.

Ronald Steel

WorldLookingGenerationLookLens

I think one third of my work is with first-time directors because I think I should, you know? Really, the difference between a first-time director and a second- or third-time director - I mean there's no director who makes enough movies anyway - but if they're talented, they have it. And there is no movie that is perfect.

Rutger Hauer

WorkThinkEnoughYouPerfectKnow

Something happens to people around fame and power and money - it can bring out the worst and best in people; it's a monster you have to tame.

Lisa Marie Presley

PowerBestMoneyPeopleYouFame

The MotorheadRules.com Affinity ISP gives Motorhead unique brand-building power they never had before plus the opportunity to stay connected with their fan base and provide a truly valuable service to their crew, sponsors, supporters, fans, and their families.

Jay Penske

OpportunityPowerServiceUnique

We are all affected by the time we are born into, and of course that feeds into your work. Society is based on storytelling - religious myths, opera, film - and 1968 was always seen as a time of rupture and fragmentation. I have always been interested in those words.

Doug Aitken

WorkTimeWordsSocietyBornOpera

We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.

Li Ka-shing

AgeKnowledgeVisionProgressSkill

How much closer can I get to the common ear, the mainstream, and how much it can still be from this other world, this other place? That's the line I keep trying to tread but have my wings extend more on both sides.

Kelela

WorldTryingWingsPlaceMoreLine

There's an idea about who I am that's eternally projected onto me, and then I almost feel like I have to fulfill that role. Even when things come out of my mouth, I want to be sure I'm saying exactly what I mean.

Kristen Stewart

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