“Part of the fun of the movie is understanding exactly why we called it Prometheus. And also, it sounds really pretentious, like Inception, so we were just like, "Yeah, that makes the movie sound really smart!" It's so much better then my original title, Explosion. Well, there might be an explosion in the movie.” WellsMightFunUnderstandingSoundSmartOriginalsYeahTitlesExplosionsPretentiousReally SmartInceptionPrometheus Author:Damon Lindelof
“We have an expression in New York City government - "In God we trust, but for everyone else, bring data." It's so easy to pick up a sound byte and say, "Oh, yeah, yeah, I believe that," without really thinking.” ThinkingBelieveGovernmentI BelieveEasySoundCitiesNew YorkExpressionPicksYeahDataNew York CityGod We TrustCity Government Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Okay, you can stay at home and Spotify, or YouTube, or you can get off your ass and come listen to what real musicians making real music sound like. And, hey, it doesn't have to be me, but if I'm in town, then yeah, you should definitely check me out.” IfsShouldRealHomeSoundMusicianOkayTownsYeahChecksAssHeyYoutubeStay At HomeReal MusicSpotify Author:Nicholas Payton
“Hanson? Yeah, I've heard of them, I saw them perform and they have an interesting sound. I wish them every success.” WishSoundInterestingSawsHeardYeah Author:Jonathan Taylor Thomas
“When you're a father you censor yourself. You get just as angry with a child but you don't want to say, "What the filth and foul and I'll filth and foul, filth and foul and, yeah, ya filth and foul face, and I'll filth and foul, foul, filth!" You don't want to say that to a child so you censor yourself and you sound like an idiot: "What the... Get your... I'll put a... Get out of my face!"” WantChildrenHumorFunnyFacesFatherSoundYeahAngryIdiotFoulFilth Author:Bill Cosby
“. I did an interview earlier and somebody asked me if I [knew I] was onto something back when I was first writing. I said, "Yeah. I always thought I was good." We're not the Beatles or Led Zeppelin or AC/DC. But Helmet always sounded like Helmet, and we sort of developed our own sound. There's a vocabulary that's kind of universal now that's very simple. My friendDavid Sims, [the bassist] in Jesus Lizard, said, "I wish I'd thought of it." When you first hear it, it's like, "Oh duh." But that's cool.” IfsWritingFirstsKindSaidJesusWishSoundSimpleUniversalYeahInterviewsVocabularyBack WhenHelmetZeppelinsLizardsDuhSimsBassists Author:Page Hamilton
“I remember when it was reported that I was going to do the film in this format, people were actually speculating, and I guess I understand it. They were like, "Yeah, okay, that all sounds really great, but why would he do it for a thing that's so set bound?" That's not very profound thinking when it comes to 65mm. It's not just for shooting travelogues, mountain scenery and nature.” PeopleThinkingRememberFilmSoundMountainOkayYeahProfoundBoundsShootingReally GreatRemember WhenFormatScenery Author:Quentin Tarantino
“Well there's a lot of machines making music today too so you should expect perfection from them! Other than that it's humans programming it which is actually why i still like it. But yeah, that sounds about right. Now what I've got to do is I've got to stop expecting it of myself.” ShouldHumansWellsStillsTodaySoundRight NowPerfectionMachinesYeahProgrammingExpecting Author:Eddie Vedder
“I mean, the way I'm talking, it sounds like I'm - you know, I'm about to go out and sign up for the nearest seminary, and you'll never see or hear from me again. But it's a hard thing to talk about really 'cause I'm not at all sure myself about it. But I've got a very, very simple sort of outlook to it. Yeah, that's all I can say, really.” KnowsWayMeanI CanHardCausesSoundSimpleTalkingYeahOutlookHard ThingsSeminary Author:Nick Lowe
“Hip-hop was a big part of my life growing up, especially West Coast gangster rap. The reason I was able to listen to it so freely was that my mom couldn't hear any of it, so we would be driving along just blaring Too $hort's horrible misogynistic stuff, and my mom would just turn to us and say, "This is great. I can feel the bass. It sounds so nice." And we're like, "Yeah, mom. We can feel the bass, too."” FeelsI CanReasonBigsWould BeAbleTurnsStuffSoundGrowing UpNiceGrowingMomYeahWestHip HopMy MomRapDrivingHorribleHipsHopsCoastBassGangstersWest CoastGangster Rap Author:Moshe Kasher
“I could definitely rock out to Kraftwerk's "Tour De France," Tubeway Army, or Gary Numan. All of that stuff has an infectious beat, but with "Oh Yeah," I can't even identify what's going on. It sounds like typewriter keys, a couple of synth notes and then this really deep "Oh yeah," which I always picture as Andre The Giant on vocals.” I CanStuffSoundRocksKeysCoupleBeatsArmyYeahNotesFranceGiantsVocalTypewritersGaryReally Deep Author:Margaret Cho
