Ian MacKaye Quotes

I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.

Ian MacKaye

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LifeGrowthOpportunityMeWorld

My grandmother came with me when I moved out to New York. She stayed with me for a week. I was, you know, living in the dorm. The first year, I had a lot of anxiety, and, I remember, my teachers kept saying I had so much jaw tension.

Jessica Chastain

New YorkMeSayingAnxietyYearYou

A lot of the greatest artists, their work is always about life and the world. I think there needs to be that for video games.

Jenova Chen

LifeWorkVideo GamesWorldThink

People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice.

Melanie Griffith

WorkPeopleVoiceThinkYouActing

What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible.

John Mellencamp

YouWorstFirstAfraidHappenFail

I've never met an American who wanted to build an empire.

Tom Wolfe

AmericanBuildNeverEmpireWhoMet

I am a sucker for those old traditional places, and Rome is as good as it gets, particularly when you throw in Italian food.

Roger Federer

GoodFoodI AmYouRomePlaces

When it comes to the Cowboys, I always play great against them.

Jason Pierre-Paul

GreatPlayAlwaysAgainstCowboys

Obviously, you've never seen a woman skydiving in a hoop skirt.

Chris A. Bridges

WomanYouNeverSeenSkydivingHoop

I have nothing against romance. I believe that we must hold on to the right to dream and to be romantic. But an Indian village is not something that I would romanticize that easily.

Arundhati Roy

RomanticBelieveDreamVillageRight

I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas.

Wong Kar-wai

TimeSchoolNeverKidFilmMy Time

I'm always writing. It might be a bad song, but I'm always writing.

Phillip Phillips

WritingSongBadAlwaysMight

The truth always finds it's way out, even years and years and years later. The truth always prevails.

Tyler Hamilton

TruthWayAlwaysYearsOutEven

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