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Mario Lanza	His equally outstanding colleague Plácido Domingo echoed these comments in a 2009 CBS interview with,'' Lanza's passion and the way his voice sounds are what made me sing opera.
Gilbert Duprez	In 1831, in Lucca, Duprez took part in the premiere Italian performance of Guglielmo Tell, singing for the first time (in an opera theatre) a high C sung not in the so-called falsettone register, as other tenors of that time were accustomed to do, but with a full voice, often described as coming'' from the chest''.
Tim Rogers	Writing for The Age newspaper (Victoria, Australia), Michael Dwyer wrote in an October 2007 review : Tim Rogers never sounded as lost as on this strange, beautiful album... The first three songs are troubled inner monologues.
Colin Davis	By 1959 he had developed to the extent that, after a concert of Stravinsky and Mozart with the London Mozart Players, the chief music critic of The Observer, Peter Heyworth, wrote,'' Mr Davis conducted two works in a manner that showed that he is not only outstanding among our younger conductors, but probably the best we have produced since Sir Thomas Beecham, his senior by forty-eight years.''
Israel Horowitz (producer)	After his retirement in 1994, Timothy White, then editor-in-chief at Billboard described Horowitz as'' one of the most distinguished and admired figures in the music industry, but also one of its modern architects, helping pioneer contemporary music journalism and criticism, as well as playing a consummate role as A&R executive and astute producer of some of the foremost classical artists of our era.
Andrea Bocelli	In 2010, Joe Banno of The Washington Post gave an unfavorable review of Bocelli's'' Carmen'' recording, describing the oft-noted failings in Bocelli's vocal resources on full display in this performance :'' Bocelli, to be fair, possesses an essentially lovely tenor and knows his stuff when it comes to selling a pop ballad.
Clara Bow	Black Oxen (1923), holding Flaming Youth to her chest ; with -LSB- -LSB- Kate Lester and Tom Ricketts -RSB- -RSB- The The New York Times said'' The flapper, impersonated by a young actress, Clara Bow, had five speaking titles, and every one of them was so entirely in accord with the character and the mood of the scene that it drew a laugh from what, in film circles, is termed a'' hard-boiled'' audience'', while the Los Angeles Times commented that'' Clara Bow, the prize vulgarian of the lot... was amusing and spirited... but did n't belong in the picture''.
Bryon Nickoloff	He received hundreds of letters from chess friends around the world, gathered inspiration from their support, and managed to survive until 2004, playing high-level tournament chess right to the end, which demonstrated to everyone his passion for chess and his great fighting spirit.
Barbara Probst Solomon	com / -RSB- Carolyn See of The New York Times, in her review of Solomon's 1983 Short Flights, said,'' This is a remarkable memoir.''
Silvia Monfort	In 1972, on the occasion of the republication of her novel The Raia (Hands Full of Fingers), Silvia Monfort described her favorite roles :'' Gérard Philippe, whose Chimène I was, had a habit of replying that his favorite role was his next.
Mario Lanza	But, as biographer Armando Cesari wrote, Lanza by 1949'' was already deeply engulfed in the Hollywood machinery and consequently never learned -LSB- that key mid-Verdi tenor -RSB- role.''
Michelle Pfeiffer	Pfeiffer then appeared as chic restauranteuse Jo Ann Vallenari in Tequila Sunrise (1988) opposite Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell, but experienced creative and personal differences with director Robert Towne, who later described her as the'' most difficult'' actress he has ever worked with.
Scott Weiland	A New York Post review of Velvet Revolver's 2007 album Libertad commented that'' Weiland's vocals are crisp and controlled yet passionate.''
Vivien Leigh	Leonard Maltin described the film as one of the all-time greats, writing in 1998 that Leigh'' brilliantly played'' her role.
Scott Miller (pop musician)	Similarly, in 2012, more than a year before Miller's death, The Guardian wrote,'' Scott Miller was always a little too out of time for his own good, which means his towering talent is near forgotten'', attributing Miller's cult status to the contradictions of'' pretty but muscular pop, characterised by a mix of acoustic and electric guitars, by literate but often non-specific lyrics, by keyboard sounds and production techniques that were sometimes unfortunately era-specific, by Miller's sometimes quavering and uncertain voice.
