Ian Hamilton Finlay What you compose with is neither here nor there, you compose with words, or you compose with stone plants and trees, or you compose with events; the Sheriff’s officer, or whatever. – Ian Hamilton Finlay Compose Quotes Events Quotes Officer Quotes Plants Quotes Sheriffs Quotes Stone Quotes Trees Quotes But you have to understand that I consider myself a very modest artist, or whatever, and not of importance really at all – it is quite embarrassing to me to be asked my opinion about things. I am only a wee Scottish poet on the outside of everything. However, I don’t feel the world is looking over my shoulder when I am working – I never think about this at all. What I think about is trying to make my work pure, and if it is pure then it can be accessible. It is quite straight forward really.
Ron Rivera My family nickname is ‘Mr. Safety.’ I mean, I check everything. Is everything off, is it put away where it’s supposed to be? – Ron Rivera
Alice McDermott Most of the characters I write with don’t think an awful lot about their faith. They’re not always questioning the church or feeling confined by the church or rebelling against the church. – Alice McDermott
Dan Scanlon I think we make the movies, initially, with the one movie in mind. But we do love the characters, and so we kind of miss the characters when the movie is over. But I think what happens is, every now and then you realize there’s more to tell, or an idea comes up. – Dan Scanlon
Bob OdenkirkReligion Monty Python’ became my religion when I was 10. It led me out of the depths of darkness. I loved ‘The Goodies,’ too, and ‘The Two Ronnies.’ I watched those shows on the public television station in Chicago. – Bob Odenkirk
Stephen Sondheim If you force yourself to write away from the piano, you come up with more inventive things. If you’re too good a piano player, as some composers are, the music may become flavorless and glib. And if you’re not a very good pianist, you’re limited to the same patterns. – Stephen Sondheim
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