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My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician. ”
The other guys in Hootie were into rock. I brought the country influence. ”
A subplot is a distinguishing characteristic of the novel; the short story, for example, does not need subplots. ”
What some Americans don't appreciate is how strong the brand of the American Dream is around the world. I'm an example of how powerful that product is. ”
When you let travelers vote with their clicks, and you put that at the center of your decision-making, you build the product they want, and ultimately, their business will follow. ”
Everybody thought that screen time was bad for vision. Well, it happens that spending a lot of time reading on a computer is bad for your vision, but spending a lot of time playing first-person-shooter games is good for your vision. ”
Jack Wilshere is a prime example of how things work. He went to Bolton and did really well, then he went back to Arsenal and really kicked on. It is something quite a few of the young boys look at and think, 'If he can do it, so can we.' ”
Earlier in my career, I needed to be the writer, casting director, set designer, leading man, and producer. I've been eliminating a lot of those jobs. I'm an executive producer right now. I still get to pick the best screenplays. ”
But obviously you don't want to just be the guy who comes in and sort of spices up every movie. So yeah, definitely moving into more of a leading man role would be great, but on my own terms. ”
There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem. ”