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Anything Quotes

Sometimes anything is exactly nothing.

These quotes use the word "anything" to mark limits or surprises - a pitch with no real movement behind it, a contract that blocks further work, and total unfamiliarity with a story someone assumed was common knowledge. Related reading in About Quotes.

I wouldn't say I'm a friend of David Byrne, but I guess I'm an acquaintance. I'm obviously an admirer, and we've met, but we don't call and chat about 'Breaking Bad' or anything.

Quotes by James Murphy

There is a sense of emptiness when you finish any film because you're empty and you can't give anything more to it anymore.

Quotes by James Marsh

Hot today, forgotten tomorrow. I'm not buying anything.

Quotes by James Marshall

I read more history books than anything else.

Quotes by James McBride

You can't write just anything. Your story needs structure.

Quotes by James McBride

Picking up a guitar - I couldn't imagine doing anything else.

Quotes by James McCartney

It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.

Quotes by James Levine

A woman can be anything the man who loves her would have her be.

Quotes by James M. Barrie

Making an authentic film about anything is difficult.

Quotes by James L. Brooks

I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

Quotes by James Hetfield

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

Quotes by James Galway

As long as I loved and served Christ I could be anything I wanted to be.

Quotes by James Green Somerville

I auditioned for 'Revenge Of The Nerds,' and I so did not want the picture. I didn't want it. I didn't want be in anything that had nerds anywhere.

Quotes by James Cromwell

You know, in the film making business no one ever gives you anything.

Quotes by James Cameron

When I was 15, if anything, I thought I was going to be a Delta bluesman, which is so ridiculous.

Quotes by James Bay

I couldn't think of anything else I'd rather be doing.

Quotes by Jamelia

Nobody but radicals have ever accomplished anything in a great crisis.

Quotes by James A. Garfield

Writing songs is a trade like anything else.

Quotes by Jakob Dylan

I'm not satisfied with anything I do.

Quotes by Jalen Brunson

I was cast in 'Thor' back in 2009, so it sort of took me out of the running for anything tied to DC Comics.

Quotes by Jaimie Alexander

Frequently Asked Questions

What different 'anything' statements appear in these quotes?
They range from a baseball comment about an easy pitch to hit, to a defense of Jane Austen against a cliche label, to being contractually limited in what you can do, to never having heard anything about a particular topic.
Is there a quote about an easy pitch in baseball?
Yes. One quote says, "There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything." For more, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote defending Jane Austen?
Yes - one speaker says they don't think "there's anything cliche feminine about Jane Austen," pointing out that her earliest champions were "Sir Walter Scott and the Prince Regent." For more, see About quotes.
Is there a quote about being limited by a contract?
Yes. One speaker explains that after shooting 'Deception,' being "under contract with NBC" meant they "can't really do anything." For more, see Just quotes.
Is there a quote about never having heard something before?
Yes - one speaker says, "I'd never heard anything about this at all." For more, see Know quotes.

Another entry pushes back gently against a stereotype, arguing there's nothing inherently shallow about a beloved author's legacy. Browse more in Know Quotes or Just Quotes.