Quotes about Emotional Resonance

I have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I'm going to have.

When I listen to something, I like to be taken out of my seat and thrown across the room. If it sounds good and feels good, that's it.

If there is a pathway into the minds of human beings that bypasses consciousness and absorbs the emotions of others; and if this pathway can be activated by the sight of a bloody uniform, a hair-raising tribal dance, or just a deep stare; and if these displays can propel a team to run faster, jump higher, hit harder, and push through pain and exhaustion, then these captains must have been masters of the art.

you don't have to be dead to haunt. Parents, songs, exes.

When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. It's not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that.

To a poet nothing can be useless.

I tend to play characters that I can infuse with certain kinds of humour. Even the baddest guy can be funny in his own particular way. I want the audience to engage with the character on some deeper level so that they leave the cinema still thinking about him.

What comes from the heart goes to the heart

No one can harm you with his or her powerful, intense, or negative emotions, unless you have those same emotions. Other people's feelings awaken within you your matching emotions, through the principle of resonance.

mood music.

bir an bile baksam sana bo?az?mda kal?yor sesim

He held her close against him so that she could feel the beating of his heart. He did not attempt to kiss her and when he released her he did it gently, holding on to her hand and smiling down into her eyes. It was a moment she felt she would remember all her life.

A kiss should never require explanation,

Very often the characters people respond best to have little parts of reality they can relate to.

Since Death brushed past me once more to-day, Let me say quickly what I must say: Take without shame the love I give you, Take it before I am hurried away. You are intrepid, noble, kind, My heart goes to you with my mind, The plummet of your thought is long Sunk in deep water, cold with song. You are all I asked, my dear– My words are said, my way is clear.

As you may know my use of Celtic music is extremely simple and short. However there is something about it that will remain in your mind for a long, long time.

A Minor is one of my all-time favorite keys to play in. It's a very moody key, and also 'A' is the first letter of my name. It just represents the songs through my eyes.

I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much.

There are some actors that are so gifted, that move you in such a way that every time you see their names again, you go and pay another ticket because you want to have that experience again.

Dumbo... makes me cry. Every single time and in the exact same spot. I just have a special affection for Dumbo.

The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time.

The Radiohead record, 'The Bends' is my all-time favorite record on the planet.

My teeth became sour as I listened to his story. It was then that I understood why he was quiet all the time.

I sometimes use music as way of getting back to a certain time, dredging up stuff from the past and putting it down on canvas.