"I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously - a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too."

-- Eugene Chadbourne

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“An image means nothing. It is just a door, leading to the next door. It will never happen that we will find the truth we are looking for just in an image; it will happen behind the last door that the spectator discovers the truth, because of his own efforts.”

Source : "Tàpies, Werke auf Papier 1943 - 2003" by Antoni Tapies, Kunsthalle Emden, edited by Achim Sommer, Altana, (p. 30), 2004.
“The good and the wise lead quiet lives.”
“Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.”
“For years governments have been promising more than they can deliver, and delivering more than they can afford.”
“I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.”
“I read a column by George Will that SCARFACE should be rated X because parents were taking their children to see it. So what? Why should the motion-picture industry be responsible for our morality? Dad says to Mom, `SCARFACE is in town.' `What's it about?' `Human scum who kill each other over cocaine deals.' `Sounds great! Let's take the kids!'”

Source : Ian Shoales (1985). “I gotta go: the commentary of Ian Shoales”, Perigee
“Being elected to Congress is regarded as being sent on a looting raid for one's friends.”
“People too weak to follow their own dreams will always find a way to discourage yours.”

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