I don’t have any money to hire actors. I just need to get people who are going to do a good job being themselves.
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More Grimes Quotes
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I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don’t feel that way about anything else.
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Just because something might not have a deep philosophical meaning doesn’t mean it’s not important or relevant.
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If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there’s always a narrative that is very nonlinear – and that’s the essence of a good music video.
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Obviously, I like things that are cute and aggressive at the same time, but I didn’t want it to just be mini-bangs and lip-syncing in a dress. I need to get away from that stuff.
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Especially with music, people want confidence.
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I get offers to do huge-budget music videos with big production companies all the time, but I have no interest.
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I think a lot of music that’s really innovative is not even considered because it was made by people who had a sexual image. And people assume that it’s a commodified thing, so it can’t be “indie.”
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I only work at night, generally. Usually when I work [during the day] I’ll black out the windows or something.
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I want to make Grimes a high-fashion sci-fi act.
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Basically, I’m really impressionable and have no sense of consistency in anything I do.
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I don’t even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.
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Sometimes you find people who are magnetic, but once they get in front of a camera, they freak out and get weird.
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It takes me probably about four hours to get into the groove [with making music]. And it’s really important for me to not break the groove.
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In America there’s lot of cool cities, but in Canada there’s, like, well, Vancouver, Toronto and Halifax may be cool, but they’re so expensive. Montreal is the only city that’s affordable but also has buses and culture.
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I’m tired of being congratulated for being thin because I can more easily fit into sample sizes from the runway.
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If I think about what other people are thinking when I’m making music, I just can’t do it. It’s too withheld – I need to go totally over the top, and then kind of clean it up a bit and make it more reasonable after the fact.
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I like performing, but I usually get really sick when I’m on tour, and it’s just hard.
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I find it really hard to throw myself into something artistically where I’m making up a whole character and finding something for that character to do.
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I always wanted to be really experimental.
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Success, for me, is a song that can deliver shivers.
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I just watched another person I care deeply about basically turn into Gollum and my heart is broken.
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Most of my music videos were made for under $200.
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I’m just very obsessed with Japanese stuff in general.
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I prefer making videos to making music.
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I definitely see the voice as an instrument: It makes great drums, great synth pads, great everything.
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I write music better in the winter, I prefer making music when it’s dark.
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