Tone Change Quotes

Or like in the early 70's when we had the reaction against acid rock and all the fuzz tone, and feedback, and the noise. And you had James Taylor and everyone went acoustic and that.

I don't think I've ever written a poem whose intention was just to be funny. I've written poems that start out funny and often shift into something more serious.

When comedy fails, seriousness begins to leak back in.

President Bush said that he wanted to change the tone in Washington. He has; it has gotten worse.

The tone did take on a negativity that I didn't like and when you make the decision to go the other way as we did it very directly had an impact, you can see it with the tracking.

What I noticed, in the short time I've been in Chickenfoot, we wound up doing a tour and a live DVD with basically that scoop sound. I was using OD2 for that entire tour. When we went out on this new tour and made the new record, I used the amp in an entirely different way. It was already modified.

The thing I do miss about the way some sequels were in the past was that each film felt like its own unique, complete tone. Now, sequels are tonal facsimiles of the ones before them, like a television series, whereas back in the past sequels would often be radically different from the ones before.

Joking apart, now let us be serious.

We tune down a full step when we play but I never miss a note. I've learned how to keep my voice.

You know, in a way, 'Dear Santa Claus' is rather stuffy... Perhaps something a little more intimate would be better... Something just a shade more friendly..." "How about 'Dear Fatty'?

My acting has always been in the world of comedy, but in my writing, other than writing sketches, I really am drawn to the balance between comedy and drama. I like things that sort of toe that line of one minute you're in this emotional space and then all of the sudden something happens.

Susceptible persons are more affected by a change of tone that by unexpected words.

I am sure having a baby around a working environment changes the tone a little bit.

I think what it really means is a recognition that Donald Trump has the potential to take over the Republican Party and change it into something that's very different than what it's been in the past. I don't just mean in terms of tone. I mean in terms of policy, I mean in terms of every respect.

Oh, filmmakers, please don't take my soft book and turn it into a horror, or take my horror and make it soft.

The tradition and style of the 'New York Times' make it very difficult to have objective coverage of China. If we could purchase it, its tone might turn around.

She watched the first episode and she was like, 'This is feminism?' And then by the end of the season, she was like, 'This is feminism.' The tone changed completely. She was really psyched about it.

Don't just talk about Hispanics and say immediately we must have controlled borders. It's kind of insulting when you think about it. Change the tone would be the first thing. Second, on immigration, I think we need to have a broader approach.

Sometimes I sound like gravel, and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.

I always try to mix it up with each book - changing tone, changing style keeps the work very vital for me.

Aidan Gillen is such a great actor, and it was so nice to have an opportunity to work with him, even if it's his last scene, because he had a tone that he'd never had before on the show.