People wonder why first-time directors can make a brilliant picture, then suck on the second one. It's because they're a little terrified the first time. So they listen to all the experts around them.
The way I look at it, they're all part of my musical diary, and I can listen to any one of them and it will bring up memories of what was going on at that time.
I don't spend much time listening to the records when they're done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties - they were like product, almost.
'Paper Planes' by M.I.A. is very catchy. I like that, but I listen to everything from rap to Lenny Kravitz to Coldplay, depending on my mood. And my favorite song of all time is 'Always and Forever' by Heatwave.
People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.
It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do.
I think maybe it is about time for a governor who has created jobs, who's managed a budget, who's led and inspired large organizations, who listens well, and who can drive an agenda.
I don't think there's anything that will make me stop doing it. There may be a time when it's not available to anyone. You may have to come listen at my basement window... but I can't stop.
Some of my other heroes around that time were, oddly enough, Frank Sinatra, Nat Cole and people like that - I was always more inclined to listen to ballads.
I think I'm also more open to other writers being present and listening to other opinions, whereas before I was going through my angsty teen years while making records.
There are days when I intentionally don't write. For instance, I never write when I'm traveling, because travel is a situation where I can learn more by looking and listening than by working.
If you're thinking of acquiring a company and want to keep it a secret, tell everyone in the company; let them all in on the truth. Say, 'Listen, if this gets out, we'll probably lose the deal, so we're all in this together.'
Lefty: And listen to me, if Donnie calls... , tell him... if it was gonna be anyone, I'm glad it was him. All right?
Hans Gruber: If you'd listened to me, he would be neutralised already. Karl: I don't want neutral. I want dead.
Michael: A deer has to be taken with one shot. I try to tell people that but they don't listen.
Narrator: When people think you're dying, they really, really listen to you, instead of just... Marla Singer:
Col. Douglas Mortimer: Indio!Listen to me.This is Colonel Mortimer.Douglas Mortimer.Does the name mean anything to you!
[after listening to Olaf sing about his dreams of summer] Kristoff: I'm gonna tell him. Anna: Don't you dare!
Kenny: People really listen to you, you know? I mean... [suddenly pulls out gun] Kenny: they HAVE to!
Dumbledore: A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who've forgotten how to listen.
Indiana Jones: [after listening to Mola Ram's plans] What a vivid imagination.
