Richard Marx Quotes

It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films.

A lot of people heard 'Murda Business' and thought it was about killing people, trying to be tough and hardcore. If you actually listen to the lyrics, it's kind of silly and playful.

There's some people who are not understanding what Limp Bizkit is about. But, then again, who am I to tell people what they can use art for or how they can interpret it?

I'm surprised sometimes at how some of my actions are misinterpreted.

A lot of things get misinterpreted with me, I guess.

The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.

People take songs so literally.

I let the audience use their imaginations. Can I help it if they misconstrue my suggestions?

With most of the songs and music that I've composed, irrespective of the myriad videos made, I was always careful not to overly define the experience, leaving room for people to internalize things for themselves, making their experience more integral.

After 'The Poisonwood Bible' was published, several people believed that my parents were missionaries, which could not be further from the truth.

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood.

The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it.

I'm so used to being misunderstood.

I confused things with their names: that is belief.

I get the lyrics of a tune and interpret them my way.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

When people sometimes misquote me, I don't know if they understand what I'm saying.

There is no surer way to misread any document than to read it literally.

People used to assume I was a serious/sad person because of my music for some reason.

My biggest concern is people misunderstanding me.

Don't listen to some outside interpretation - do the scene as it makes sense to you and the other actor.

What I need to address are the situations when people are taking it upon themselves to think for me, make assumptions, or interpret things as if they are me. Last time I checked, my head was still attached to my body, so I'm the only one who knows exactly what I'm feeling, and that is not what I or the fans have been reading.

We have confused the free with the free and easy.

I want it to be more universal than that - like a painter doesn't have to explain his life story away to justify his painting.

I never tell anyone what to take away from a movie.