Tereshko Parkhomenko	The editor of the magazine'' Ridniy krai'' - Olena Pchilka - the mother of Lesia Ukrainka after hearing the performance of the kobzar at the Archeological conference in 1905 in Katerynoslav wrote :...'' The Chernihivite Parkhomenko - is of middle age, - this is a new kobzar a concert performer who has now gotten used to performing on stage, he is dress in a theatrical manner.
Lorraine O'Grady	A review by O'Grady of the night Bob Marley and the Wailers opened for Bruce Springsteen at Max's Upstairs in Manhattan, July 18, 1973, was rejected at the time by her Village Voice editor, who said'' It's too soon for them.''
Al Jolson	Author Stephen Banfield agreed, writing that Jolson's style was'' arguably the single most important factor in defining the modern musical...'' In 1891, his father, who was qualified as a rabbi and cantor, moved to New York to secure a better future for his family.
Erin Wall	At the 2006 Mostly Mozart Festival in New York she caught the attention of Alex Ross who noted that'' Erin Wall, a young Canadian, sang'' Bella mia fiamma... Resta, o cara'' (Mozart) with grace and fire, showing the sort of righteous rage that would make for a great Donna Anna.
Fiorenza Cossotto	Some claim that Cossotto intentionally sabotaged Callas by singing over her and holding high notes longer with the latter's voice (by that time, 1965) past its prime and in poor form.
Alan Marshall (Australian writer)	Australian poet and contemporary, Hal Porter wrote in 1965 that Marshall is :... the warmest and most centralized human being... To walk with ease and nonchalance the straight, straight line between appearing tragic and appearing willfully brave is a feat so complex I should not like to have to rake in the dark for the super-bravery to accomplish it.
Mitch Cullin	In 2005, Cullin published his sixth novel A Slight Trick of the Mind, a portrait of Sherlock Holmes in old age for which The New York Times praised the author as being'' an unusually sophisticated theorist of human nature,'' and Carolyn See of The Washington Post stated that'' you do n't read it to be' improved' but for the plain joy of seeing what the language can do in the hands of an affectionate, very accomplished writer.''
Mike Renzi	In 2010, Stephen Holden of the New York Times noted Renzi's'' gorgeous long-lined runs'' and his'' extraordinary grace as a pianistic arranger whose accompaniments have a panoramic orchestral sweep.''
Gertrude Atherton	In an 1898 essay in Bookman, a critic stated :'' the amazing and memorable Patience Sparhawk may perhaps be referred to as the first foreshadowing of the good work that -LSB- Atherton -RSB- has done since.
Arthur O'Shaughnessy	By far the most noted of any his works are the initial lines of the Ode from his book Music and Moonlight (1874) : <poem> We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers And sitting by desolate streams ; -- World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams : Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems.
Canada Lee	The 1941 production was a spectacular hit for both Welles and Lee, whom The New York Times called'' the greatest Negro actor of his era and one of the finest actors in the country.''
Jon King	Referring to the influence of Situationist ideas on Gang of Four's work, Jon King remarked, in a 1980 letter to Greil Marcus, that'' where I think that Situationism was good was in the development of its revolutionary tactic :' reinvesting' the cultural past.
Jean-Pierre Rampal	'''' nb'' > English flautist William Bennett cites this particular characteristic of Rampal's playing as a point of skill he wished to improve when he sought out Rampal in Paris for tuition ; Bennett also speaks about this in the 1983 BBC Radio 4 profile'' Rampal -- Prince of Flute-Players'' where Rampal himself surmises that a native French-speaker's natural facility for producing the tu sound in speech was one reason why the articulation of many French flute-players was so good.
Nina Hoss	In a review of her 2009 film Anonyma, the New York Times remarked that Hoss,'' whose strong frame and graceful bearing suggest both old-style movie-star glamour and Aryan ideals of feminine beauty, is an actress of haunting subtlety, and the film, episodic, ambitious and a few beats too long, is held together by the force of her performance.''
Sherman H. Dudley	Dudley performed with the Smart Set for years with great success, though one critic, Sylvester Russell (a writer for the Indianapolis Freeman), was hard on him from the beginning, presumably because he felt that Dudley's minstrel show background made him unworthy ; in 1906, Russell referred to him as'' this loathsome comedian who hails from the Lone Star State.''
Martie Maguire	Although Maguire and Robison often appear quiet and demure compared to their animated bandmate Natalie Maines, the trio have stood united on controversial subjects since they banded together to play in 1995, even when their opinions have had the potential to serve them more harm than good.
