Hilton Als I don’t think that there are many, many strong, black male role models who provide a certain kind of really American, Southern-based comfort that Madea grows out of. She’s a signpost in our Obama world of traditional Christian values. – Hilton Als American Quotes Black Quotes Christian Quotes Comfort Quotes Grows Quotes Madea Quotes Male Quotes Models Quotes Obama Quotes Provide Quotes Role Quotes Signpost Quotes Southernbased Quotes Strong Quotes Traditional Quotes Values Quotes I think that Tyler Perry’s genius really has been to tap into the domestic market. He knows what his audience is based on, having toured America for so long, and then giving them the blueprint for his films prior to the films coming out, and then the films have the built-in audience because they’ve seen it in theaters already. Our wishes are our most reliable mirror, and the black-and-white movies I’m most drawn to are about artists who suffer because art is a noble thing; suffering is such a small price to pay for the imagination.
Devendra Banhart In the next life what would my career be? Oh, easy. Dried persimmon dealer. – Devendra Banhart
Dorit Kemsley I’ve had so much scrutiny over the way I speak, I’ve learned to ignore all the noise but at first it was really hurtful. – Dorit Kemsley
Owen Jones The ‘free market’ is a creed that stirs up near religious devotion among its believers. It is in fact a con, a myth, a great deception. – Owen Jones
Cliff Williams My first album with the band was ‘Powerage,’ and that was 1977. It was all new and fresh, and these people, I didn’t know them, and Australia, and I’m from London, and there was the whole fitting in thing. They were great – very accepting. – Cliff Williams
Gary Numan I genuinely don’t know how many albums I’m going to sell when the new album comes out, because I honestly don’t know how many fans I’ve actually got at the moment. – Gary Numan
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