We'd been approached various times during our career about a documentary, but we always hesitated to say yes, because what we do… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I think it's one of our strengths that we can put on blinders when it comes to our history and just focus… — Russell Mael Focus Copy Share Image
We were so naive. You know, like thinking that playing one gig out in the middle of nowhere in Texas was going… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
If there is such a thing for Sparks as a mission statement, it's more general in that we want each new album… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
In music, there seems to be a myth that being authentic and genuine has to be confessional, and we think what Sparks… — Russell Mael Dealing with people Copy Share Image
We've always believed in investing in ourselves, so we work incredibly hard to ensure that our 'portfolio' and worth is connected to… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
We had played places that were really cool that are less on the map, like the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. We played… — Russell Mael Civic Copy Share Image
People have always commented along the way that, 'You guys are always so visual in what you do.' The songs have always… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
We had the project 'The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman' that we had done for the Swedish National Radio as a radio music… — Russell Mael Drama Copy Share Image
We don't ever consider there's any sort of limitations to how we present what we're doing. That keeps things fluid and interesting,… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
Leos focused on 'Annette' for eight years. He's not the type of director who'll have 10 films in development at any one… — Russell Mael Director Copy Share Image
I like when somebody is able to create their own universe, have a consistency to it and not break from character -… — Russell Mael Character Copy Share Image
You're always searching for that new thing you can impose on the givens of pop music - that's when the change becomes… — Russell Mael Change Copy Share Image
Over time I think we've gotten better at kind of sensing when we're just kind of going through the motions and when… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
I really love 'Spirited Away,' it's just got an amazingly haunting atmosphere, and the technique is so non-Hollywood CGI - it's really… — Russell Mael Animation Copy Share Image
As long as it elicits some kind of thought on the listener's part, that's good. If no one's paying attention to the… — Russell Mael Attention Copy Share Image
I don't like talking about myself; I like to let the music be the spokesperson for me. So doing a memoir and… — Russell Mael Memoir Copy Share Image
It's a strange thing: We are an L.A.-based band and we do spend all that time in Europe and are visible over… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
Within pop music, within three-minute songs, the exciting thing is to see how you can reshape the formula and still come up… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
That album, 'Lil' Beethoven,' was special to us because we wanted to try to figure out a new context to place our… — Russell Mael Energy Copy Share Image
We always turned to the U.K. bands because they were bigger than life and celebrated not only a strong, vital, vibrant musical… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
With 'A Steady Drip, Drip Drip,' some of the subjects that are written about on the album have come to be even… — Russell Mael Copy Share Image
