In most of the stuff that I've done over the years as a sideman, I wasn't really a session musician, because to me, a session musician is a guy who makes his living in the studio, and I never really did that.
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ROB LOWE The idea that I am cynical because I'm writing the books that I write is a bit like someone sayi... BEN SCHOTT I went from a guy, kind of a working actor, a supporting player, to magazine covers and being offere... DAVID CARUSO Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. The funny thing is, I've never really hurt myself in an action movie. I've done 'Wanted,... JAMES MCAVOY I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the ja... LAURA MVULA I've always tried different stuff in the studio. I use rakes, spoons, cans... I'm a surround... TIMBALAND Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it... DAVID THEWLIS I've had days here and there where I would get discouraged because I wasn't a big star, but ... JANE LYNCH I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. 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STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom so much. I don't care if that's corny to say. I think on my next birthday, I'm going t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We Are All Infinite STEPHEN CHBOSKY (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That one moment when you know you are not a sad story. You are ALIVE. STEPHAN CHBOSKY Somos quienes somos por un montón de razones.Quizás nunca conozcamos la mayoría de ellas.Pero aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Ambos dijeron que tomara asiento y parecían hablar en serio, así que me senté. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all beco... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like the deep breathes after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore st... STHEPHEN CHBOSKY no more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. STEPHEN CHBOSKY As a Fox News Channel contributor, I've learned most of the tips over the years: look into the c... MIKE GALLAGHER I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people in th... 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DAVID BAILEY The first half of the 20th century belongs to Picasso, and the second half is about photography. The... DAVID BAILEY I always go for simplicity. DAVID BAILEY I didn't try and do fashion pictures. I tried to do portraits of girls wearing dresses. DAVID BAILEY All I could do at school was paint and draw and that was the only time I ever passed any exam. It wa... DAVID BAILEY You can't really copy what I do because I don't do anything. DAVID BAILEY I hate being so nostalgic about the Sixties. DAVID BAILEY People want security in this insecure world. DAVID BAILEY I don't think my work does reflect my nationality - I don't like the idea of nationalism. DAVID BAILEY It's not about composition. It's the way you feel about how your objects should relate to ea... DAVID BAILEY Girls are more attractive to me than dresses. DAVID BAILEY Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions. DAVID BAILEY Being trendy is dangerous. 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It's just filling in the dots. DAVID BYRNE I like time off. I'm not a workaholic. DAVID THEWLIS I've had an awful lot of good fortune. DAVID CASSIDY Every day is a blessing - not to get too schmaltzy, but, really, it is. DAVID CASSIDY What happened to me during the last couple of years of 'The Partridge Family' was I became s... DAVID CASSIDY There were times when I was a joke, but talent survives. DAVID CASSIDY You can't be 24 again; you can't be new when you're 40 years old. DAVID CASSIDY Most people view success by the results, and I don't. DAVID CASSIDY I think of my career as something apart from myself. DAVID CASSIDY You know, many people who become famous and enjoy great success when they're young disappear aft... DAVID CASSIDY I wouldn't want to play anything bigger than 10,000 again. I think it's too much, and you lo... DAVID CASSIDY Let me tell you, 10,000 is an intimate room. Believe me. I want to be able to connect to everybody i... DAVID CASSIDY When you cut your life into a film - 90-some minutes of film - you end up taking snapshots and vigne... DAVID CASSIDY Until I really dealt with a lot of the demons in my life - the fear and self-doubt and unresolved is... DAVID CASSIDY I gave up my whole life to my career. DAVID CASSIDY Just getting your name in the papers and having people talk about you is not always a good thing. DAVID CASSIDY There's nothing wrong with becoming a role model, nothing wrong with inspiring people to become ... DAVID CASSIDY It's always nice to have people love you, but I'd just like to be judged fairly. DAVID CASSIDY It wasn't until later when people became aware of my writing that I would hear begrudgingly, ... DAVID CASSIDY If people respond to the songs, whether they love you or hate you, then you've really done your ... DAVID CASSIDY Anybody who carries the albatross of that teen-idol thing - well, people tend to look and say: '... DAVID CASSIDY I don't want to end up being some joke on a bad TV series. DAVID CASSIDY I just want to continue to produce good work. I don't want to do junk. DAVID CASSIDY Just do me a favor. Don't call me 'former teen heartthrob,' okay? It's