Quotes of Rupert Holmes - somelinesforyou

“ I've applied to the humor commission for a license to have humor in the book. I haven't been given permission so far. I'm awaiting their verdict. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ Having in my life been bitten by the jaws of both victory and defeat, I must rush to add that success is to failure as butter pecan ice cream is to death. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I once had a small role in one of my own plays, a thriller which happened to become a big hit on the West Coast. Its run was extended month after month and thus for over a year I found myself living the life of a stage actor: eight shows a week, with only one day off, a day dedicated solely to recovering from the five-show weekend I'd just turned in. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've applied to the humor commission for a license to have humor in the book. I haven't been given permission so far. I'm awaiting their verdict. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I was a purported composer with some self-taught notions about how to orchestrate for cinematic instrumentation, but no one was exactly knocking at my door. If you'd seen the apartment I was subletting at the time, you wouldn't have knocked at my door either. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I once had a small role in one of my own plays, a thriller which happened to become a big hit on the West Coast. Its run was extended month after month and thus for over a year I found myself living the life of a stage actor: eight shows a week, with only one day off, a day dedicated solely to recovering from the five-show weekend I'd just turned in. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I'd been a cult singer-songwriter generally well-regarded by some of the better vocalists and journalists of the seventies. Suddenly, a mass audience perceived me as a troubadour who'd dedicated his life to extolling the virtues of pineapple-based beverages. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ Where the Truth Lies. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ Where the Truth Lies. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I was a purported composer with some self-taught notions about how to orchestrate for cinematic instrumentation, but no one was exactly knocking at my door. If you'd seen the apartment I was subletting at the time, you wouldn't have knocked at my door either. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I once had a small role in one of my own plays, a thriller which happened to become a big hit on the West Coast. Its run was extended month after month and thus for over a year I found myself living the life of a stage actor: eight shows a week, with only one day off, a day dedicated solely to recovering from the five-show weekend I'd just turned in. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've applied to the humor commission for a license to have humor in the book. I haven't been given permission so far. I'm awaiting their verdict. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I was a purported composer with some self-taught notions about how to orchestrate for cinematic instrumentation, but no one was exactly knocking at my door. If you'd seen the apartment I was subletting at the time, you wouldn't have knocked at my door either. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I'd been a cult singer-songwriter generally well-regarded by some of the better vocalists and journalists of the seventies. Suddenly, a mass audience perceived me as a troubadour who'd dedicated his life to extolling the virtues of pineapple-based beverages. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I type even faster than I talk. I'm very proud of that. I type so fast. And I have to because the characters are living in real time and I've got to keep up with them. It's a miracle they even give me a royalty. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've applied to the humor commission for a license to have humor in the book. I haven't been given permission so far. I'm awaiting their verdict. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ And then I got a call from Barbra Streisand. Saying she had heard the album. Was interested in recording some of the songs. Thought I should do the arrangements. Maybe Jeff and I could produce the sessions. The next thing I know I'm sitting in Barbra's home in Malibu and she's singing along with my album… ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ And then I got a call from Barbra Streisand. Saying she had heard the album. Was interested in recording some of the songs. Thought I should do the arrangements. Maybe Jeff and I could produce the sessions. The next thing I know I'm sitting in Barbra's home in Malibu and she's singing along with my album… ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I was a purported composer with some self-taught notions about how to orchestrate for cinematic instrumentation, but no one was exactly knocking at my door. If you'd seen the apartment I was subletting at the time, you wouldn't have knocked at my door either. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ To my knowledge, there's never been a duo of a brash American and a polite Brit and it's kind of an interesting dynamic for a comedy team,... I think Colin and Kevin could always fall back on that if they have to. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I've applied to the humor commission for a license to have humor in the book. I haven't been given permission so far. I'm awaiting their verdict. ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ And then I got a call from Barbra Streisand. Saying she had heard the album. Was interested in recording some of the songs. Thought I should do the arrangements. Maybe Jeff and I could produce the sessions. The next thing I know I'm sitting in Barbra's home in Malibu and she's singing along with my album… ”

- Rupert Holmes

“ I once had a small role in one of my own plays, a thriller which happened to become a big hit on the West Coast. Its run was extended month after month and thus for over a year I found myself living the life of a stage actor: eight shows a week, with only one day off, a day dedicated solely to recovering from the five-show weekend I'd just turned in. ”

- Rupert Holmes
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