David Sanborn Quotes

I want to do something that people have not seen before... surprise everyone. There has to be variety in work.

Audiences want to see something interesting. It doesn't matter which genre or period it belongs to.

What I do isn't radical. It's just distinct in small ways.

Different is better. I get more jobs being different.

I want good and different parts, different from what I've done.

I need eclectic people in my life.

But Apple really beats to a different drummer. I used to say that Apple should be the Sony of this business, but in reality, I think Apple should be the Apple of this business.

I like to do things that are surprising and different.

To play something which is a big spectrum is so much more fun, so much more of a challenge.

The one thing I try and do, when people say, 'What kind of movies do you guys look for,' the one thing I look for is 'different.' And I think that's very antithetical to Hollywood.

I do not want to do a role which is similar to the previous one or the concept and the genre.

I just want to continue to do polar opposite type of work. I just want to continue to do things that are unexpected and dynamic, with good stories behind them.

I like films that are edgy, provocative, non-formula and original.

The only sort of descriptive adjective or catch phrase for my music would be 'eclectic.'

When I say 'rare,' it's my own term. It's like you're doing something with a photo that is dominant that no one has ever seen before. #Rare means that it can only be seen here. It's just a rare moment that I'm sharing with the world.

I have a real eclectic taste for work, for movies, for characters and jobs.

And I think that we're more of an alternative act in that sense, and that flavor comes across to the audience.

My music is very versatile, very mixed.

The funny thing is, the music that I'm writing now is probably some of the most cutting edge we've ever done. The music that I'm thinking about putting on our next album.

I will say that I do gravitate more towards quirkier guys. I always date guys who wear glasses.

All styles are good except the tiresome kind.

I was eccentric, even as a kid. I was an early reader, an early talker. I was very curious in a way that maybe the other kids weren't. I was a little more outgoing.

Every set is a different experience, so it's hard to say which one's my favorite.

MF Doom is like so out-of-the-box and just crazy.

You try to find things that are challenging and interesting and hopefully it will be the same to the audience.