Crafts Quotes - Page 18

• I've never been really interested in music, classical or otherwise, where the craft is more important than the result. I realized quickly that I'd never be a technical electronic musician.

  Anna Meredith

  Important, Musician, Results

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I started growing roses. I enjoyed the craft of it and that they're difficult to look after; they can provide joy.

  Yannis Philippakis

  Rose, Joy, Looks

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• Stephen King is open about the fact that he continues to learn the craft, and if King hasn't got it figured out yet, what the hell hope have the rest of us got?

  Marcus Sakey

  Kings, Facts, Hell

  Source: www.sfsignal.com

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• In death metal, a lot of guys are Eddie Van Halen disciples, but they take his style to really expressionistic places. It's a real pleasure for me to hear people pushing their craft.

  John Darnielle

  Real, People, Guy

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• At festivals you kind of have to play the game a bit and you have to play a lot of the big bangers but it's to me it's extra gratifying to be able to play the non-bangers and make it work. Because that's still the craft of the DJ, I think.

  A-Trak

  Thinking, Games, Play

  Source: www.gq.com

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• I like the idea of getting to dress up, like to do a Barry Lyndon or something about the Napoleonic period, the grand army retreating from Moscow. I understand that there's a craft to acting and a lot of people work hard at it. I just know that music is my first love. I love music, I love film, and I love clothes.

  Ian Astbury

  Hard Work, Army, First Love

  "Ian Astbury on the Death of the Rock Star". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2013.

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• Now, I do say, "It's possible. You might be the first. I'm not saying it's impossible, but the odds are very much against you." All great poets have been great readers and the way to learn your craft in poetry is by reading other poetry and by letting it guide you.

  Edward Hirsch

  Reading, Odds, Might

  Source: bigthink.com

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• I think the time in between albums, as much as it was not anticipated, it was much-needed, and very helpful, very useful. I've done nothing but hone my craft, and get better, and learn, and gather information in the process. So I'm grateful for it in retrospect.

  Joe Budden

  Grateful, Thinking, Get Better

  Source: djbooth.net

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• I think it's always good to learn a craft from scratch the real way, so that you've learned it from the basis, the raw bones, and then you have that to fall back on. I personally wouldn't want it any other way.

  Naomi Campbell

  Real, Fall, Thinking

  "Naomi Campbell and Edward Enninful on Diversity In Fashion and the Rise of the 'Instagirls'". Interview with Cady Lang, time.com. June 13, 2016.

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• As for the industry, it has certainly changed. I think with all of these television shows and YouTube and the internet, you have so much less time to develop as an artist and perfect your craft. So many things today are "instant" and, that's not always a good thing.

  Olivia Newton-John

  Thinking, Artist, Perfect

  Source: www.mlive.com

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• To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere and always be working on your craft while waiting for your break.

  Mahershala Ali

  Journey, Long, Waiting

  "Mahershala Ali: the 'free state of Jones'". Interview with Sam Williams, www.eurweb.com. June 24, 2016.

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• Writing about craft has forced me to think more about my own writing technique, and to break down my process in ways that have been enormously helpful to me.

  David B. Coe

  Writing, Thinking, Way

  Source: www.sfsignal.com

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• In order to perfect your craft, you've gotta go hard, you've gotta go overtime.

  Ace Hood

  Order, Perfect, Go Hard

  Source: djbooth.net

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• What drives me? Surrounding myself with amazing talent to craft a breakthrough product which can be used by millions of people to change the world.

  Mike McCue

  People, World, Talent

  "What Drives You? 10 Top Tech Mavericks tell us what drives them and why". www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I know this might sound a little cliche but, I feel like everybody is searching for the same thing, and that is truth. I think that's sort of the journey to define that which is most inspirational. Even in acting, when I watch an actor who I find to be so truthful in their craft, or a musician who gets up there and sings so truthfully - I like that.

  Tyler Blackburn

  Journey, Thinking, Acting

  "Interview with Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I think acting for sure takes a lot of dedication, especially when you're starting out, because it's so much rejection and it's so important to really study and know your craft.

  Bitsie Tulloch

  Thinking, Dedication, Rejection

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• Actually, here is something I'm passionate about that, looking around me, seems like the world at large must not care about as much as I do: craft.

  Damian Kulash

  Passionate, World, Care

  "Damian Kulash of OK Go: On Creativity, Design, and Activism". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Justice Sandra Day O'Connor brought critical qualities to the high court that not everybody thinks are qualities - I happen to think they are - her pragmatism and her state craft.

  Joe Biden

  Thinking, Justice, Quality

  Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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• When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft.

  Jonathan Sadowski

  Athlete, Watches, Singers

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.

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• With a clear mind that is reinforcing positivity back into myself and my craft, I am able to focus my energy on the task at hand and enjoy my experiences and day.

  Allison Holker

  Positivity, Hands, Focus

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• It's easy for me to be vulnerable and craft songs when I'm being a hermit in my woods loft, secluded. When I get attention for it, whether it's on stage or in life - I have sort of a love-hate relationship with all of it. That makes me feel really stark naked.

  Rachael Yamagata

  Song, Hate, Naked

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• I'd so much rather have exciting architecture that causes one to stop, breathe, and reflect on the potential of the human mind, the craft, and exploring things.

  William McDonough

  Mind, Causes, Architecture

  Source: www.triplepundit.com

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• I guess it's just my job to somehow balance knowing that every song is going to come differently and be different, but also know that, on the other hand, I am a songwriter and I am a craftsman, and I do have a craft and a technique and a method. So I need to balance the technique and the method.

  Brett Dennen

  Song, Jobs, Hands

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• Even in acting, when I watch an actor who I find to be so truthful in their craft, or a musician who gets up there and sings so truthfully - I like that.

  Tyler Blackburn

  Acting, Musician, Watches

  "Interview with Tyler Blackburn from Pretty Little Liars". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• It looks glamorous and wonderful, but it's a job like any other. And I think that's their humility coming through, Joel [Coen] and Ethan's [Coen] humility. I think they really believe they are tradesmen, craftsmen, and they're just pursuing their trade, their craft, and doing the best they can with it.

  David Krumholtz

  Jobs, Believe, Humility

  Source: www.avclub.com

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