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title: "1 Singer Sing Quotes By Tim Blake Nelson"
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> [I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself, which is why I am never going to be an amazing recording artist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-am-not-a-natural-singer-but-i-can-sing-and-probably-the-way-i-sing/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

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## More by Tim Blake Nelson

> [Really, life is full of contradictions. Life is messy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/really-life-is-full-of-contradictions-life-is-messy/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I think we all live dichotomies. I'm a father of three boys and a loyal homebody sort of husband and father. And yet I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-think-we-all-live-dichotomies-i-m-a-father-of-three-boys-and-a/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I am not a natural singer, but I can sing, and probably the way I sing is more imitative than from myself, which is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-am-not-a-natural-singer-but-i-can-sing-and-probably-the-way-i-sing/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I wanted to get the most broad foundation for a lifelong education that I could find, and that was studying Latin and the classics.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-wanted-to-get-the-most-broad-foundation-for-a-lifelong-education/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I've done about every kind of fishing you can imagine, but I've never noodled. And the reason I've never noodled is because I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-ve-done-about-every-kind-of-fishing-you-can-imagine-but-i-ve-never/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I started writing 'Leaves Of Grass' when my professional life was falling apart somewhat. I just had a movie implode in pre-production. And so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-started-writing-leaves-of-grass-when-my-professional-life-was/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [When I'm in a movie, what I always do, instead of sitting in a trailer or watching a DVD, is I go on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/when-i-m-in-a-movie-what-i-always-do-instead-of-sitting-in-a-trailer/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I frankly encountered more anti-Semitism in the northeast than I did in Oklahoma, but not much either place. Anti-Semitism is not part of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-frankly-encountered-more-anti-semitism-in-the-northeast-than-i-did/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [Drama and comedy, to me ,are all about being surprising, coherent, and true, all at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/drama-and-comedy-to-me-are-all-about-being-surprising-coherent-and/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [We approach life not just to be able to think about it and talk about it and discover its truths, but also to enjoy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/we-approach-life-not-just-to-be-able-to-think-about-it-and-talk-about/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I tried to film 'Leaves of Grass' in Oklahoma, but it was literally about a million dollars less to shoot in Louisiana.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-tried-to-film-leaves-of-grass-in-oklahoma-but-it-was-literally/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> [I love writing about Oklahoma. I love writing Oklahoma characters; I love playing Southwestern characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/i-love-writing-about-oklahoma-i-love-writing-oklahoma-characters-i/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

> ['O Brother, Where Art Thou?' was this role that utterly fell into my lap and changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-blake-nelson/o-brother-where-art-thou-was-this-role-that-utterly-fell-into-my-lap/)

[Tim Blake Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-blake-nelson/)

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