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"There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed."
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"It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer."
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"If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market."
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"Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent."
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"As much as I try, when I open my mouth, Lena comes out, And I get so mad."
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"Vince or Brad or Benicio would say, Maybe we should try this, and Guy was open to changes."
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"There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed."
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"You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it."
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"He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed."
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"The curtains would open and it would be just her standing in some ludicrous pose, like Aphrodite."
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"You can't just go in there and open your mouth until the cast and director feel comfortable with you."
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"There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed."
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"I found a greater identity with my own emotions in the Armenian culture as I grew older, as well as from the beginning, although I didn't know anything about it."
Beginning
"This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me."
People
"It's hard for me to think of others because I'm not particularly in sympathy with the music of this century."
Music
"I was born in Somerville, but I don't remember very much about it because we moved from there to Arlington when I was five years old, and it was in Arlington that I spent most of my childhood."
Childhood
"I did all kinds of things in order to earn a living."
Living
"There is nothing like practice."
Nothing
"My mother's background was Scottish. She came from an old family, some of whom lived in upper New York State and some of whom had come over from Scotland."
Family
"No, no, I didn't know him. He lost his mind around 1917 because of the tragedy of the Armenians."
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"I was much more interested in the orchestra than the piano, but I did become fairly proficient as a pianist and my teachers felt I had talent and wanted me to become a good concert pianist and earn my living that way."
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