“So yeah, how do I think of my environment and what happens with sound art? I love to play with the idea of elusive and intangible things. That could be psychological. It could be perceptual. It could be just the way your ears help you just navigate around.” ThinkingWayArtIdeasPlayHelpingHappensSoundEnvironmentEarsYeahPsychologicalElusiveNavigateIntangible Author:DJ Spooky
“I was over at Alison's [McGhee], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound like whiners - about how hard writing is, and how we didn't have a story to work on. Alison said, 'Why don't we work on writing something together,' and I said, 'Eh, I don't know if I could work that way.' She said, 'Well, just show up here and we'll see,' and I said, 'Well, what would it be about?' She said, 'Duh, it'd be about a tall girl and a short girl.' So I agreed to come and try it for a day.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWritingTryingWellsSaidHardStoriesShowsTogetherRememberGirlSoundYeahComplainingIf I CouldTallDuhScrabbleWhinersTall GirlShort Girl Author:Kate DiCamillo
“When I write and produce something, I know exactly how I want it to sound, and I have a very strong interpretation of it. I can't really think of anyone at the moment I'd particularly like to play a duet with. You never know, though, I might receive an offer tomorrow and say, "Yeah, that'd be great." But it's not something that's on my mind.” ThinkingKnowsWantWritingMindI CanPlayMomentsMightStrongSoundProduceTomorrowOffersYeahInterpretationVery StrongDuets Author:George Michael
“I don't speak cockney and I don't pretend to come from that part of the world. For the longest time the English, like the Beatles and so on sounded American. "She loves you yeah yeah yeah!" All of the sudden you sound American. It doesn't work that way with Americans who try to sing English. It's not convincing. If I say "Footy" and "tele" and "Brissy" and "Sydney" and "Simmo" it's not convincing.” IfsWorldWayTryingSpeakSoundLove YouYeahConvincingSydneyFootyCockneysYeah Yeah Yeahs Author:Gene Simmons
“My first film I made, "Permanent Vacation," we shot in 1979 for like $12,000, part of which I got a fake car loan for that Amos Poe told me you could do that. And, yeah, I had no idea what I was doing. It was just like, well, we're going to try and do this. Partly because I had been following Amos Poe and Eric Mitchell around for about a year, and I worked on some of Eric's films as a sound recordist and stuff.” TryingYearsFirstsWellsMadeIdeasFilmStuffSoundCarShotsYeahFollowingNo IdeaPermanentFakeVacationLoanEricCar Loan Author:Jim Jarmusch
“My favorite decade of cinema would be kind of the '40s, yeah. I like things in the '30s, but you know, the sound recording in the '30s wasn't very good. But for some reason the movies in the '40s have the best personalities: Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, and all those people. For some reason, I seem to gravitate more toward the '40s, and I don't necessarily know why. I just love the people.” PeopleKnowsKindReasonSeemsWould BeSoundPersonalityYeahVery GoodMy FavoriteDecadesCinemaBe KindGenesJimmyGaryJimmy Stewart Author:Robert Osborne
“Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. “That’s not standard procedure,” he said, his tone entirely too reasonable as he leaned over the stray’s body to open the back passenger-side door. “Yeah, well, I’m not your standard enforcer.” WellsMadeSaidBodySoundSidesBehindsDoorsStandardsYeahToneReasonableImpressedProceduresPassengersWhistling Book:Rogue Source: Rogue
“That sounds terrific, thought Cary, just you, your comatose wife your shell-shocked son, and your daughter who hates your guts. Not to mention that your two kids may be in love with each other. Yeah, that sounds like a perfect family reunion.” MayTwoKidsFunnyHateSoundPerfectWifeSonDaughterYeahGutsShellsShockedTerrificReunionYour DaughterFamily ReunionPerfect FamilyComatose Author:Cassandra Clare
“Let's go. We're supposed to rendezvous with the Captain at the lake. Oh, and try to keep the noise down. You sound like a panicked moose crashing through the woods," the smarter man chided. "Oh yeah. Like you could hear me over your specially trained 'woodland-animal footsteps,'" Rough Voice countered. "It was like listening to two deer humping each other.” MenTryingTwoSoundVoiceAnimalLike YouListeningYeahWoodsNoiseLakesRoughSmarterCaptainsFootstepsDeerWoodlandMooseRendezvous Book:Poison Study Source: Poison Study
“It's just that, I know how you're unhappy a lot. And, maybe it doesn't help anything, but I wanted you to know that I'm always here. I won't ever let you down―I promise that you can always count on me. Wow, that does sound corny. But you know that, right? That I would never, ever hurt you?" "Yeah Jake. I know that. And I already do count on you, probably more than you know.” KnowsDoeHelpingWantedSoundHurtKnow HowPromiseYeahUnhappyWowCornyI PromiseJakeCount On Me Author:Stephenie Meyer
“It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?” ThinkingWellsSocialSoundAttitudeSupportBeatsProgramYeahFundamentalsHip HopValuableHipsHopsWhy NotOperaSymphony Author:David Byrne
