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title: "4 Approach Piece Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I try not to think retrospectively. It's important, as an artist, to look forward, always. I do try to take work that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cillian-murphy/i-try-not-to-think-retrospectively-it-s-important-as-an-artist-to/)

[Cillian Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cillian-murphy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/cillian-murphy-4370_approach_i-try-not-to-think-retrospectively-it-s_61249.jpg)

> [The way that we tried to approach every piece of music is, if the song had a brain, it would be aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finneas/the-way-that-we-tried-to-approach-every-piece-of-music-is-if-the-song/)

[Finneas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finneas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/finneas-5534_approach_the-way-that-we-tried-to-approach-every_2379252.jpg)

> [I don't think you can approach any piece of art with boundaries or rules. I think respect is a very important thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jake-gyllenhaal/i-don-t-think-you-can-approach-any-piece-of-art-with-boundaries-or/)

[Jake Gyllenhaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jake-gyllenhaal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34f/jake-gyllenhaal-2014_along_i-don-t-think-you-can-approach-any-piece_2628520.jpg)

> [As the director of an opera, it is my responsibility to unify the style of the particular performance, but one can certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-caldwell/as-the-director-of-an-opera-it-is-my-responsibility-to-unify-the/)

[Sarah Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-caldwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5af/sarah-caldwell-33024_alive_as-the-director-of-an-opera-it-is-my-res_2846374.jpg)

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