1544 quotes by south african authors for you to enjoy

The truth is there's always a hum of people playing folk music in cities. Johnny Flynn

Truth Music Truth Is People Cities Folk Folk Music Always Hum Playing

I actually do bits of my writing in sort of incidental spaces - when I'm traveling on the Tube or on a bus. More often than not, it's a reaction to how you feel about something, and if you're sitting down and concentrating on, 'I must write something,' then you can't have a truthful reaction. Johnny Flynn

You Writing Down Bits Must About Something More Write Feel Concentrating Reaction Sort How Truthful Than Tube Sitting Often Spaces Bus Then Incidental Traveling Actually

I'm a big Bob Dylan fan. I'm also a blues geek. Johnny Flynn

Big Geek Also Blues Fan Dylan Bob Bob Dylan

My guitar is a 1934 National Trojan. They call it a resonator, which is the guitar guys played in the honky-tonks before amplification. It's very loud. It's the type of guitar that Son House and Robert Johnson played. Johnny Flynn

Son Guitar National Before Type Guys Johnson Robert House Robert Johnson Call Loud Very Which Amplification Played

I have a classical music background. I studied violin and trumpet. Johnny Flynn

Music Background Classical Classical Music Studied Trumpet Violin

My dad was working class. Johnny Flynn

Class Working Working-Class Dad

Music always gets bumped until I have some time to get around to it. Johnny Flynn

Music Time Some Until Around Always Bumped Get Gets

I think Bob Odenkirk is phenomenal. Johnny Flynn

Think Bob Phenomenal

There's something amazing about 'Fawlty Towers' and 'The Office' only being two series. I think, when you really nail it, you don't need to do more than two or three. Johnny Flynn

You Amazing Three Think About Something More Only Nail Towers Than Office Being Really Series Two Need

We had no money, my dad was out of work a lot, and we never owned a house. It was very hand-to-mouth. Johnny Flynn

Work Money Out Never Had House Lot Very Owned Dad

I sometimes self-edit when it comes to auditions and go, 'They're not going to cast me, so I'm not going to do it.' Johnny Flynn

Me Sometimes Cast Auditions Go Going

My father was an actor. Both of my older brothers are actors. My younger sister is an actress. For me, that's my job; that's my craft. But then all through school and through drama school, I was gigging and running nights and playing in bands, and I just didn't want to let that go. Johnny Flynn

Me School Father Job Sister Older Nights Drama Drama School Running Brothers Both Through Go Bands Craft Just Want Younger Then Younger Sister Older Brothers Actor Actress Playing

The pop industry is so well-practised at channelling young people's creative energy that I think it gets abused. Johnny Flynn

Creative People Young Energy Think Abuse Industry Gets Pop Creative Energy

It's not in the mainstream media, but across towns, it is amazing how there are small groups of people getting together and forming artistic collectives - they may not be being overtly political, but I'd say by channelling their energy into community projects, that's a valid political statement. Johnny Flynn

Together People Political Amazing Energy Community Valid Statement Projects Say Small Mainstream Mainstream Media Towns How Political Statement Getting May Artistic Being Forming Across Groups Media

I'm not that politically educated. Johnny Flynn

Educated Politically

It's interesting to marry American musical traditions with the subtlety of English-style storytelling and folk singer-songwriters like Martin Carthy and Bert Jansch - they're two heritages that are distinct but also cross over on so many levels. Johnny Flynn

Musical Distinct Folk Marry Cross Martin Over Like Also Traditions American Subtlety Interesting Storytelling Many Many Levels Levels Two

Our job as actors is to invent the things that bridge ourselves with the characters, so you have to build something if it's not there - you try and learn what makes people behave in a certain way. Johnny Flynn

You People Try Job Invent Build Our Way Ourselves Characters Something Learn Makes Behave Certain Certain Way Bridge Actor Things

I first came across Langhorne Slim when I saw him play live, and he's an incredibly infectious performer. The way he works the crowd is mind-blowing. You can listen to his music without really listening to his lyrics, but it pays off if you do. Johnny Flynn

Music You Listening First Live Mind-Blowing Incredibly Lyrics Saw Way Slim Crowd He Performer Him Without Came His Off Infectious Listen Really Across Pays Works Play

I just said, casually, 'You know, I passed up on auditioning for Einstein.' And my friend was like, 'You idiot, you have to do it!' She made me do it. I sent the tapes off assuming that somebody would say, 'Ha ha, very funny.' Johnny Flynn

Funny Me You Made Somebody Idiot Assuming Say Would My Friend Casually Like Know She Said Passed Auditioning Tapes Off Friend Up Very Just Einstein Sent

Quotes by south african authors