Walter Legge quotes

“I disliked singing in English and neither liked the story nor the character of Cressida.”
-- Walter Legge

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“Democracy is fatal for the arts; it leads only to chaos or the achievement of new and lower common denominators of quality.”
-- Walter Legge

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“I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless.”
-- Walter Legge

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“I am convinced that in the arts, committees are useless. What is necessary are people like Karajan, [fellow recording producer John] Culshaw and me; we know not only how to achieve the best artistic results but how to attract the public and carry out the whole operation with carefully chosen collaborators. Democracy is fatal for the arts; it leads only to chaos or the achievement of new and lower common denominators of quality.”
-- Walter Legge

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“The difference between human heroes and sacred characters lies just in this: the man is just a man, but behind the man of God, God Himself is ever standing greater than the man and overshadowing him by His infinite and glorious presence.”

“Mammootty sir is an idol for me.. His uniqueness in developing characters is quite amazing”

“Be more interested in people's character, than their contributions.”

“I think people are always able to achieve more than they think they can. While that’s cliche, I don’t know if managers think about that enough. You have to set your sights extremely high.”

“Considered as a mere question of physics, (and keeping all moral considerations entirely out of sight,) the appearance of man is a geological phenomenon of vast importance, indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.”

Source : Adam Sedgwick (1850). “A Discourse on the Studies of the University of Cambridge”, p.45

“Got a brand new semi-automatic weapon with a laser sight. Oh, I'm praying that somebody tries to break in here tonight.”

“Is there a short-eared koobish, then?' Mmmyes ...' said J.Lo. 'But it is technically not really a koobish. Is more alike a kind of singing pumpkin.' We had conversations like these all the time, where I just eventually gave up.”

“I saw part of The Singing Detective on TV in New York. I said, Something is going on here.”

“I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.”

“I want to be known by people who are knowledgeable about opera, who appreciate bel canto singing, people who have more sensitivity.”