Filmmaking Quote by Samuel Ervin Beam

“I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.” quote by Samuel Ervin Beam — Download Open image

“I was drawn to painting and filmmaking because I was interested in communicating visually, which spills over into my tendencies as a writer.”

Samuel Ervin Beam

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I love to sell records, but that's not what I'm into.

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I don't write Plastic Ono Band stuff, though I love that record.

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As a listener, I like shorter records, because you can really absorb the songs.

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I like to make fun records. Contrary to popular belief.

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I learn something with each record and take that into the next one.

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Religion is a huge part of our consciousness. I grew up in the Bible Belt, so it's our mythology. Those are the stories we…

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Every time I play with a new musician I absorb something, even if it's someone you don't like!

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I don't really listen to a lot of stuff that sounds real similar to me because I work on that kind of music all…

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I like ones that pertain to the music they make. Talking Heads does that somehow. More often than not band names are just a…

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I don't advertise what I do to my kids. I don't go around waving a flag. I'm sure they are proud, in a certain…

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I'm pretty easy going. I can be anyway. I definitely have my moments. You can ask my kids. But I try to be nice.

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A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.

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