John Sexton Quotes

Give me anything that moves my heart, that gives me goosebumps.

'All Over Me' is a song that I really got fired up the first time I heard it: it just really moved and it really had a lot of energy.

I haven't been to many music events where somebody was performing and it actually made me cry.

My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears, or inspiration. Otherwise, why do it? It's the communication.

I cannot tell you how many people, powerful people, come to my studio and they are in tears they are so moved by what they see.

These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara.

When I look at Stephanie McMahon's entire career, I'm always blown away at how she just moves your soul. Literally, my heart is moved by her. Either I hate her or love her - or love to hate her.

And in the middle of one of those scenes, I suddenly felt my heart just open: it was overwhelming, to the point where I got teary-eyed. Never would I have thought anything like that could happen in a love scene.

We all go to the theater and cinema to be inspired and moved on an emotional level, sometimes to laughter, sometimes to tears. Once I discovered that acting could have such an effect, I was sold. It has been one of the most rewarding discoveries I have ever made.

I even got letters form kids in hospitals saying the music is what keeps them going, and that really touched my heart.

I become involved with things that speak to me and move me and make me laugh and frighten me.

Stevie Winwood played like I'd never heard anybody play before. It just gave me goose bumps.

My goal is to make people feel passionately, if it's negative or positive, I did my job.

You do remember things that people say in movies. You remember particular lines and things that are funny. But, you also remember really strong images. Images have a way of bypassing your brain and hitting you emotionally.

Even if you can't afford to buy a painting, you can experience it. You can go see the Mona Lisa and be transported. You can see the discipline and suffering in a van Gogh.

I haven't ever had so many women come up to me and tell me that I made them cry. And they're smiling about it, which is kind of an odd thing. Usually it's not a good thing.

Watching great performances can transport us, and finding a film that really moves you is a galvanising and inspiring thing.

I'm moved by what I hear about the power of music.

Even if somebody wanted to tell me what one of my songs meant to him or her, I can't do it - I would be probably put to tears every time.

I think the main objective is to move people, make people think in their heart. I personally am not interested in appealing to other musicians. To me, it's more inspiring to move someone who doesn't know anything about music but has a feel.

People have cried at a couple of shows. To think that someone could do that for me... Jesus Christ. That's a crazy sign.

I don't want people to look back at my matches and say, 'When you did that move, it was good, and I liked it because it was cool.' I want people to sort of remember a rush of images and the emotion that they felt when they saw it. That's when I think you have a real masterpiece in your hands.

When I go to a live show, I want to be moved. That's why you do it. And it's not very often that a band will move you live.

What I always do is go with the stories that put up the hair on the back of my neck or make me cry or make me laugh.

The task is to influence and create a reaction in the audience. In my opinion, any reaction of a human being in the audience, I think this is great. It means we touched the person's soul.