#usual

Classical stuff takes a lot of rehearsal time and preparation, but with stuff that involves improvisation, you can over-rehearse it and it gets stale. You don't want it to be too comfortable. In fact, a good sound check, a good rehearsal usually means a bad performance. ↗

— John Zorn

#bad performance #check #classical #comfortable #fact

Everyone is looking for connections between the songs. I don't usually approach a record as a concept. There's no overriding theme I'm trying to represent. It's all about the individual songs. ↗

— Tracy Chapman

#approach #between #concept #connections #everyone

I have problems because I'm very expressive, and usually red lipstick gets on my teeth and face. ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#expressive #face #gets #i #lipstick

People were confused by me, and at first I was auditioning a lot for the crazy characters or the victim, someone who'd been attacked. Which is great, because usually those are the best acting roles. ↗

— Jessica Chastain

#attacked #auditioning #because #been #best

An acting career usually has about a shelf life of ten years before people get sick of seeing you. It's a good thing to have a job to fall back on and I really do enjoy directing. ↗

— George Clooney

#about #acting #back #before #career

I usually hang around the room listening to a bit of last night's show. If there's one available, I go to the steam room every day for my voice. I spend half an hour there and then I eat, because I can't eat later than four o'clock. Then I go for a soundcheck. That's my day. ↗

— Phil Collins

#available #because #bit #clock #day

Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#around #break #clear #even #go

I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

#big #boots #collect #cowboy #crazy

I'm a McDonald's girl - several times a week. Usually the two-cheeseburger combo meal. ↗

— Nikki Cox

#i #mcdonald #meal #several #times

I have had shoulder injuries in the past, but usually it's from training. ↗