"I admire artists who are ageing and still retaining their edge."

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Source : "Portrait of the artist: Paul McGann, actor". Interview with Laura Barnett, www.theguardian.com. August 03, 2009.

Paul McGann

#Artist Quotes #Ageing Quotes #Admire Quotes

“Will you still love me when I'm a monster?”
“The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.”
“Coaching is preparation.”
“A lot of people like to live on laurels that happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it's nice to get awards. It's nice to be labeled and things like that, but I'm not sure everybody qualifies.”
“I like suggesting that â€˜we are slaves to the objects around us,â€™ that â€˜plenty should be enough,â€™ or that the â€˜buyer should beware,â€™ within the context of conventional selling space.”
“Haste to disgrace the traitor. Do not wait 'til later.”
“When an archer is shooting for nothing, he has all his skill. If he shoots for a brass buckle, he is already nervous. If he shoots for a prize of gold, he goes blind or sees two targets - He is out of his mind! His skill has not changed. But the prize divides him. He cares. He thinks more of winning than of shooting- And the need to win drains him of power.”
“I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then.”

Source : Alice's Adventures inWonderland ch. 10 (1865)

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