“But I have a good life. I enjoy what I do. I am married to work.”
Work
“So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Henry Rollins
“I have always thought that change you can see and feel is best.”
Best“Sometimes the truth hurts. And sometimes it feels real good.”
Good“So I'm more at home with my backpack, sleeping in a hotel room or on a bus or on an airplane, than I am necessarily on a bed. It's weird being here. It feels like I'm standing next to my real life.”
Home“Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.”
Love“The world's a better place since I chose music.”
Music“Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying to impress people just isn't worth the time and effort.”
Great“I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.”
Alone“Some music really does suck!”
Music“Hope is the last thing a person does before they are defeated.”
Hope“The scarcity of the music not only makes the music itself enjoyable but it also gives the collector a strange sense of superiority.”
Music“I take the work seriously, just not myself in it.”
Work“Most Americans are very cool people.”
Cool“I'm 36 and if I met a woman of my own age and married her, I'd also be marrying her former life, her past. It might be OK for some people - I don't want to judge it or anything - but it's not for me. It would destroy my creativity.”
Age“Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.”
Beauty“Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.”
Alone“The only difference between me and others is that they think they can change something with cute little poems, nice cards or embracing trees and being nice to little lapdogs.”
Change“The blues is losing someone you love and not having enough money to immerse yourself in drink.”
Money“I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.”
Great“As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.”
Truth