Malcolm Sargent	Although orchestral players resented Sargent for much of his career after the 1936 interview, Cyril Smith wrote in his autobiography,''... he seems to sense what the pianist wants of the music even before he begins to play it... He has an incredible speed of mind, and it has always been a great joy, as well as a rare professional experience, to work with him.''
Felix Aderca	In a 1927 editorial for Contimporanul, where he compared Lovinescu's review to'' a menagerie'', Vinea stated :'' -LSB- Among Sburătorul contributors, -RSB- only F. Aderca simulates controversy, shouting through his cage :' I am independent... Not a day passes that I do n't quarrel with Lovinescu...' And, at the same time, the insensitive tamer -LSB- Lovinescu -RSB- makes his elephants play the piano''.
Alastair Sim	In his book British Film Character Actors (1982) Terence Pettigrew wrote that'' Sim was best known as a fussy eccentric, and every mannerism in his huge workbox of tricks was sharpened to a fine edge.
Robert B. Silvers	In a 2012 profile of Silvers, The New York Times noted :'' His greatest pleasure... is simply good writing, which he talks about as others talk about fine wine or good food.
Filippo Coletti	In 1858 Melchiorre Delfico the famous caricaturist drew Verdi at the piano rehearsing Simon Boccanegra Verdi is depicted at the piano with his back to the viewer, Coletti to his right, reading off a sheet of music while Fraschini and the rest of the Simon Boccanegra cast stand around staring.
Robert Rossen	However, in 2001 Dorothea Fischer-Hornung concluded that the film achieved more than Rossen and contemporary critics realised : the female lead resolves her own conflicts by devoting herself to dance ; Katherine Dunham's choreography highlights this process ; and innovative cinematography intensifies the dance scenes.
Scott H. Biram	When Scott H. Biram took the stage at his 2004 SXSW festival showcase right after country singer, Kris Kristofferson he was quoted as growling `` They said that was a hard act to follow....
Kevin Sullivan (wrestler)	Later in 1995 Sullivan began hearing the voice of someone calling for him to come find him.
Dhondup Wangchen	Also in early 2011, Boston's American Repertory Theater and System of a Down's Serj Tankian dedicated their production of Prometheus Bound to him and seven other activists, stating in program notes that'' by singing the story of Prometheus, the God who defied the tyrant Zeus by giving the human race both fire and art, this production hopes to give a voice to those currently being silenced or endangered by modern-day oppressors''.
Edwyn Collins	In November 2009, at a gig in London's Bloomsbury Ballroom, following a tour of the Scottish Highlands, Collins' singing was contrasted with his slow speech :'' -LSB- W -RSB- hen he started to sing, his baritone proved as powerful as ever.''
Stanley Holloway	A review in The Gramophone of one of his 1957 albums containing recordings of his old'' concert party'' songs commented,'' what a fine voice he has and how well he can use it -- diction, phrasing, range and the interpretative insight of the artist''.
Billy West	In 1998, Entertainment Weekly described West as'' the new Mel Blanc'' and noted his ability to mimic well-known voices, though he would rather develop original voices.
Brad Dexter	Characterising him as a'' tough guy at his best in the The Magnificent Seven,'' Dexter's obituary in The Guardian singles out his portrayal of Harry Luck and claims he was'' overshadowed'' by his contemporaries : A question that comes up regularly in film trivia quizzes is to name the magnificent seven, of the 1960 John Sturges western.
G. H. MacDermott	In an obituary on 9 May 1901, the Daily Telegraph called G. H. MacDermott the last lion comique, artists whose stage appearance resplendent in evening dress contrasted with the cloth cap image of most of their music hall contemporaries.
Cyrus Chestnut	In 2006, Josh Tyrangiel, music critic for Time Magazine, wrote :'' What makes Chestnut the best jazz pianist of his generation is a willingness to abandon notes and play space.''
Chris Lowe	In 1995, The Guardian commented that he was'' possibly more famous for not doing anything than almost anyone else in the history of popular entertainment.''
Michel Roux	thumb | right | upright | Michel Roux making pastry in 2009 Michel nearly decided to give up cooking to become an opera singer, but instead followed Albert to London, despite not being able to speak English.
Richard Suart	In Mussorgsky's rarely staged opera, The Marriage (1981), The Guardian noted,'' It helped enormously that the central role of Podkolyosin was taken by a singer as skilled in comedy as Richard Suart, making him enough of a Wooster-like silly ass to be consistently funny without losing the essential Russian flavour.''