“You okay?" "Fine." "Your heart's beating really fast." "Gee, thanks. That's very comforting that you can hear it." He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she'd first met before all the vamp stuff. "Yeah, I know it is. Sorry. Just stay behind me if there's trouble." "You sound like Shane." "Well, he did say he'd kill me if I got you hurt. I'm just looking after my own neck." "Liar.” IfsKnowsFirstsWellsHeartStuffSoundHurtMy OwnBehindsTroubleFineMetsOkayYeahSorryThanksNecksLiarsComfortingKill MeShaneMyrninClaire DanversEve RosserVampGhost Town Author:Rachel Caine
“Jess:"Sasha? I need some tissue to pack my nose with." Sasha:"Is that hygienically sound?" Jess:"Sasha..." Sasha:"Fine, but if you get toxic shock up your nose, buddy, remember I warned you." Jess pulled a couple out and wedged them into his nostrils. He gave Abigail a sheepish smile. "Sexy, right?" Abby: "Oh yeah, baby. You're so hot right now, if I was a chicken I'd lay hard-boiled eggs.” IfsNeedsHardRememberSoundBabyFineCoupleRight NowHotYeahLaysSexyNosesShockEggsChickensToxicPacksBuddyTissuesAbbyAbigailBoiled Eggs Author:Sherrilyn Kenyon
“I nodded, chewing my own syrup-soaked bite. "But surely that's not all there is to it. I mean, really? A big picnic? That's Avari's master plan? That makes him sound about as dangerous as Yogi Bear." Tod shrugged. "Yeah. If Yogi were a soul-sucking, body-stealing, boyfriend-snatching, damned-soul-torturing evil demon from another world. Besides, what else could he be planning?” IfsWorldMeanSoulBodyBigsEvilSoundMy OwnPlansDangerousMastersBearsYeahPlanningStealingDemonBitesAnother WorldPicnicsChewingYogiSyrupKayleeDamned SoulsYogi Bear Author:Rachel Vincent
“Poireaux vinaigrette aux grains de caviar.” I did a quick translation. “Leeks and fish eggs in vinegar?” He grinned. “It sounds better in French.” Yeah, but did it taste better?” SoundTasteYeahFishesEggsGrainTranslationsVinegarCaviar Book:Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel Source: Hunt the Moon: A Cassie Palmer Novel
“Trent, do you have any weapons? Like a gun?” He looked at me in disgust. “You’re here to protect me,” he said as he closed the distance between us and stood beside me. “You didn’t bring a weapon?” “Yeah, I brought a weapon,” I snapped as I brought my splat gun out and aimed it at the ceiling where the sounds were coming from. “I just thought that since you’re a freaking murderer you might have a gun, too (...)” SaidMightSoundProtectWeaponsGunYeahDistanceDisgustingMurdererCeilings Author:Kim Harrison
“Toby smiled and started to speak, but Josh adjusted his hold on Tank and reached back, covering Toby's mouth. "Wait," Grace said. "I think he was going to actually use words." "Yeah, but trust me, you don't want to hear them." Toby pulled Josh's hand away. "Are you my new mommy?" Grace's mouth fell open in shock, and Toby giggled at the sight. "Okay, Tiger," Josh said. "You know I love the sound of your laugh, probably more than any sound in the world, but I will squash you like a grape if you say that to one more woman today.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWantSaidUseHandsTodaySpeakWaitingSoundLaughingGraceMouthsOkaySightYeahShockTigersTrust MeTanksCoveringGrapesSquashJoshToby Author:Jill Shalvis
“Yeah, I must have been really bad in a past life or something." He smiled, his eyes still in pain. Reaching up, he touched a strand of mt hair. " Don't leave, OK?" "Shhh. I'm not going anywhere." I kept stroking his forehead, trailing my fingers across it. His muscular shoulders gradually relaxed, his eyes closing again. His breathing slowed, became more regular. I could hear the TV on in the other room, the sound of voices. None of it mattered to me. I stayed there until long after Alex had fallen asleep-- gently caressing the vbrow of the boy I loved, trying to keep his pain at bay.” TryingLongHas BeensStillsEyePainPastSoundVoiceRoomsBoysTvsHairYeahFingersShouldersBreathingFallenHis EyesReachingTouchedRelaxedClosingAlexForeheadsPast LifeStrandsReaching Up Author:L.A. Weatherly
“I met him while I was imprisoned," I say, and my voice sounds far away even to me. "I was just curious." "I wouldn't judge him too harshly," says Fernando. "Jeanine can be extraordinarily persuasive to those who aren't naturally suspicious. I have always been naturally suspicious." ... "Yeah," I say. "So have I.” SoundVoiceJudgingMetsYeahCuriousFar AwaySuspiciousPersuasive Author:Veronica Roth
“Well I ain't Dr. Phil, but I'm smart," she said. "And your shoes are cuter than his," I said, trying to sound at least semi-normal. "Yeah they remind me of Dorothy's ruby slippers, only mine are wedges 'cause I'm more fashion conscious than she was.” TryingWellsSaidCausesSoundFashionMinesNormalSmartConsciousYeahShoesDrsRubiesSlippersWedgesDr Phil Author:P. C. Cast
“Rolling down the windows, yeah I got an air conditiona, but I got a sound I want the whole world to listenta.” WorldWantWholeSoundAirWindowYeahHip HopWhole WorldRolling Author:Masta Ace