“Songwriting requires some sort of ceremony to even get the process started, and it can be somewhat arbitrary.” Quote by Andrew Bird
“I have the barn, it's just kind of like a studio. Almost all artists have la studio to work in, and that's really what it is. A place to get away. I'll spend maybe four days out there if I can, just completely immersed - like where I don't bathe or brush my teeth for a few days, just get up and make coffee and experiment until the sun goes down.” IfsKindI CanArtistSunFourStudiosCoffeeExperimentsTeethGet UpGet AwayBrushesBarns Author:Andrew Bird
“I'm not a home-studio guy. I spend a lot of time working by myself developing songs, but I really need some other counterpart to help me pull it all together, because you go nuts working if I had to finish an entire project all within my own head.” IfsNeedsHelpingHomeTogetherGuySongMy OwnProjectsStudiosDevelopingHelp MeNutsCounterparts Author:Andrew Bird
“When I'm onstage, I'm completely comfortable, and I feel very vital and alive.” FeelsAliveComfortable Author:Andrew Bird
“Playing the violin and singing and whistling are just three different ways of making sound. It's not trying to replace a band, per se. It's become a completely different thing. And it's not just simply an effect. It's just a very surprisingly intuitive thing.” WayTryingDifferentThreeSoundEffectsBandSingingDifferent WaysDifferent ThingsIntuitiveViolinWhistling Author:Andrew Bird
“I love the spontaneity of plays and of being onstage, because that's an energy that you can't really fabricate in movies.” PlayEnergySpontaneityFabricate Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“I hate when things are sugar-coated. I'd rather have the ugliest truth than the best lie.” LyingHateI HateSugar Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“It's hard to confront someone without knowing, [but] I think the first thing you should do in a relationship - any kind of relationship - is confront. Then, if they seem shady, maybe go for the email or the text message.” IfsThinkingShouldFirstsKindHardSeemsKnowingMessagesEmailShadyText Message Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“When you're a pilot, and you know all the ways to survive an airplane crash and how low the chances are, you feel safer.” KnowsWayFeelsChanceLowsPilotsAirplaneCrashChances AreAirplane Crashes Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“On a movie, you have a great time, and you're really enjoying the work, and then everybody is done and goes their separate ways, and you maybe never get to work with those people again.” PeopleWayDoneEnjoyGreat TimesSeparate Ways Author:Denis Leary
“There's nothing wrong with an actor that can't improvise, but if you're going to improvise, you gotta make sure you got people that can play the game.” PeopleIfsPlayActorsGames Author:Denis Leary