Medha Yodh	Medha Yoda later explained her unusual educational background for a dance teacher in a 1984 interview with the Los Angeles Times,'' I have a proper Brahman background.
Charles Davis Tillman	The combination is so hauntingly striking and memorable that the tune itself has been widely recognized as Poor Wayfaring Stranger or just Wayfaring Stranger ever since Tillman spread it beyond the Sacred Harp tradition in his Revival songbook of 1891.
Harolyn Blackwell	A 2000 article in the Seattle Post Intelligencer in review of her performance of the title role in Lucia di Lammermoor said,'' Vocally and dramatically, this is a role that is perfectly suited to Blackwell ; the voice is the right size, the right timbre and has the right flexibility for this coloratura challenge.
Irving Berlin	And again in 1943 the same magazine described his songs as follows : They possess a permanence not generally associated with Tin Pan Alley products and it is more than remotely possible that in days to come Berlin will be looked upon as the Stephen Foster of the 20th century.
Rowland Brown	In 1933 he wrote' Blood Money, the favorite of pre-code film, certain film buffs and at least one great modern director, was vilified by Brown's contemporaries.
Rupert D'Oyly Carte	In an interview with The Times in 1922, Carte said that the Savoy'' tradition'' was an expression that was frequently misunderstood :'' It did not by any means imply any hidebound stage' business' or an attempt to standardize the performances of artists so as to check their individual method of expression.
Shane Hurlbut	In a review of the 2005 film The Greatest Game Ever Played Joan E. Vadeboncoeur of The Post-Standard described Hurlbut as a'' splendid cinematographer'' who contributed'' beauty and atmosphere'' to the film's shots.
Hugh Thomson	When J. M. Barrie's Quality Street was published with Thomson's illustrations in 1913, the art critic for the Daily News stated,'' The Barrie-Thomson combination is as perfect in its way as that of Gilbert and Sullivan.''
Thomas Hammond (athlete)	Finally, on Good Friday 1907, Hammond gave people a further taste of his quality as a genuine ` World's Best''.
Avicii	Said Avicii in April 2011,'' I've always been into music, and growing up with older siblings I've also had loads of different influences when it comes to my music taste.
Art Tatum	Non-pianist musicians influenced by Tatum's improvisational virtuosity include Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead, who was quoted in the June 1985 edition of Frets Magazine as saying :'' Art Tatum is my all-time favorite.
Jane Manning	In his preface to Manning's 65th Birthday Concert at the Wigmore Hall in 2007, the British critic Bayan Northcott wrote : It was an inspired choice to present Jane Manning as Miss Donnithorne, not only because she is an artist of astonishing gift but because she is also one of the greatest performers of Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, and in her performance of the Maxwell Davies, the two pieces are palpably linked..........
Luigi Piazza	While active, such was the great depth of baritone talent, he was appreciated as a fine'' provincial'' baritone ; but he nonetheless achieved a degree of international fame through his only recording, a complete Rigoletto from 1927, opposite Lina Pagliughi, Tino Folgar and Salvatore Baccaloni, which reveals a voice of considerable beauty and power, backed by a strong theatrical sense.
Brian Moynihan	They noted, too, that Moynihan had been singled out in Jack Welch's 2005 book Winning `` as a model of corporate stamina'' : `` He showed exactly what you should show if you want to survive a merger -- enthusiasm, optimism, and thoughtful support.''
Jandek	Many of his albums feature pictures of a certain man at various ages ; although it seemed likely, it was not until Jandek's live debut in 2004 that it became certain that the man depicted on the album covers was the principal performer.
Brooke Fraser	From the stunning lyrical imagery throughout to the impressive guest vocalists who join her (Cary Brothers, Jon Foreman and Aqualung among them), from Fraser's ethereal and breathy performances to the wide-ranging soundscapes, this record is drenched in beauty and stands as one of the more remarkable achievements of 2010.''
John Okada	(journal article) #The Collapse of Difference : Dysfunctional and Inverted Celebrations in John Okada's No-No Boy By : Yogi, Stan ; Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines, 1992 Aug ; 53 : 233-44.
Paul Vandy	His performance at the Tivoli Theatre in London on 24 November 1900 was reviewed in The Era as'' A speciality that wins enthusiastic appreciation is the juggling of Vandy, whose sleight-of-hand in the watch trick is the smartest we have seen.
