America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.Carlisle Floyd
You can't possibly predict what will last or not. But once you attempt to write for the ages, you're doomed.
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I was trying to do something that seemed very natural and easy but which bridged that gulf between the singing voice and the speaking voice.
Carlisle Floyd
We don't have access to a national forum that we had in those days, through the news magazines which were the television news of the time. It's very disturbing to me that we've sort of been pushed to the corners.
Carlisle Floyd
It's very easy to distance yourself from period pieces because either through costuming or whatever, they don't seem to be as much of our time.
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We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.
Carlisle Floyd
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