as if they we... DAVID CASSIDY I hitched up to Haight-Ashbury in the Summer of Love, you know? And I was very much politically alig... DAVID CASSIDY Contrary to public opinion and the image people have of me, I grew up in a very lower-middle-class, ... DAVID CASSIDY It was amazing for me growing up in the musical decade of the '60s. I saw The Beatles on televis... DAVID CASSIDY Doing musicals and theatrical productions, I never did any of my hits. DAVID CASSIDY I turned up to all my son's performances and baseball games because my father never did that for... DAVID CASSIDY I was very wary of repeating my father's behaviour and did everything not to act like he did. DAVID CASSIDY Most definitely, my dad was my biggest influence. DAVID CASSIDY My first five albums were triple-platinum, and I played a lot of concerts. DAVID CASSIDY The television and film business has never really been kind or compassionate, in general. DAVID CASSIDY It's amazing what happens to your body as you get a little older. DAVID CASSIDY I didn't end up some sad, tragic guy singing in a lounge somewhere. I never went out and took bi... DAVID CASSIDY Nobody likes to be rejected, you know? DAVID CASSIDY I nearly died twice after I replaced Michael Crawford in 'EFX.' DAVID CASSIDY I work for me, 18 hours a day. It's my gig. So I don't have time to get a point of view. DAVID CASSIDY I don't listen to the news or read newspapers. I don't know what's going on in this worl... DAVID CASSIDY You cannot make a teenage idol. DAVID CASSIDY It's a difficult journey when you're going through a divorce, is it not, for anyone? DAVID CASSIDY Thoroughbred racing is really my true passion. I'm living my dream. 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DAVID CASSIDY All I had done for five years was work 18 hours a day all over the world. I needed to step back and ... DAVID CASSIDY Everything in my life was about performance when I was doing 'The Partridge Family.' DAVID CASSIDY My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recolle... DAVID CASSIDY Once they began doing 'Celebrity Apprentice,' apparently the audience wasn't that keen o... DAVID CASSIDY My music was never considered cool, but I've always felt that connection with the audience. DAVID CASSIDY I've always had a special relationship with the U.K. fans, because even when I wasn't workin... DAVID CASSIDY My dad left when I was 3 1/2, and he left my mom and I. DAVID CASSIDY I don't play nostalgia acts. I don't play nostalgia shows. DAVID CASSIDY I don't need to remind myself of the trophies. I know what I accomplished. DAVID CASSIDY What I want is credibility I got as a songwriter and actor and doing 'Blood Brothers' on Bro... DAVID CASSIDY In the '80s, it was difficult and frustrating to appear in the theater and TV again, even though... DAVID CASSIDY All that stuff - 'teen idol' - that wasn't me. DAVID CASSIDY I wasn't ever a bad guy, and I was never arrested or anything like that, but I was a wild boy in... DAVID CASSIDY I saw Jimi Hendrix - it must have been four times. And he was incomparable, and his legend lives on. DAVID CASSIDY Acting was absolutely my first focus. I graduated high school in L.A., and two weeks afterwards, I m... DAVID CASSIDY I've really sensed that people have an affection for me. DAVID CASSIDY I've done an enormous amount of bringing light into people's lives, and I'm very proud o... DAVID CASSIDY I bought my first horse when I was 15. I always loved racing and I started studying about breeding a... DAVID CASSIDY I've always had a love for horses since I was really young. When I was 5 years old, the only thi... DAVID CASSIDY My mother gave up a good part of her career to look after me. DAVID CASSIDY In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot. DAVID CASSIDY I played in garage bands and rock and roll bands when I was in junior high and high school and saw s... DAVID CASSIDY I found myself very lost after 'The Partridge Family,' and I lost my dad and I lost my manag... DAVID CASSIDY I've been able to go on and have a successful career on Broadway and certainly the last five yea... DAVID CASSIDY It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes. DAVID CASSIDY We live in a world of strange priorities, where Kim Kardashian buying a Lamborghini creates internat... DAVID HAREWOOD The law always limits every power it gives. DAVID HUME There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million differe... DAVID ATTENBOROUGH Life to me is a journey - you never know what may be your next destination. DAVID RUSSELL False modesty can be worse than arrogance. DAVID MITCHELL This whole world is wild at heart and weird on top. DAVID LYNCH I believe that the war on drugs is a tragically misplaced use of resources - an immoral venture that... DAVID HARSANYI Once you get over the culture shock, Filey is a pleasant spot, particularly at the beginning or end ... DAVID HEWSON Robots have gotten steadily more capable, but humans' expectations that robots should have minds... DAVID HANSON If you read somebody's diary, you get what you deserve. DAVID SEDARIS College is a magic time. Yes, you're young and fickle, but you want to be part of this college e... DAVID SZE What I value most in my friends is loyalty. DAVID MAMET I'm a photographer, period. I love photography, the immediacy of it. I like the craft, the idea ... DAVID LACHAPELLE