Frank McMillan	The Andrews' reference reports that when the two had met earlier in the four Tests of the 1929 series some critics rated McMillan's performances as superior to those of the extraordinary Sullivan.
Leontyne Price	In The Grand Tradition, a 1974 history of operatic recording, the British critic J. B. Steane writes that'' one might conclude from recordings that -LSB- Price -RSB- is the best interpreter of Verdi of the century.''
Roger Stone	According to a 2007 magazine profile of Stone by Matt Labash, the consultant'' often sets his pronouncements off with the utterance' Stone's Rules', signifying listeners that one of his shot-glass commandments is coming down, a pithy dictate uttered with the unbending certitude one usually associates with the Book of Deuteronomy.''
Maria Korchinska	In her 1969 BBC interview'' Studio Portrait'' she said :'' I played... underground in caves near Lewes, where a piano could not survive the damp.
Sergiu Celibidache	As a result, some of his concerts did provide audiences with exceptional and sometimes life-altering experiences, including, for example, a 1984 concert in Carnegie Hall by the Orchestra of the Curtis Institute that New York Times critic John Rockwell touted as the best of his twenty-five years of concert-going.
Faryal	In an interview in 1973, Faryal stated that'' Ever since Goldie cast me in that glamorous dancer's role in Jewel Thief, film makers have looked upon me as an'' excellent cabaret dancer''.''
William Katt	Katt explained in a 1979 interview with critic Roger Ebert that he was holding out only for parts which were personally interesting to him.
Park Heung-shik	His second film, My Mother, the Mermaid (2004) was an acting showcase for Jeon Do-yeon in dual role s, making more apparent Park's talent in drawing natural acting from his actors and capturing it within the lyrical frame of his film.
Holland Taylor	In 1983 Taylor had one of her greatest theatrical moments in Breakfast with Les and Bess, which prompted the New York magazine theatre critic John Simon to sing,''... Miss Taylor is one of the few utterly graceful, attractive, elegant and technically accomplished actresses in our theatre... seeing her may turn you, like me, into a Taylor freak...'' Concentrating on theatre, television took a backseat but she did take on the role of Denise Cavanaugh on the long running soap opera, The Edge of Night, who was so evil, she killed herself just to frame her husband.
Rod McKuen	In a Chicago Tribune interview with McKuen in 2001 as he was'' testing the waters'' for a comeback tour, Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic Julia Keller called his work'' so schmaltzy and smarmy that it makes the pronouncements of Kathie Lee Gifford sound like Susan Sontag,'''' silly and mawkish, the kind of gooey schmaltz that would n't pass muster in a freshman creative-writing class -LSB-... -RSB- The masses ate him up with a spoon, while highbrow literary critics roasted him on a spit.''
Liz Jones	In 2002 she became Life & Style editor at the London Evening Standard, According to Jones she is disliked by the fashion industry :'' The fashion industry stinks and everyone in fashion hates me.
Alice Faye	Irving Berlin was once quoted as saying that he would choose Faye over any other singer to introduce his songs, and George Gershwin and Cole Porter called her the'' best female singer in Hollywood in 1937.''
Stefan Jackiw	More than once during his young career he has been called upon on short notice to fill in for other noted violinists : in 2002 for Pamela Frank with the Baltimore Symphony.
Helen Mirren	After a relatively barren sojourn in the Hollywood Hills, she returned to England at the beginning of 1989 to co-star with Bob Peck at the Young Vic in the London premiere of the Arthur Miller double-bill, Two Way Mirror, performances which prompted Miller to remark :'' What is so good about English actors is that they are not afraid of the open expression of large emotions'' (interview by Sheridan Morley : The Times 11 January 1989).
Al Jolson	; Neil Diamond : Journalist David Wild writes that the 1927 movie The Jazz Singer, would mirror Diamond's own life,'' the story of a Jewish kid from New York who leaves everything behind to pursue his dream of making popular music in Los Angeles''.
Gretchen Mol	When released in February 2009, the film was harshly criticized by New York Times critic Stephen Holden, though he said that Mol's part was'' quite well acted''.
Walter Yetnikoff	Renowned for his'' colorful'' personality and his abrasive management style, Yetnikoff was a key protagonist of the 1990 book Hit Men : Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business, Fredric Dannen's landmark exposé of the shady dealings by major American record labels in the 1970s and 1980s.
