When I hear that a project takes place out of town, the material better be terrific, and it has to come at the right time. My kids are getting older, so it's getting easier, but being a mother - it's a difficult thing to juggle.
No, I don't think about the myth of the West. It's not the kind of thinking I do. That's more suited to people who live in big towns on the West Coast or East Coast, people who stay under a roof, in a room, all the time.
I'm on tour all the time, so I stop at thrift shops. The minute we hit a town, I'll have my assistant Googling thrift stores. I have him go check beforehand; then we go there.
I'm not a teen anymore, but growing up, some of my favorite things were, like, 'Twin Peaks,' which wasn't even really my time, and this is one of the things, like a weird, quirky, small town mystery.
Some people are drawn naturally - there are natural guitarists, and there are natural piano players, and I think guitar implies travel, a sort of footloose gypsy existence. You grab your bag and you go to the next town.
Charles Foster Kane: You can't buy a bag of peanuts in this town without someone writing a song about you.
Grace: All I see is a beautiful little town in the midst of magnificent mountains. A place where people have hopes and dreams even under the hardest conditions.
[first title cards] Title Card: The film "DOGVILLE" as told in nine chapters and a prologue Title Card: PROLOGUE (which introduces us to the town and its residents)
Foley: [preparing to charge Bane's army with the Gotham Police Department] There's only one police in this town.
Bruce Baldwin: Mighty nice little town, Albany. They've got the state capitol there, you know.
Narrator: A peaceful, uneventful day in a town much like your own. Then suddenly, without warning... [Explosion] Narrator: [echoing] Atomic holocaust!
Harry Bailey: A toast to my big brother George: The richest man in town.
Dick Stensland: We'll do the town one night... on me. Bud White: I'll bring my wallet, just in case.
Genevieve: One thing I know for sure. A person can't sneeze in this town without somebody offering them a handkerchief.
Finn McGovern: [to John Rooney] You rule this town as God rules the Earth. You give, and you take away. [He is hustled out]
R.F. Simpson: Lina, did you send this stuff out? Lina Lamont: I gave an exclusive story to every paper in town.
Al McWiggin: [sadly] Welcome to Al's Toy Barn. We've got the lowest prices in town. Everything for a buck-buck-buck. [cries]
Dist. Atty. Adair: An hour ago, Rudy Linnekar had this town in his pocket. Coroner: Now you could strain him through a sieve.
Chief of Staff: [to Robert Wakefield] There are a lot of interests in this town. FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, IRS. Right now they're scared of you.
Albert 'Gloansy' Magloan: [before the men put on their nun facial masks on their way to the armored car robbery] Say your prayers. Here we go...
Fergus 'Fergie' Colm: You know they either geld a horse with a knife or with chemicals. When your Daddy said "no" to me, I did him the chemical way.
