D. T. Max Quotes

A nation of ants, morose, frigid, and still preserving the same dread of happiness and joy as in the days of John Knox.

An indispensable hypothesis, even though still far from being a guarantee of success, is however the pursuit of a specific aim, whose lighted beacon, even by initial failures, is not betrayed.

I talk to God and make deals with him every time I gamble. Otherwise, I leave him alone.

I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.

Play with no fear of failure.

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument.

A lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films.

It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.

Making music is a total hassle, really.

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

Someone explained parallax error to me, and I thought Ah, with a cheap camera, it would be pretty easy to behead someone.

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing.

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space.

I don't think of my music as something that works well in the background. And because a lot of it isn't in 4/4, people might not like to dance to it.

It'd be tricky to read into my lyrics - some are autobiographical, but sometimes I just like the sound of words.

When I've got massive projects to be getting on with, I find myself open to distractions, particularly when deadlines are involved.

When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end.

I love the finished product, but I find working in the studio a chore - I use an old-fashioned setup, so the recording process can be frustrating.

I'm a bit of a control freak, so I always appreciate being inside the nuts and bolts of the music - I don't like newer programs that paper over your cracks.

I love playing the drums - I really get a lot out of it - but I don't think I'm a good enough drummer to be playing live drums on all 10 tracks on my album.

I love playing piano, too, but I don't sit around doing it all day. Part of that's because I don't have one in my house - I only have synths.

Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig.

People call me a bedroom electronic musician, which I suppose I am. But I hate most electronic music; I find it really boring.

In Hollywood they usually cast me as villains or priests

I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things

I'm getting too old to play some parts, but I'm still greedy

Filming is repetition and many takes

Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.

The idea of working with Steven Spielberg was very attractive. He's such a master. He knows the language of the camera and of filmmaking, which gives him a great freedom.

Fame and fortune should never get in front of your passion. The passion will generate the fame and fortune, if you're good enough.

Norm Smith personally came and signed me up to the Melbourne Football Club. The fact that I then played cricket for Melbourne Cricket Club - the footy club didn't like it that much.

My father Big Max told me many years ago that 'anything you are good at will contribute to your happiness'. Great advice.

Were all crazy and the only difference between patients and their therapists is the therapists havent been caught yet.

I try and open a few doors to the mind, encourage people to embrace change and to stretch their capabilities.

I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.

Every type of purely direct concrete description bears the mark of artistic portrayal.

Laws are important and valuable in the exact natural sciences, in the measure that those sciences are universally valid.

My basic political posture is "what a shame the human race did this to earth." What we have done environmentally, politically, culturally.

All I ever wanted to do was play the drums; I felt good about myself when I played the drums. So I worked anywhere and everywhere I could lug my drums in.

You don't need to crave anything, because you are already everything. It's all here, right now.

The number one reason conversations stall out is that you are not listening well enough.

I would say, the new hipness is #yoga.

Corporate tweets are like one robot talking to another.

There are fun nights, there are crazy nights, and then there are those nights that make men legends.

Motherfucker. She leaves me no choice. Now I have to break her self-esteem, sleep with her and steal the shirt.

This may come as a shock to some of you, but I have a slightly volatile personality. I don’t suffer fools well.

Failure instructs, failure improves. Failure shouldn't deter you.

If you make comedy, if you try and make comedy where no one gets upset or offended, you're going to fail.