“Honestly, I just want to have a good time, listen to great singers and great music, and just use my instincts, as usual.” Quote by Christina Aguilera
“I'm not one that just throws music out there to keep it coming, and all that. I believe in the craft, and the time it takes to really nurture something and put a lot of effort into the details.” BelieveI BelieveEffortDetailsI Believe InCraftsNurture Author:Christina Aguilera
“I'm no stranger to criticism. You're never going to be good enough, or just the right thing in everybody's eyes.” EnoughEyeCriticismStrangerBe GoodRight ThingGood Enough Author:Christina Aguilera
“Over the years I've never written or made movies about political themes 'cause while they do have current critical importance, in the large, large scheme of things, only the big questions matter and the answers to those big questions are very, very depressing.” YearsMadeMatterBigsPoliticalCausesAnswersWrittenImportanceCurrentsCriticalThemeSchemesDepressingBig QuestionsVery Depressing Author:Woody Allen
“You can be distracted by your love life, by the baseball game, movies, by the nonsense. "Can I get my kid into this private school? Can I get this girl to go out with me Saturday night? Am I going to get the promotion in my office?" All this stuff, but in the end the universe burns out. So I think it's completely meaningless.” ThinkingEndsKidsSchoolNightGirlUniverseGamesStuffOfficeBaseballNonsenseLove LifeMeaninglessSaturdayPromotionDistractedSaturday NightBaseball GamesThis GirlBurn OutPrivate School Author:Woody Allen
“I think it's my job or the artist's job, to try and find some solution or some reason to accept things. But given the grimmest reality, I feel the grimmest facts are the real facts, the true facts: that you're born, you die, you suffer, it's to no purpose, and you're gone forever, ever, ever, and that's it.” ThinkingFeelsTryingRealReasonFactsRealityJobsPurposeArtistSufferingDiesGivenBornAcceptingGoneForeverSolutionsTrue Fact Author:Woody Allen
“One filmmaker makes films that are deep, intellectual, profound and confrontational. And the other one makes purely vacuous, escapist films. I'm not sure the one who makes escapist films is making a poorer contribution than the one who makes the deeper films.” FilmIntellectualProfoundDeeperFilmmakerNot SureContributionEscapistsVacuous Author:Woody Allen
“The artist can't give you an answer that's satisfying to the dreadful reality of your existence. So the best you can do is maybe entertain people and refresh them for an hour-and-a-half.” PeopleGivingRealityArtistCan DoHoursAnswersExistenceHalfSatisfying Author:Woody Allen
“Film is more of novelty, because I've done so much theater over many years. I'm in love with making movies. Also, I find it easier to remember three minutes of dialogue than three hours.” YearsDoneRememberFilmThreeHoursMinutesEasierTheaterDialogueNovelty Author:Woody Allen
“Throughout history in the theater and film people do like sarcastic characters, and they do like curmudgeons - if they're amusing, they do like them despite the fact that they're vitriolic, particularly if they're for the right thing. If you can see that the person is a decent person and is for the right thing, and is not just a nasty person with base motives, but someone who is a decent human but expresses himself.” PeopleIfsHumansPersonsCharacterFactsFilmTheaterDespiteRight ThingMotiveDecentSarcasticNastyAmusingCurmudgeon Author:Woody Allen
“I keep getting more and more ambitious. Over the years, to some degree, in some areas, I feel I've grown. In some areas, I made a fool of myself. In some areas, I think I can still do some funny things.” ThinkingFeelsYearsMadeStillsI CanFoolDegreesAreasAmbitiousFunny Things Author:Woody Allen