Quotes for All
In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided, and at any time I was in the throes of debate with myself, harmonically or melodically, I would turn to Billy Strayhorn. We would talk, and then the whole world would come into focus. The … Read more
The great corrupter of public men is the ego – corrupter because distracter. Wealth, sensuality, power cannot hold a candle to it. Looking in the mirror distracts one’s attention from the problem. Dean Acheson
I think much has been made of this alter ego business. I mean, I actually stopped creating characters in 1975 – for albums, anyway. David Bowie
Hey, you created me! I didn’t create some loser alter-ego to make myself feel better. Take some responsibility! Chuck Palahniuk
My personal life is the same. At the end of the day, this is just a job. I love what I do, and it’s a great job. But it’s like my alter ego. There’s Chris Brown the singer. And there’s Christopher Brown, the down-home Tappahannock boy that plays video games and basketball and hangs out. … Read more
Well in the book Carrie was my alter ego. In real life, Sarah Jessica and I don’t look anything alike. But people do say that we sound alike. Sarah Jessica is an adorable girl and she is very funny. Candace Bushnell
In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one. Bruno Tonioli
It’s almost like it’s my alter ego when I get on stage… I turn into this different person, seriously. Bipolar disorder. I’m tired of everybody touching me and things being plugged into my head. Britney Spears
Chess and me, it’s hard to take them apart. It’s like my alter ego. Bobby Fischer
Walt Disney said everything he had ever accomplished was a result of Mickey Mouse. Mickey was Walt’s alter ego and he was originally modeled after Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp character. So without Chaplin, who knows what Mickey would have become! Bill Capodagli