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14 quotes by Marketa Irglova

Markéta Irglová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈɪrɡlovaː]) (born 28 February 1988, in Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia now Czech Republic) is a Czech singer-songwriter, musician and actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Falling Slowly" at the 80th ceremony, which was co-written with Glen Hansard.
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As long as I focus on what I feel and don't worry about where I'm going, it works out. Having no expectations but being open to everything is... →

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Making something and sending it out into the world and then people not only responding to it but adopting it for their own and making a separate... →

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With film, it's all about the actor being able to feel the things that the character's feeling. It must do some strange things to your mind.... →

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I trust the flow of life.

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I've been really aware of how important it is to me to just stay in the moment and enjoy it while it lasts. Because that's all you've... →

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If I'm focusing on playing and enjoying the song, then it always goes well. I get lost in the song, and the performance is so much better. If the... →

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Some writing is a really nice solitary process, in a way, because you can be a little self-conscious around other people. If it's just you, and... →

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The songs, if I write alone in a room, end up being a little more quiet, a little more subdued. If I play with other musicians or percussive... →

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I feel energized walking off stage.

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Music has always been a part of me and art in general. I love visual art as well.

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Whatever I hear in my head is what I play.

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Often times, I'm surprised by what I'm writing or what I'm playing, and then that inspires me to keep going with it, so it ends up being... →

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The idea of celebrity has always been very strange to me because it's taking the focus away from the music and attaching it to a person. When we... →

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