For me, fiction isn't very cathartic. It can be a broad, long catharsis, but it's a whole different thing - whereas music is physical. Essentially, it goes in through your ear. Fiction is cerebral, necessarily. It can do emotional stuff. But they don't really compare - not for me.
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FRANK GRILLO Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Trut... MARK TWAIN To me, the blues is an infection. I don't think it's necessarily a melancholy thing; the blu... MICK FLEETWOOD I do write by hand. I just think - I don't know, it's a physical thing for me. It's a bo... ELIZABETH STROUT It's always the music first for me. But if the music isn't selling, there isn't gonna be... AKON Let's don't do it again and again, posting the same, saying the same and the same. It's pointless! DEYTH BANGER I love science fiction when it's well-done. I don't like campy stuff. I don't like stuff... TAHMOH PENIKETT Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natur... KELLY SLATER There really isn't a story that you can't tell inside of it. It's very much a clearingho... AARON SORKIN I had to agree with one ex-boyfriend of one crackhead complainant who'd gone missing, when he told m... EDWARD CONLON If it was all about me, I'd do a whole lot of pop records, make a whole lot of money, just rake ... ICE CUBE Because I write fiction, I don't write autobiography, and to me they are very different things. ... KATE ATKINSON Everything known and referred to as “impossible” is often what has not been attempted before. It... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Do the thing and you will have the power. RALPH WALDO EMERSON I really don't know anything about music, and it's no great experience for me. But I do thin... KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI I'm not an Emontional, but how??? I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has... DEYTH BANGER You cannot do anything unless you allow your passion to motivate you. People may tell you, "you can ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR What cracks me up is people who think I don't take baseball seriously. It's the most importa... BRADY ANDERSON It is not my job to compare my movies. I don't like to compare my films with other movies becaus... STEVEN SPIELBERG Playing live is what it's all about for me. It's cathartic, it's emotional, it's abo... PAUL WELLER NI love watching science fiction because I feel like when it's done well, it's not just mons... ALAN ARKIN The 'science' in 'science fiction' isn't just physics and engineering. It can al... ANN LECKIE They know what they want, but aren't sure how to find it. JAMES C. DOBSON I don't like the word 'urban' because I think it's a bit of a generalisation and the... TAIO CRUZ Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international ref... ALAN LEWIS I don't hate on the whole EDM thing happening in America because, although the music is not of m... JAMIE XX I think jazz is good, but I don't enjoy it. It's not for me. TED RALL I don't know what to do with it. I'm very fortunate to have it, and it gives you room to man... DANIEL RADCLIFFE I can't hear music. I don't understand it. It's so above and beyond me. CAM GIGANDET Music is not a work for me - it's a form of meditation, and you don't need to work hard for ... KAILASH KHER It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN It's quite hard to have your mom as a teacher - it's like, she's not necessarily a '... BIRDY Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to g... VILLE VALO Leave complains behind; Stop worrying and murmuring about the difficulty of something that you have ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR In general, fiction is divided into 'literary fiction' and 'commercial fiction.' Nob... NANCY KRESS It's more important for me to have a good record with good music and be part of a movie that'... AIMEE MANN It's different, it's weird to say, 'She's a white rapper or she can't do this be... IGGY AZALEA People say that life is short, but it isn't short. It's very long. FRANK ABAGNALE When no one's buying your records, it's easy to justify selling a song. But once you start s... PATRICK CARNEY Contemporary fiction is the hardest for me because I am not really in the popular culture - I don... GAIL CARSON LEVINE A lot of people relate me to the blues but I don't think it's a hindrance at this point. I... PAUL BUTTERFIELD Gory stuff can be shocking but it doesn't really scare me. I'd say the kind of stuff that ge... OREN PELI The only thing I can do is act, but it's not something I even feel comfortable doing. It costs m... JAVIER BARDEM I've got a friend who's a power lifter, and she's a vegetarian. I don't know how she... SETH ROLLINS People don't understand that I have a great relationship with my parents - like, how that can ex... KATY PERRY I don't want music to be a job for me; I want it to be something I'm doing for fun. As long ... ASTRO Music isn't selling like it used to, but the one thing you can't steal or download is a live... G-EAZY I love science fiction, and one of the things I love about it is that it's so very different. Yo... ANN LECKIE There's a lot out there for me to learn that isn't in college, so I think it's fine for ... TAYLOR PHINNEY I don't think you can be successful in television without appealing to women. I don't think ... MAGGIE Q If you can dream it, you can do it. ENZO FERRARI I always think of it in terms of music. You're not always going to be a huge rock star in music,... DANIEL BRYAN It's hard to run from checkmate, checkmate is like the dead... but it's possible to block it. Unfort... DEYTH BANGER I don't think screenwriting is therapeutic. It's actually really, really hard for me. It'... CHARLIE KAUFMAN The first shooter video game stuff which - look, admittedly, I missed that generationally, so it'... ROB LOWE People say my music is English. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's not me writing English m... HARRISON BIRTWISTLE Let's use some codes every word which isn't there or sound some kind non-sense, let's put it a code ... DEYTH BANGER You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't ... IMELDA STAUNTON I have no deep-seated desire to be famous; that's not what's driving me, so if it's some... CAM When you say, "I can't do it!" - You never will. But, if you say, "I'll give it a try," eventua... ANTHONY T. HINCKS Common Core isn't a test, but for some people it is, because they don't like the testing pie... CAMPBELL BROWN Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People ... MINDY KALING I think because people can't understand our style, they think it's a joke. Our music isn'... WATKIN TUDOR JONES I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.'... MARGARET ATWOOD - I tak nieźle sobie pożyłem. - Co to za życie? – powiedział ojciec.- Nic tylko kłamstw... CHARLES BUKOWSKI The best thing about writing speculative fiction is the opportunity to satirize the whole wide world... MARCUS SAKEY Your potentials are called POTENTIALS because they are POTENT. Don't make them IMPOTENT by being IMP... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I just think that fiction that isn't exploring what it means to be human today isn't art. DAVID FOSTER WALLACE I like doing the editorial stuff because it's nice to do something that's more me. But model... DYLAN PENN I don't micromanage, but I do care deeply about every product we make. Every one goes through me... JOHN PAUL DEJORIA When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know an... CICELY TYSON Why can't you share your bed? The most loving thing to do is to share your bed with someone. It&... MICHAEL JACKSON I don't think music is the first thing I turn to. For me, I think visual art is more the thing. ... BAT FOR LASHES You know, last season I didn't do anything on the show, so I was frustrated. I mean, don't g... LORRAINE BRACCO It's like a whole orchestra, the piano for me. And also it's to me the greatest instrument. ... DAVE BRUBECK It's so important just to be true to yourself and to own your own character and take responsibil... BECKY LYNCH I don't even listen to the records after they come out. It's outlawed in my house. My wife a... DR. DRE It's rare for me to read any fiction. I almost only read nonfiction. I don't believe in guil... IRA GLASS My favorite role is mommy. I know that sounds cheesy to people who don't have kids, or there are... VANESSA LACHEY My heavily-cleverly disguised low self-regard manifested itself in my constant showing off, my addic... THOMAS HOVING Training isn't fun for me. I do it because it's what my body needs, and I have a standard. I... GIANCARLO STANTON The wonderful thing about cabaret is, you can do a lot of things you can't do in a concert. You ... RITA MORENO I can't recommend technical writing as a day job for fiction writers because it's going to b... TED CHIANG But you know, it's not easy when your husband runs for president. I mean, it's not easy for ... LAURA BUSH People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable... DAMON HILL I don't listen to a lot of radio today. It's not really music to me. BERNIE WORRELL
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