Quotes About Expression

Even though we didn't actually record it as the Move I had already written a song called 'Dear Elaine', which I subsequently put on the Boulders album. I thought at the time that was probably the best song I'd written.

I think 'Rockstar' is more dear to me than any of my other films.

'Pain' is more indicative of what I like to do. I'm lyric-conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records.

I'm lyric conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records.

Mohan No Masalo' is a play very dear to me.

I love the word 'dearth,' by the way. It's one of my favorite words.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

A debate is a very specific kind of performance.

You can't have a nuanced debate on Twitter, it's just people shouting.

I play piano, a little Gershwin, before debates.

A lot of people ask me, did debating help me as a writer, and I honestly don't know.

What is exciting is taking back the excitement of being able to debut something to an audience in exactly the way you want to.

I definitely want to put together an amazing debut album with some really dreamy collaborations.

When I came to America, there was a lot of decadence in New York in the early '70s because the city was bankrupt and you could do whatever you want!

I don't think we should be deceived that art is such a moral thing.

The arts bridge cultures; they're good for the economy, and they're good for fostering empathy and decency.

I'm a pretty decent writer. It comes easy to me. I don't agonize over sentences. I write like I talk. I try to make them good books.

As long as I can make the films I want to make in decent conditions, I am happy.

I love burlesque. I'm a decent aerialist. I think I set myself apart visually.

I don't understand how you can be a decent writer and not know people.

I wish I was really talented in music because then I would be doing it. I felt that I could write a decent song, but it was a big struggle.

You can't apply the term 'lucrative' to dancing, but it does earn me a decent living.

I believe it's a woman's right to decide what she wants to wear and if a woman can go to the beach and wear nothing, then why can't she also wear everything?

Film-makers must decide what story to tell and how to tell it.