“Novels can fill in the spaces about what that emotional resonance is.” Quote by Quiara Alegria Hudes
“I think I just liked the idea that I could make something, that I could communicate some sort of idea through music.” ThinkingCommunicate Author:John Congleton
“Before I started making music I felt like I couldn't affect anything in the world.” World Author:John Congleton
“Roger Waters isn't a "great" singer but he's always able to communicate this intense desperation. At times he's not even singing, but shouting. There's no melody and his shouting isn't even in key with the song.” SongWaterSingingCommunicateIntenseMelodyDesperation Author:John Congleton
“When I make my own music, there is no external producer. I just do everything as quickly as possible. I try not to overthink things.” TryingProducers Author:John Congleton
“I just I love telling stories and as long as I can make my living doing that in all the different mediums that I have been lucky enough to, that's enough for me.” LongDifferentEnoughLucky Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“Really there's different scales of stories. Sometimes you want to tell one that 20, 30, 40, 50 million people will want to see and hear. Sometimes you do one that you know 150 will want to see on one night. As long as you're telling the right story for the right audience and they're getting something out of it it's essentially the same feeling to me.” PeopleLongDifferentSometimesFeelingsNightAudience Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“Ten years ago when I started out I was kind of told I was insane for trying to pursue multiple fields at once because in five years everyone who just did one would have five times the resume I would if I was lucky, but I took that gamble because I just my gut told me it was the right thing to do and you know as an actor there is so much downtime you want to fill it with something else and as a writer you know sometimes you're doing a passion project, sometimes it's a paid gig, sometimes there is nothing, so you can do a journalistic piece.” TryingKindSometimesPassionLuckyInsaneRight ThingGutsMultiple Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“Whatever the reasons, 2008 it felt as though the combination of distribution models starting to tighten and the publishing and film and music industries having to revolutionize themselves to catch up, and understand how this is going to work in the new millennium has made it a lot easier to pursue multi-platform careers. It's much easier to hire one person who can do three or four different things than one specialist in that field.” DifferentReasonFilmPublishingGoing To WorkMusic Industry Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“I think about the college graduating classes and high school classes that are coming up now they're in a unique position. I mean they're entering one of the toughest economies of all time. At the same time if they're willing to work really hard the ability they have to learn something much faster than we ever did before is there and it's really a question of are you willing to put in the effort and go that extra mile. Because if you are I think there's actually more opportunities out there.” ThinkingMeanSchoolOpportunityAbilityEffortEconomyCollegeUniqueHigh SchoolAll TimeExtrasGraduates Author:John Buffalo Mailer
“It's always an interesting question of what was it like as Norman Mailer's son because I could easily turn it back and say what's it like not to. I didn't always realize my dad was Norman Mailer. I always knew he was Dad, and then I forget the exact age when it dawned on me that, you know, he is actually someone who affects the public consciousness of the time. It was amazing. I mean he was a rock star and brilliant and kind and funny and generous and scary when he needed to be and, you know, hard as a father.” KindMeanAgeFatherRealizingForgetInterestingConsciousnessSonDadMy DadScaryBrilliantGenerousRock Star Author:John Buffalo Mailer