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“I want to incite people to loosen their oppression by giving them something to work with, to build on. They shouldn't be frightened of creating themselves - that's why I make things very open, with things for people to do.”

Quote by Yoko Ono

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Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono, born on February 18, 1933, is a Japanese-born American artist, musician, and peace activist. She is known for her unique artistic style and contributions to music, visual art, and performance art. more

“Basically there are two types of people in the world: people who are confident because they know they have the ability to create, and then people who have been demoralised, who have no confidence in themselves because they have been told they have no creative ability, but must just take orders. The Establishment likes people who take no responsibility and cannot respect themselves.”

People Knows World Has Beens Two Order Ability Responsibility Creative Type Likes Establishment No Confidence

Author:Yoko Ono

“Working with composers often is a really frustrating experience because you speak a different language and, oftentimes, they take two or three jobs, at the same time. They're difficult and pretentious and they're tormented artists.”

Two Different Jobs Artist Three Speak Language Difficult Composer Frustrating Pretentious Often Is Different Languages

Author:Peter Berg

“I want to be challenged. Every job I've done so far, every character has been completely different and that's really important to me because I don't want to fall into a stereotypical box.”

Want Has Beens Important Different Done Character Jobs Fall Boxes

Author:Aneurin Barnard

“Of course, every actor has their box and you have to respect and play for it, but I do love challenging myself. I love every role to be new, and I always like to bring a freshness to every character I play.”

Play Character Courses Actors Challenges Roles Boxes Freshness Challenging Myself

Author:Aneurin Barnard