- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I asked Bob Dylan to paint the album cover for 'Music from Big Pink.' He said, 'Yeah, let me see what I can come up with.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I like to work on records when I feel inspired, not because it's expected of me.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother is extraordinary. She understood me and never tried to hold me back.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a storyteller for The Band. It was never, 'Hey guys, here's a song about what happened to me.' I was always more comfortable writing fiction.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get my start as a director. He was the one who said, 'Let him do 'Spinal Tap.' Let him give it a try,' because I had been trying for years to get that thing off the ground.
- Friendship
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I read 'Stand By Me,' it was like, 'This is a look back at the same time period when I was growing up, and it was about kids, but it really felt like what it was like to have those powerful feelings of friendship at age 12.' That's what got to me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love it when people come up to me and they say a line. Like, you know, 'My name is Indigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.'
- Nov 07, 2020
Hopefully, I'm not stealing scenes from other actors, because then they won't want to work with me.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had just left 'Saturday Night Live' when I came to 'The Daily Show,' and it just felt like Jon was on my side. I'll always be grateful to him for that. I just got the impression he wanted me to succeed, and then I wanted to succeed for him. I think that's good leadership.
- Commitment
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- Nov 07, 2020