Irvine Welsh Quotes
How can you be inspired by Cameron and Miliband? These guys are just drabness personified.
Quotes to Explore
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You've got to be taught to hate and fear.
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Girls love guys who dance, and I'm definitely going to be the first one on the dance floor. Usually, you just see guys sitting around, but I definitely don't hold back when it comes to dancing.
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Everyone has something to sell. The greatest thing you can ever sell is an idea or talent.
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I don't have a type. I don't have a specific kind of human being. It's just kind of an X-factor of sorts. Everybody I've ever dated has been a case-by-case situation.
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You CAN have it all. You just can't have it all at once.
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Mental health is seen as a massive drag to have to write about - worthy, dull. Something you should 'have' to read / write about.
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It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week.
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With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.
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Whatever happens in life is fine - just trust in that.
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You break her heart, I'll break your neck.
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There's a reason you can still read Thucydides, and it still makes sense to you thousands of years later.
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You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
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I do think you get lonelier and lonelier being an artist as you get older.
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I just roll with the punches.
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You can always make peace with an F-16 in your pocket.
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How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves.
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People like to pigeonhole you. It's easier.
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You don't dream about things that are impossible; that are out of your range.
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You have to accept the fact that part of the sizzle of sex comes from the danger of sex. You can be overpowered.
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The fellow who says he'll meet you halfway usually thinks he's standing on the dividing line.
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'Moonlight' changed me. To see people so moved by this movie inspires me to find something else to offer. And maybe the next one touches only five people or maybe just one person. To me, you know, that would still be worth it.
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With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed - that's sort of the root of age.
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Change takes effort. And the reality is, most people don't want to put in effort to better their life.
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How can you be inspired by Cameron and Miliband? These guys are just drabness personified.
