#very

Many French directors, having now realised there was no more real criticism, that the standards of the past have gone, are very offended about the quality of film criticism. ↗

— Wim Wenders

#criticism #directors #film #film criticism #french

Everything's completely different, and it's been hard. Fortunately, I have a lot of wonderful people around me, and I think I'm handling things pretty well. ↗

— Carrie Underwood

#been #completely #different #everything #fortunately

I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

#being #connection #constant #continuity #countries

At the beginning of this album I discovered the computer and had great fun playing with the thing. And I realized that, not being a good keyboard player, I could write things in very small sections, give them a certain feel and mess about with bends on the keyboard. ↗

— Midge Ure

#album #beginning #being #bends #certain

So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords everywhere. All of the songs are built up of small melodies and counter melodies all played very rhythmically. ↗

— Midge Ure

#built #chords #concentrated #counter #everywhere

All over the land are vast and handsome pastures, with good grass for cattle, and it strikes me the soil would be very fertile were the country inhabited and improved by reasonable people. ↗

— Alvar N. C. de Vaca

#country #fertile #good #grass #handsome

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed. ↗

— Steve Vai

#actually #doing #embarrassed #feel #i

Honestly, I've been very blessed. Yes, I am cursed with this gift. ↗

— Wilmer Valderrama

#been #blessed #cursed #gift #honestly

But the Go-Go's are a very original, kind of organic thing. ↗

— Kathy Valentine

#kind #organic #original #thing #very

That which has always been accepted by everyone, everywhere, is almost certain to be false. ↗