Actor Quote by Andre Previn Download Open image “I finally wasn't interested in writing music that played while actors talked.” — Andre Previn ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Actor Finally Interested Music Played Talked Theatre While Writing Writing music
I wrote 'Actor' all on the computer. I didn't touch any instruments until I was in the studio. So while I had all these… — St. Vincent Copy Share Image
I started out doing the acting, and there was always an interest in music, and then the music just took off. — Ashley Thomas Copy Share Image
I had always wanted to compose music for movies, but had never been given the opportunity. — Allan Holdsworth Copy Share Image
It's very hard to write music for a film because you're writing about somebody else's experience. — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I fell into music, but I just needed to find the right moment to jump into acting. — Brendon Urie Copy Share Image
You couldn't even write me a paper about the roles you would dream of playing in modern musical theatre. — Elaine Paige Copy Share Image
Acting had been a hobby that turned into a career, the directing was a hobby that turned into a career and music just really… — Malcolm-Jamal Warner Copy Share Image
I certainly was an actor and then I drifted more towards writing and directing. — Thomas Haden Church Copy Share Image
For whatever reason, acting took the front seat but all of the projects that I've been doing seem to have some sort of musical… — Chrissie Fit Copy Share Image
When you're working with music that is invariably better than you are, it's difficult to become swell-headed. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
I admire Elliott Carter endlessly. But I have no ambitions to emulate him. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
People who don't do jazz think it's black magic. But really, it's just a matter of getting used to it. It's fun to gamble.… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
When I composed, I heard my music played by the orchestra within days of completion of the score. No master at a conservatory, no… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
I remain extraordinarily proud of the Vaughan Williams symphonies I recorded with the LSO, and in the 1980s and '90s, I made an almost… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
I used to set myself little challenges to make the work more interesting. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me. — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
Music critics have made it quite clear that any composer who ever contributed a four-bar jingle to a film was to be referred to… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
At MGM, you knew you were going to be working next year; you knew you were going to get paid. But I was too… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
I stuck around in Hollywood for too long. I was there a long time, and when I left, I was smart enough to realise… — Andre Previn Copy Share Image
There has got to be a way for me to have a role on TV or in film that is just as normal as… — Adeel Akhtar Copy Share Image
I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood loves to… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
If you stood me in a costume next to a computer graphic of the same-looking character, I think there would be a difference. And… — Warwick Davis Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this… — Emily Browning Copy Share Image
The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting.… — Michael Storm Copy Share Image
I always remember what my dad told me when I decided to turn into an actor. He was emphatic that whatever I do, I… — Karthi Copy Share Image
You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you… — Amy Landecker Copy Share Image
My preference is for people who come to rehearsal and get into the ring. I like a muscular actor who's playful. — Joe Mantello Copy Share Image
An actor doesn't have a regular job. He is dependent upon the roles which are given him. — Van Heflin Copy Share Image