Roger Ebert	In August 2005, after Rob Schneider insulted Los Angeles Times movie critic Patrick Goldstein (who had criticized Schneider's film Deuce Bigalow : European Gigolo) by commenting that Goldstein was unqualified because he had never won the Pulitzer Prize, Ebert intervened by stating that, as a Pulitzer winner, he was qualified to review the film, and bluntly told Schneider,'' Your movie sucks.''
Theo Croker	In 2009 he finished his second album, In The Tradition, which received rave reviews from well-known jazz writer and Village Voice editor Nat Hentoff, who compared his work to Count Basie and Buck Clayton.
John Wood (English actor)	His King Lear in Nicholas Hytner's 1990 production was called his `` crowning achievement'' with one of his most compelling performances, in which he seemed (to Michael Billington)'' to reinvent King Lear on the spot'', `` lucid textual exposition combined with a painful, emotional rawness''.
Leonie Rysanek	The overall nature of Rysanek's voice is particularly evident in her 1959 recording of Lady Macbeth, when she was in her prime at age 33, where her somewhat hollow lower register is combined with soaring, dramatic power in her upper range, with strong skills at negotiating Lady Macbeth's upper range coloratura.
Stuart Roy Clarke	Without a word against his work and most reviewers seizing on the' football' achievement - Clarke's ability to bridge the gap between ordinary fan and art gallery, Jonathan Margolis writing in the Sunday Times tried in 1995 to place Clarke amidst a photographic hierarchy `` Like Cartier-Bresson, Clarke restricts himself to using standard focal length lens that most approximates the human's eye view... nothing distorted by fancy optics.
Suzanne Bing	In a review, the magazine The Nation wrote on March 29, 1919 :'' Suzanne Bing seems to be a flame of inspiration to the group, and one comes to look for her, in however humble a capacity, in almost every performance,...'' More importantly she continued to collaborate with Copeau on his idea of a school for young actors.
Marcia White	White responded to the comments in a letter to the editor a few weeks later, writing in part, that'' SPAC's board and management are very aware of the current challenges facing SPAC and other classical venues in building new audiences for their programming...'' In 2008, White worked to keep the Philadelphia Orchestra at SPAC, often introducing performers such as pianist Yuja Wang and guests such as RPI president Shirley Ann Jackson.
Bob Dylan	Talking to Mikal Gilmore in Rolling Stone in 2012, Dylan responded to the allegation of plagiarism, including his use of Henry Timrod's verse in his album Modern Times, If Dylan's legacy in the 1960s was seen as bringing intellectual ambition to popular music, now that he has passed the age of 70, he has been described as a figure who has greatly expanded the folk culture from which he initially emerged.
Fionn Regan	In 2009, Regan was invited to speak and made an honorary member of the Trinity College Literary Society, the chairman saying `` In his music, Mr. Regan has done more than many artists to erode the boundaries between music and literature, with his lyrics always possessing the most beautiful poetry.''
Bette Davis	In 1964, Jack Warner spoke of the'' magic quality that transformed this sometimes bland and not beautiful little girl into a great artist'', She admitted she was terrified during the making of her earliest films and that she became tough by necessity.''
Peter Pratt	In reviewing a 1956 Ruddigore, The Times wrote,'' Mr. Pratt showed true operatic talent in the -LSB- twin roles -RSB- changing the colour of his tone and the expression of his face with decisive skill.''
Buddy Miles	Asked how he would like to be remembered by the American music magazine Seconds in 1995, Miles simply said :'' The baddest of the bad.
Katie Roiphe	She has continued to serve as a sort of cultural lightning rod, for a persistent discomfort about a woman's proper role : In her 2007 review of the novel Slummy Mummy, Roiphe attracted criticism by posing the question,'' But ladies, let's be honest, is it that hard ?
Laszlo Peter Kollar	Editor of'' Building a masterpiece : The Sydney Opera house'' Anne Watson commented on the competition entries including that of Kollar's stating : :'' Much has been made of the imaginative and daring choice of the four competition judges in January 1957.
Louis J. Gasnier	Upon its theatrical re-release in 1972, underground film maker Jack Smith (film director) wrote an appreciation of Reefer Madness for the Village Voice in which he stated that'' it is a beautiful film, and everyone in the arts should see it.''
Beyonc? Knowles	Movie premiere | premiere for her 2006 film, Dreamgirls | alt A woman waves to the crowd on a red-carpet Knowles has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has'' become a crossover sex symbol'' Off stage Knowles says that while she likes to dress sexily her onstage dress'' is absolutely for the stage.''