Quotes About Emotion

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

I've hated my nose since I was 13.

Nostalgia is an amazing thing.

In some ways, I feel like I've always dabbled in nostalgia. It's just what I do; it comes naturally.

Nostalgia is not a place to live.

Nostalgia is a strange and powerful emotion. As much we try and fight it and fight ourselves, it's very hard not to.

I don't think I've got a problem with nostalgia, because a lot of the time things are self-referential.

Nostalgia is very powerful.

Nostalgia has always been big. I don't think it ever goes away - people enjoy it.

I don't care about making anything new. I make music to express an emotion, and if the emotion is nostalgic, so be it.

For me, Lancome was more than just a brand. There was something very nostalgic about the name, about the whole story.

I have a thing for major 7ths. They've got a very mournful, nostalgic quality to them.

I guess that's always the mystery of music. It's like why does this song make me feel so grey or why does it make me feel sad or happy or nostalgic and so I'm most fascinated by breaking that down in my music.

I'm not interested in clothes that just convey a certain look or fashion. Clothes for me have always been a form of self-expression.

I'm not interested in using my father's death as some touch point for why I've become an actor - it's grossly opportunistic.

I'm not interested in anything but emotionally driven stories; that's why almost all of my work is exclusively anchored by women.

I'm not interested in how well someone can sing. It's what you're singing that interests me.

I'm not interested in putting naturalism on stage - I want passion.

I love connecting with a character out of the blue, not knowing why.

Every note is a lifetime for itself.

No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better.

There is no formula to it. Writing every song is a little journey. The first note has to lift you.

That's the thing about the blues: It's one thing to hit a note on a guitar. To make it matter is something else altogether.

I do think 'The Notebook' is a darn good movie.