Classical Quotes

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I'm approaching the Lear hoop. - Derek Jacobi

You get used to being lazy doing films, but classical theatre's going to finish me off. - Michael Gambon

Yes, I tried to change the classical style in a way that people who don't understand it can enjoy. - Nusrat F. A. Khan

Writing detective stories is about writing light literature, for entertainment. It isn't primarily a question of writing propaganda or classical literature. - Steig Larsson

With classical singing you have to put out so much air - you project, you emit force. - Renee Fleming

When you apply those criteria to something like Internet use or video game use, you find that, yeah, lots of people display some of those components, but very few display all of them, and in that sense, to me, they are not classically addicted. - Mark Griffiths

When we watch cartoons, much of the background music is classical, such as the William Tell Overture... Once the audience hears some of the songs we've selected, they'll say 'Yes, I know that song!' - Jason Palmer

When we did the Beatles band and Seven Nations, [that] pays for doing classical music in Columbia, Sometimes you have to do the pop series to raise more money for the classical. - Harvey Galloway

When there is freedom from mechanical conditioning, there is simplicity. The classical man is just a bundle of routine, ideas and tradition. If you follow the classical pattern, you are understanding the routine, the tradition, the shadow - you are not understanding yourself. - Bruce Lee

When Mason was born, I was extra cautious about people cursing in front of him; I only played classical music around him, etc. Hes such an angelic innocent boy. Having a bad mouth is not a good quality regardless of whether or not youre around a baby, so it wouldnt be the worst thing for everyone to stop. But I also dont want to set unrealistic rules for everyone around me. - Kourtney Kardashian