“It's music, you can't score music in a metric, but what you can do is ...” — Sam Ryder Quote

“It's music, you can't score music in a metric, but what you can do is have a lot of admiration for people who put themselves in the arena.”

“My name is Sam Ryder and I'm a singer with long hair and a beard.”

“I've always thought that, especially in the arts, people put this currency on being deep and mysterious and aloof. To hell with that.”

“Glamour is an imaginative process that creates a specific emotional response: a sharp mixture of projection, longing, admiration, and aspiration. It evokes an audience's hopes and dreams and makes them seem attainable, all the while maintaining enough distance to sustain the fantasy.”

“When I look at a woman through my camera, I see her with complete admiration and appreciation of her beauty, strength, and power - and that's how I do my best to represent her.”

“I had great admiration for the election of President Obama. I believe that the U.S. at that moment showed tremendous capacity to show that it is a great nation, and it surprised the world. It may be very difficult to be able to elect a black president in the U.S. - as it was very difficult to elect a woman president in Brazil.”