- Nov 07, 2020
Someone Quotes
On the someones who shape a moment.
This page includes praise for a steady presence who doesn't panic under pressure, and a note on a fictional character built to feel relatable even in impossible circumstances. For similar reflections, see Know.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Nov 07, 2020
When you're a songwriter and you click with someone, you tend to want to keep writing with that person.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got out of the business because I went from being the biggest artist on my record label to someone they didn't even want to have around.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I play guitar... I like to say that I'm pretty good, but it takes someone else to tell you that you're really good.
- Nov 07, 2020
Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else's.
- Elephant
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was so used to documentary filming, where it's one take. You can't really say, 'Make that elephant charge again!' And you talk to the camera. With movie filming, you're talking to someone else.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's a difference between being a poseur and being someone who's so emotionally challenged they're kind of just doing their best to show you what they've got.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had concussions as a kid playing football and basketball, and know what it feels like and to have someone say 'Just rub some dirt on it, and get back in there.'
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a working-class family in Pittsburgh, whereas 'Mike & Molly' deals with the working class in Chicago. I swear a little, but I pretty much talk the same. It's not like when you see someone like Tim Allen and he's a lot bluer onstage.
- Joke
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I realize I'm being a goofball, I write it down. When I release the joke onstage, I love watching the effect it has on the audience. No one wants to see someone talk who takes themselves too seriously.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum is a theatrical person. I saw a tape of a theatre project she did when I was a kid. I was really affected by the idea that my mum could turn herself into someone else for the purpose of telling a story.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love it when someone insults me. That means that I don't have to be nice anymore.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something that's really you.
- Nov 07, 2020
You can write a song about being in love with someone, but you don't have to be in love with anyone.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020