Quotes About Relevance

It's funny; we never had anything like credibility. Even though we all have some sort of punk-rock background, but so what? I really don't care about that. What's credibility anyway? Who has credibility?

I want to be real and relatable, because if I am not, then I lose my credibility among audiences.

You don't have to be singing songs about angst and pain to be credible.

No matter what, Test cricket will survive. I've always said Twenty20 would be popular but there will be a place for Test cricket.

'Bridget Jones' is meant to be a funny night out, but with emotional truth. I wanted to make it a classic that you can pick up in 10 years and not cringe over.

So I haven't thought about the critics for a long time.

We don't make movies for critics, since they don't pay to see them anyhow.

When critics talk about Three, they talk about 'Don't Tell the Bride' and 'Snog Marry Avoid?,' but we're also making important documentaries. We take hard-hitting issues and make them accessible.

I've been sexy for a while. Ever since I crossed 30, women have started taking me seriously.

I make sure I do only audience-friendly films that can be watched with children and the elderly crowd.

In England you probably have too many cups with the Champions League as it is now. You have the FA Cup and another cup; what's the point in that? Probably one cup should be more than enough.

I don't want to be just the latest curiosity.

You want to question what is important and why is it important. I don't have all the answers, but I'm very curious to know and learn.

No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed.

If you keep yourself alive and current, funny is funny.

You have to stay current to compete.

One of the things that I love about Sarah Vaughan is that she was always very current.

I really enjoy what I do. And if you want a lasting career, you have to work at it. Keep it current. Keep it fresh.

Part of Customer Development is understanding which customers make sense for your business.

You can't just go careening toward your idea without checking in with customers and people who might use it and making sure you're on to something.

Being small, cute is going to do nothing.

Any brand that attempts to live off a retro appeal is only going through a short second life cycle.

Music is cyclical, but I've never thought of the music I make as being so off the wall or left field that it wouldn't always have an audience that would relate to it.

I don't care what 'Pitchfork' says. They write from a place that's a little too self-aware for me to really give a damn about what they're talking about.