Best Scofield Quotes & Sayings

Jesus might not think so, but maybe the dead are best left that way. — Chris Scofield

As you get older, the more you know, so the more nervous you become. The risks are much bigger. — Paul Scofield

In the States, this type of jam-band phenomena has opened it up for groups to improvise, admittedly more in the groove area, as opposed to the straight-ahead jazz thing - which is good for me, as that's one part of where I'm at. It's been so great playing these gigs and seeing kids come out and the whole college scene. — John Scofield

It isn't difficult to leave King Lear or Macbeth, but once you have gone back to yourself, you want it to be the same self you have always been. — Paul Scofield

I guess I got lucky with my sound. — John Scofield

28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is
coming, in the which all that are in the
graves shall hear his voice,
29 And shall come forth; they that
have done good, unto the
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resurrection
of life; and they that have done evil,
unto the resurrection of
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30 — C.I. Scofield

I find as much inspiration from the forerunners of jazz as I do the modern-day innovators of jazz. — John Scofield

Preparation can only take you so far , after that you've got to take a few leaps of faith — Michael Scofield

The jazz clubs wind up having only rich tourists - the kids can't come. If they do, then they spend their entire monthly allotments on a 45-minute set. — John Scofield

Oh, I suppose my wife and I will open a bottle of champagne with another couple. — Paul Scofield

A book is worth a few francs; we Germans can afford to destroy those. We all may not appreciate artistic merit, but cash value is another matter. — Paul Scofield

If you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you. — Paul Scofield

I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable. — Paul Scofield

I like forms that are flexible, that can let you feel creative. — John Scofield

Cyrus Scofield, a preacher from Dallas, Texas, was another link in the chain that connected missionary theology on both sides of the Atlantic. This violent priest produced an annotated, fundamentalist version of the Bible that was published by Oxford University Press in 1909. It was, in a way, the most explicit sketch of the three prongs that form the basis for U.S. policy today: the return of the Jews, the decline of Islam, and the rising fortunes of the United States as a world power. — Noam Chomsky

In my career as an actor, there is a catchphrase that Scofield always says often in regards to his brother, 'Have a little faith.' In my own career as an actor, there were times when I was the only one who believed in myself in the face of the odds. — Wentworth Miller

The Word of truth teaches in the clearest and most positive terms that all of the dead will be raised. No doctrine of the faith rests upon a more literal and emphatic body of Scripture authority than this, nor is any more vital to Christianity. — C.I. Scofield

The promise to the Church is a promise of persecution, if faithful in this world, but a promise of a great inheritance and reward hereafter. — C.I. Scofield

What these books have conclusively proven is that the diffence between men and women is exactly 38 pages. — Paul Scofield

Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life. — Paul Scofield

We don't want any vocalist messing up the music. — John Scofield

I found at this point that effective acting wasn't what I wanted to do, that I didn't want to make effects, that I wanted, as it were, to leave an impression of a particular kind of human being. — Paul Scofield

I would have liked to have worked with Ralph Richardson and Paul Scofield, but they're dead now. — Charles Dance

I find that in letters you can make things whatever you wish them to be. — Sandra Scofield

The Actor should make you forget the existence of author and director, and even forget the actor. — Paul Scofield

Michael Scofield is someone everyone can relate to, but nobody would want to be in his shoes. — Wentworth Miller

One thing people always ask me is 'How do you play outside?' ... I have no idea how to teach that, but when I was discussing this with our bass player Jesse Murphy, he said 'tell them to go cliff diving' ... In other words, when you're jamming, you have to take risks if you want to find new sounds ... — John Scofield

I decided a long time ago I didn't want to be a star personality and live my life out in public. I don't think it's a good idea to wave personality about like a flag and become labeled. — Paul Scofield

The Meters are, I think, the most influential group in our time to come out of New Orleans, to have changed and introduced us all to a way of playing, and to a groove and a level of feel in playing funk-jazz. — John Scofield

Hang on to your eccentricities, because they will give you a style. — John Scofield

We are not beginners forever, but we never stop learning. — Sandra Scofield

Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles? — John Scofield