Crafts Quotes - Page 19

• Well, you're in a theater and it's 24 shots a second, your face, your body, your voice, and it's your craft, the way you earn your living, and it's indelible. It's not like writing a script - I write as well - I can't do another draft, it's done.

  William Mapother

  Writing, Voice, Way

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• Craft is not a category; it's a means. The folks running the museum [Museum of Arts and Design]are sharp, and they know this, but they are in a bind.

  Jerry Saltz

  Running, Art, Mean

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• You have to be ready to go through peaks and valleys along the way. Be ready to sacrifice some of the things in life that are considered normal for most people for the first while. And understand the business of the film industry, because studying the art and your craft alone isn't enough anymore.

  Kyle Cassie

  Art, Sacrifice, Things In Life

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• I don't think that anything of any consequence is known a priori: all our knowledge is built up by modifying the lore passed on to us by our ancestors in light of our experiences, and the best a philosopher can do is to learn as much about what has been discovered in various empirical fields, and use it to try to craft an improved synthesis.

  Philip Kitcher

  Thinking, Light, Trying

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• I just started to understand my craft, what I wanted to do as an artist. It's just a growing process. Figuring out exactly what I wanted to do and obviously I toured a whole bunch. I did a lot of song writing for other people and then just settled back into my zone.

  Young De

  Song, Writing, Artist

  Interview with Bill Rock, 411mania.com. January 25, 2015.

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• I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly that I'd never be a technical electronic musician.

  Anna Meredith

  Important, Musician, Results

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy.

  Yannis Philippakis

  Rose, Joy, Looks

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• At festivals you kind of have to play the game a bit and you have to play a lot of the big bangers but it's to me it's extra gratifying to be able to play the non-bangers and make it work. Because that's still the craft of the DJ, I think.

  A-Trak

  Thinking, Games, Play

  Source: www.gq.com

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• Now, I do say, "It's possible. You might be the first. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the odds are very much against you." All great poets have been great readers and the way to learn your craft in poetry is by reading other poetry and by letting it guide you.

  Edward Hirsch

  Reading, Odds, Might

  Source: bigthink.com

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• As for the industry, it has certainly changed. I think with all of these television shows and YouTube and the internet, you have so much less time to develop as an artist and perfect your craft. So many things today are "instant" and, that's not always a good thing.

  Olivia Newton-John

  Thinking, Artist, Perfect

  Source: www.mlive.com

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• To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

  Mahershala Ali

  Journey, Long, Waiting

  "Mahershala Ali: the 'free state of Jones'". Interview with Sam Williams, www.eurweb.com. June 24, 2016.

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• In order to perfect your craft, you've gotta go hard, you've gotta go overtime.

  Ace Hood

  Order, Perfect, Go Hard

  Source: djbooth.net

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• What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world.

  Mike McCue

  People, World, Talent

  "What Drives You? 10 Top Tech Mavericks tell us what drives them and why". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I know this might sound a little cliche but, I feel like everybody is searching for the same thing, and that is truth. I think that's sort of the journey to define that which is most inspirational. Even in acting, when I watch an actor who I find to be so truthful in their craft, or a musician who gets up there and sings so truthfully - I like that.

  Tyler Blackburn

  Journey, Thinking, Acting

  "Interview with Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Actually, here is something I'm passionate about that, looking around me, seems like the world at large must not care about as much as I do: craft.

  Damian Kulash

  Passionate, World, Care

  "Damian Kulash of OK Go: On Creativity, Design, and Activism". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor brought critical qualities to the high court that not everybody thinks are qualities - I happen to think they are - her pragmatism and her state craft.

  Joe Biden

  Thinking, Justice, Quality

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• With a clear mind that is reinforcing positivity back into myself and my craft, I am able to focus my energy on the task at hand and enjoy my experiences and day.

  Allison Holker

  Positivity, Hands, Focus

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• It's easy for me to be vulnerable and craft songs when I'm being a hermit in my woods loft, secluded. When I get attention for it, whether it's on stage or in life - I have sort of a love-hate relationship with all of it. That makes me feel really stark naked.

  Rachael Yamagata

  Song, Hate, Naked

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• I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but also know that, on the other hand, I am a songwriter and I am a craftsman, and I do have a craft and a technique and a method. So I need to balance the technique and the method.

  Brett Dennen

  Song, Jobs, Hands

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• Even in acting, when I watch an actor who I find to be so truthful in their craft, or a musician who gets up there and sings so truthfully - I like that.

  Tyler Blackburn

  Acting, Musician, Watches

  "Interview with Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• It looks glamorous and wonderful, but it's a job like any other. And I think that's their humility coming through, Joel [Coen] and Ethan's [Coen] humility. I think they really believe they are tradesmen, craftsmen, and they're just pursuing their trade, their craft, and doing the best they can with it.

  David Krumholtz

  Jobs, Believe, Humility

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• I know not everyone is a musician, but it's important to find that craft and put all of your energy into that. It's about leaving the bad vibes and going to where the good vibes are.

  Charlie Puth

  Bad Vibes, Leaving, Important

  "Charlie Puth's Reason For Being Obsessed With Alicia Keys Will Make You Say, 'Heck Yes'". Interview With Kelsie Gibson, www.popsugar.com. September 7, 2016.

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• Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by necessity such as baskets and pottery, or artistic expression, such as more baskets and more pottery. Today, there is a much more leisurely attitude toward crafting, and virtually anyone without a job and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.

  Amy Sedaris

  Jobs, Attitude, Skills

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• I always get a little bit pissed off when stand-up comedy is not recognised as being as good a craft as being an actor. We give Oscars to people and it's like, 'Aw, this person is the greatest person on earth', but being an actor is pretty easy in comparison to stand-up comedy. It's no surprise that several stand-up comics have gone on to become great actors. I don't know any great actors that have gone on to become great stand-up comics.

  Jim Jefferies

  Giving, People, Gone

  Source: www.gigglebeats.co.uk

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• With ferocity and extraordinary craft, Lizzie Harris has made a book of poems that resonates far beyond the personal stories it tells. Stop Wanting reveals, in every lyric, its author's profound metaphorical gifts. In its ironies and intensities, it brings to mind a writer like the young Sylvia Plath, though what is startling about Harris' s work is the way it combines those gifts with a muted, deft self-awareness. Most of all, these are wonderfully shaped, powerful, and surprising poems-a startling debut.

  Meghan O'Rourke

  Powerful, Book, Self

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