Kamasi Washington Quotes

Isaac Smith sounded like Curtis Fuller, Corey Hogan sounded like Sonny Rollins, Terrace Martin sounded like Jackie McLean. Already, at 13, 14, 15 years old.

Kamasi Washington

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OldYearsLikeTerraceFullerSmith

I was the little kid growing up. I wasn't picked on because, honestly, I was fast, so I could run away from the bullies.

Robert Knepper

Growing UpFastGrowingRunKidUp

Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth.

Matt Emmons

LifeFailureGrowthFutureLiveYou

I'm pretty sure I would never do a full frontal in a movie - for personal reasons, I wouldn't really want to show that.

Amanda Seyfried

WantPersonalNeverPrettySure

If a restaurant kitchen is your office, Nom is for you.

Steve Chen

KitchenRestaurantYouOfficeYour

I feel so much feedback in a very profound way from the 10,000 people who are listening to me, watching me. I just get this deep sense of what works and what doesn't work.

Rivers Cuomo

WorkPeopleMeListeningDeepFeel

I am possessive and protective of my babies. Their happiness means more to me than anything else on this world. I love them more than I would ever have thought was possible.

Debbie Rowe

LoveHappinessI AmMeWorldMore

The younger me was motivated by a need to please others, by the pressure to climb the corporate ladder and make money, and by a fear of failure - all of which became more and more intense as I navigated the competitive landscape.

Bonnie Hammer

FailureFearMoneyMeClimbLadder

Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anything they do.

Bonnie Hunt

YouKnowAweAnythingJustPixar

I do have my own personal convictions and values, and I live by those. But as an artist, as a portrait photographer, my job is to tell the truth and to capture someone's spirit on a certain day. And it's never the whole truth; it's the truth I experience in a very intense and intimate fashion.

Platon

LiveTruthExperienceDayJob

This is a bit like big-game hunting. You look for companies of a certain size that deserve to be public.

Nicolas Berggruen

YouLookHuntingDeserveSizeLike

I'm looking for an intensity of focus. It's a bit like tuning a guitar string. You tighten and tighten, and nothing really changes until you hit that tension, and suddenly it's there: you've got a note.

Lenny Abrahamson

FocusLookingGuitarYouNothing

You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run.

Kenny Rogers

WalkYouKnowRunHoldAway

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