Top 1200 Classic Rock Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

'An Inspector Calls' is a British classic, and I am thrilled to be working on this beautiful screen adaptation with Aisling Walsh.

As long as we have Netfix, Turner Classic Movies, Amazon, YouTube, and bookstores, there is no excuse ever to lack inspiration.

It's fun to look at people that are so good at acting that aren't actors, like David Bowie creating a mystique about rock n' roll. I've listened to 'Ziggy Stardust' as much as any rock n' roll fan - I don't really know what it's about, but it sure is fun to think about David Bowie as this mad creation.

'The Admirable Crichton' is probably Barrie's most famous work after 'Peter Pan', nearly a pendant to that classic.

I think that perhaps the classic propagandists of the - in the Second World War was Winston Churchill. He was extremely skilled and adept at it.

They're getting me involved in intrigue again, and I think it follows a classic formula in a soap opera.

What makes a classic is difficult to define. It's entirely subjective, of course. And the term is employed far too promiscuously.

Before I started doing '30 Rock', I did about 25 movies. I'd always been doing stand-up every night, and then I would do, like, two to four movies a year. So I really liked doing that, and I want to get back to that, but because of the time commitment to '30 Rock', there's not much time to do that stuff.

In my personal life, I'm a huge fan of Carolina Herrera. I just think her stuff is timeless and classic.

You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism.

French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.

Rock stars generally don't last in the Senate, starting with John Kennedy. Too much work, too slow, too little juice. Getting something accomplished takes a remarkable amount of tedious work. Rock stars who become senators either run for something else or retire on the job. They certainly don't make a mark.

I think it is beyond doubt that H. P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.

That's what I like about film-it can be bizarre, classic, normal, romantic. Cinema is to me the most versatile thing.

When people don't like themselves very much, they have to make up for it. The classic bully was actually a victim first.

I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.

I think there's a way to do classic songs and produce them electronically, and I feel like the eighties did a lot of that.

I'm a Turner Classic Movies guy. That's it. I'd much rather sit here and watch an oldie than anything new.

I wanted to write a song about war and that classic 'We want you' recruitment style from the point of view of the recruiter.

Here's what I'm going to have to say to all of you. If some of you have demons in your head who talk to you in profanity or whatever, don't let your demon shoot down your rock music, don't let your demon keep you off the joy bus. So like I say, Rock music pays off.

Underestimating one's enemy was a classic tactical mistake --- one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both. (Harry Smith)

I believe that all true art is classic, but the dictates of the mind rarely permit of its being recognized as such when it first appears.

They tell us "Rock'n'roll is the devil's music." Well, let's say we know that rock is the devil's music, and we know that it is, for sure ... At least he f-kin' jams! If it's a choice between eternal Hell and good tunes, and eternal Heaven and New Kids on the f-kin' Block ... I'm gonna be surfin' on the lake of fire, rockin' out.

I write almost all my songs on an acoustic guitar, even if they turn into rock songs, hard rock songs, metal songs, heavy metal songs, really heavy songs I love writing on an acoustic because I can hear what every string is doing; the vibrations haven't been combined in a collision of distortion or effects yet.

Commercial record has never interested me. It's amazing I was in a band like The Police that had such phenomenal commercial success. Part of what made The Police what it was was that we didn't all come in with obvious mainstream musical tastes. We were a rock band and somehow we had to make rock music, but it was informed by a lot of things outside of the mainstream for sure.

I don't want to sound too carried away, but from what I've seen, 'Bingo Long' is going to be a big one. A classic.

We women, when we're searching for a meaning to our lives or for the path of knowledge, always identify with one of four classic archetypes.

Chicago's history is a classic American tale of reinvention, while its present is buzzy, chic and architecturally stunning.

On 'Hairless Toys,' I've tried to create an ambiguous character to go with an ambiguous record. She's anything but rock n' roll - she's so not rock n' roll that, in a twisted way, she's kind of radical. She's like someone from my memory, almost like my mother, and she's lost in some space-time between the 1960s and the late '80s.

The original 'Star Trek' series is the classic one. Its successor, 'The Next Generation,' is less lovable, but at its best, it's smarter.

I am interested in classic building development, such as hotels and residential homes, rather than commercial properties.

It is the best part of the night. The classic interactive lines are 'Where are you from? What do you do for a living?' I almost always get something interesting.

My favorite website is The Daily Beast, and I also like 1stdibs.com, where I'll browse for great rugs or classic furniture.

The way I represent my individuality is by mixing classic pieces - like sports jackets - with little, unexpected additions.

I still think the best classic meal in New York is a coffee-shop breakfast - you sort of can't skip it.

I like a lot of Ralph Lauren and classic styles... My style has changed in that I'm willing to try more things.

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.

By the nature of cinema and how it literalizes what we envision, movies can have difficulty replicating that connection we make with a classic book.

Mack Bolan is a classic American hero. Readers like him and I feel very good about that.

I really want to try to explore the characters from angles you've never seen and keep them classic and iconic.

I want to offer a wide range of classic and contemporary bridalwear to suit all personalities, readily available to try on.

I always carry my classic black-and-white tux and custom-made George Esquivel saddle shoes.

An instant family classic that is utterly unique but reminiscent of films like 'E.T.,' 'Sound of Music' and 'Life Is Beautiful.'

There are classic horror films that, if you are a human being in this world, you have to have seen. They've become a part of our culture.

My mother was a classic matriarchal figure. She'd sing round the house and always had music on.

I write almost all my songs on an acoustic guitar, even if they turn into rock songs, hard rock songs, metal songs, heavy metal songs, really heavy songs... I love writing on an acoustic because I can hear what every string is doing; the vibrations haven't been combined in a collision of distortion or effects yet.

I wish I wrote 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt. I mean, that is a classic heartbreak song; it gets me every time.

I didn't invent anything; it's all there in the culture; it's not a big mystery. I just combine my personal experience with classic cartoon stereotypes.

I'm sorry that I did not become the world's first black classic pianist. I think I would have been happier.

I like rock and roll t-shirts, tight jeans, and sneakers or boots. Really just laid back, sort of rock and roll. I'm a sneaker person. I don't really like to wear high heels. I'm always really paranoid when I'm on stage playing guitar that I'm going to trip over one of the cords when I'm prancing around so I have on wedges or shoes that are not too high.

Some holiday traditions are sacred. In our house one such tradition is the annual Christmas classic cinema celebration.

I never took classic business classes in college, so I don't have the background that any of the people running large companies have.

I love the classic side of skating, making it look like a full program and not just technical based.

A classic is a work which persists as a background noise even when a present that is totally incompatible with it holds sway.

I feel like wellies are a classic Glasto go-to, but in the heat the Chelsea boot style was a good call.

The Classic Notting Hill junkie, i.e; Armani underwear, Pink's shirt and Burberry belt tourniquets

How many times can a rock star go over the top on drugs? How many times can a rock star be unfaithful to his old lady? It is really fu**ing boring, and that is what they do over and over and over. They just print the same sh*t.

It is?classic Bill Clinton, sincere and deceptive at the same time, requiring a careful reading between the lines.

Pumpkin and nutmeg tarts are a small, sweet version of the classic tart, a combination that is a particular favourite of mine.

I am so happy that every generation still tunes into most of the classic and cult films I was lucky to be a part of.