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I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.


Ian McShane

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IAN MACKAYE I consider the guitar a tool for the most part. I do pick up the acoustic now and then, I certainly ...
IAN MACKAYE I have thousands of tapes, and photos and fliers, letters, posters, artwork - basically everything t...
IAN MACKAYE I feel completely fortunate to have this outlet for something I don't really feel like I have a ...
IAN MACKAYE I stand behind all the lyrics I've ever written; I don't have a problem with that.
IAN MACKAYE What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continu...
IAN MACKAYE I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I ...
IAN MACKAYE I never, ever had it in my mind that I wanted to be in the record industry, because I still contend ...
IAN MACKAYE I just have work to do; I just do it.
IAN MACKAYE The first time I ever recorded, which was into my boom-box, I was like, 'Wow, check that out....
IAN MACKAYE To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
IAN MACKAYE Music is a language and different people who come along are each using that language to do something...
IAN MACKAYE An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means yo...
IAN MACKAYE What we did ten years ago with the Playstation was a phenomenal success story for the company. That ...
IAN JACKSON I think PSP is going to be the most successful handheld entertainment device ever. What it will do i...
IAN JACKSON I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going t...
IAN JACKSON If we deliver on those promises, we'll have done our job, and we did it with PSOne, and we certa...
IAN JACKSON I'm sorry if the following sounds combative and excessively personal, but that's my general ...
IAN JACKSON We're going to create a portable handheld environment, and you should expect the same things you...
IAN JACKSON