Quotes by Sound I know these days it sounds a little odd, but American governments are very fearful of European reaction. They were afraid we would be considered gunslingers. Michael Scheuer governmentwould-besound I know this'll sound obnoxious, but acting was very much an accident for me. I didn't have, like, posters of Marlon Brando in my bedroom when I was growing up. Michael Shannon growing-upactingsound Within the context of Western music, jazz has always contained certain radical or revolutionary aspects. These are: improvisation, collective composition and individuality or the personal sound (based on amazing variations in sonority, timbre and pitch). Michael Snow variationindividualitysound You can take a bad singer and make them sound decent; you couldn't do that in the past... With things like Pro Tools and all the other things you have available; like auto tune, and pitch correction you can make someone who can't sing into someone who can. Michael Sweet auto-tunesoundpast In fact, a lot of critics seemed to consider R.E.M. the first American music since the '60s to break out on its own and develop a stand-alone sound. Michael Stipe break-outsoundfirsts That sounds weird: "kill yourself." It makes it sound like you tried to murder someone, only that someone is you. Michael Thomas Ford murderlike-yousound To eat with a fuller consciousness of all that is at stake might sound like a burden, but in practice few things in life afford quite as much satisfaction. Michael Pollan things-in-lifepracticesound I don't want to sound like some grumpy old man telling you to get off my lawn. Michael Wilbon soundwantmen I've always been very inspired by people who can make their instrument sound very natural. Michala Petri inspiredsoundpeople It's about storytelling. The story is told through images. So with the cast, I had to make sure that the emotions were readable without sound... I know some great actors, if you turn off the sound, you don't really know what they're saying Michel Hazanavicius actorsstoriessound I would not be too surprised to see a flying horse; I would consider it as a gift of the evolution; but I would be very surprised if it had horseshoe sounds! Mehmet Murat Ildan horseflyingsound I always loved silent movies. I was not a specialist, but I loved them. And when I started directing, I became really fascinated by the format - how it works, the device of the silent movie. It's not the same form of expression as a talkie. The lack of sounds makes you participate in the storytelling Michel Hazanavicius silentexpressionsound You need philosophy. It sounds a little pompous but I think when you direct a film, the only way to find a response to the questions you keep asking yourself is to have a philosophy. Michel Gondry soundphilosophythinking I think some period drama can be quite alienating, but 'Downton' isn't. This is going to sound quite, um, pretentious, but someone said that it's like a soap written by a poet. Michelle Dockery sounddramathinking I always tell people that I'll sound exactly like Alanis Morissette after I've had more boyfriends. I'll be just as anguished-sounding. Michelle Branch soundpeople I don't want what I am saying to sound like a prophecy or anything like an analysis of modern society .... these are only feelings I have, and I am the least speculative man on earth. Michelangelo Antonioni soundfeelingsmen i'm never going to understand the Barrani." "You needn't sound so morose, Lord Kaylin. They are unlikely to understand you either." "Yes, but I'm unlikely to try to kill them for fun. Michelle Sagara soundfuntrying Most people say they talk to me and I sound older. Michelle Trachtenberg talk-to-mesoundpeople All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out, to the fans chanting your name, even when there are only four or five thousand in the stands on a Wednesday afternoon. Mickey Mantle fansnamessound It might sound a paradoxical thing to say --for surely never has a generation of children occupied more sheer hours of parental time -- but the truth is that we neglected you. We allowed you a charade of trivial freedoms . . . Midge Decter generationssoundchildren«114115116117118119120121122123124»
