Anthony Fantano Quotes

I'm a minimalist at heart. If a song doesn't need a solo, I'm not going to force one into it.

The sign of a mature musician is knowing what not to play.

My palate is simpler than it used to be. A young chef adds and adds and adds to the plate. As you get older, you start to take away.

For me, music is in the choice of what not to play as much as in what you've chosen to play.

I've always thought that less was a lot more.

Too many actors try to get too much out of scenes that they ought to be leaving alone, just doing them quickly and getting the hell out.

I am convinced that there can be luxury in simplicity.

I usually go with the 'less is more' approach.

Less is more. You should wear earrings or bracelets, but not both.

Simple goes a long way.

It's amazing to me how often the answer to making something sound better is to play something less.

I always think less is more.

Basically, less is more when it comes to film.

Less is more. I would notice that when I did my makeup, I was putting on more makeup than they did on me at shoots. A little goes a long way, so I definitely learned how to wear less.

I'm big on simplicity. I'm not too much on all the extra instruments.

It seems the less I do and say, the better everyone likes my work!

If I could have done anything more, it would have been less

So much of the art of film is to do less. To aspire to do less.

The trick isn't adding stuff, it's taking away.

The essence of Bonham is what he didn't play rather than what he did play - what he left out.

The true work of art is always on the human scale. It is essentially the one that says, 'less.

I think minimalism is something I just got attracted to just in general because I like the empty space, if you think about it, like there's a lot of empty space. So there are sounds there, there are chords, like coordinates, to sort of tell you where the emotion is going, but then it leaves so much room for the voice to do other things.

He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty!

I think I generally try to buy the best quality and keep it simple. I don't try to make too many decorations, too many things with it.

Believe it or not, it is not only possible to accomplish more by doing less, it is mandatory. Enter the world of elimination.