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I think actors are at the mercy of the opportunities presented to them. So you kind of have to wait for them to choose you. My music is insular - I can choose that.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Actor Choose Kind Mercy Music Opportunities Presented Them Think Wait You I Think I Can

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I tried to pay some small tribute to A Man and a Woman (1966) with the recurring musical theme.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Man Musical Pay Recurring Small Some Theme Tribute Tried Woman I Tried

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I was very fortunate in having David Fincher, the director come to me. Now I've seen the finished product, I feel that every bit of the nine months we spent on the film was worth it.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Bit Come David Director Every Feel Film Finished Finished Product Fortunate Having Me Months Nine Nine Months Now Product Seen Spent Very Worth Worth It I Feel

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In the past 3-4 years I've developed a habit of keeping numerous small cassette recorders in my house and in a bag with me so that I'm able to commit to tape memory song ideas on a constant basis.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Able Bag Basis Cassette Commit Constant Developed Habit House Ideas In The Past Keeping Me Memory Numerous Past Small Song Tape Years

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It became a metaphor for the lives of the people in this film and for the Old West, for the abandonment that occurred in the early part of the 20th century.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Abandonment Became Century Early Film Lives Metaphor Occurred Old Part People West 20Th Century

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It varies from song to song, although Buck Owens and I recently collaborated on writing a duet together and am looking forward with a great deal of anticipation to recording that track for the new studio album.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Album Although Am Anticipation Buck Deal Duet Forward Great Great Deal Looking Looking Forward New Recently Recording Song Studio Together Track Varies Writing

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It's meant to reaffirm the validity of that music - clean, minimalist, honest, classic music.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Classic Clean Honest Meant Minimalist Music Reaffirm Validity

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We started shooting, and then Jodie found out she was pregnant. Forest broke it to me - he'd gone to work and heard it on the radio! It seemed like the movie was doomed. But, like these characters, there was a disregard for all the signs along the way.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Along Broke Characters Disregard Doomed Forest Found Gone He Heard Like Me Movie Out Pregnant Radio Seemed She Shooting Signs Started Then Way Work

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As a writer, I always tend to take the liberty and the great artistic luxury of a composite form of writing.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Always Artistic Form Great Liberty Luxury Take Tend Writer Writing

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As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.

~Dwight Yoakam

Topics: Artist Based Distraction Eliminate Focus Maintain Opinions Others You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: October 23rd, 1956

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