Al Jarreau Quotes

I think it's important for an actor to see the work they've done because every time you revisit a work you come up with a new way of improving it. It's a good way to brush up your craft and your skills, so I think it's a good thing to do, keep seeing your films.

I feel like that I'm learning all the time. I'm learning from new artists, from established artists... every time I listen to '70s rock 'n' roll records, I'm learning. And I think that I'm just now starting to get a hold on what I do.

That's what's great about the arts. Everything inspires you, and you get a chance to grow from watching other people and how they do their work.

Do theater. Because you'll develop a craft that you'll always have. It'll give you a chance to really learn how to act and you won't go into the world with a few measly tricks that will only carry you so far.

I'm learning on the guitar all the time.

I've also become much more the musician I've always wanted to be.

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.

I always wanted to be an artist, writer and poet since I was seven, and one has to live long enough to evolve as an artist and do one's finest work.

I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress.

The whole process of this record was an education for me as a musician.

That's the beauty of the acting world. You can play so many different characters who know and do so many things that you have no idea about as yourself. So I'm a big fan of workshops and classes and learning new things because you can always apply it. It's your little supply bag of creativity. Keep filling it up.

I went to a performance-art high school, and a teacher there was signing me up for open-mic nights at the comedy club. I think about it now, and I think, 'Well, that may be inappropriate,' but it was great!'

I am my own worst critic, and I look at 'Death Sentence' now, and I go, 'Oh wow, I have really come a long way.' In terms of a filmmaker, I feel like my filmmaking language has really matured.

I've definitely grown and evolved as a person, as an artist, you know. Just in terms of my style, my taste, my influences, everything... That's a part of being an artist I think.

I think being part of Pentatonix has helped my arrangement style a lot, and that's helped me expand myself.

One doesn't have to scat to be a jazz singer.

The actor's journey to learn should never stop.

The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide.

Theatre has taught me a lot, and I am sure there will be a lot to learn.

There are people who compose from very young. That is not my case. I went discovering myself.

My music's matured so much, I don't have to create any barriers.

Jazz is an interesting music. It's one of the few forms of music where everyone that's performing the music has a creative stake in the music. In jazz, everyone's improvising, and everyone's creating at the same time.

I am passionate about singing, and I strive to improve with every song and keep getting better.

The first song that I wrote that I was proud of was probably 'Hunter' from the first record. But I listen that now and I don't know. I mean, it's got a good hook, but still. I'm proud of it. I'm as proud as I can be of all the ideas, but I think 'Party' showed a maturity that I don't think I had on 'Aldous Harding.'

That's the most important thing for me is just figuring out how and if I'm growing as an artist.