Irvine Welsh Quotes

I'm trying to make really flawed characters that have got redeeming features so people can say, 'I don't really like that character, but I can understand a bit where they've come from.'

Irvine Welsh

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I've always loved working out. When I was little, my dad used to make me and my sister do 10 press-ups every day before we brushed our teeth in the morning. It was like a boot camp! Then I did a lot of athletics at school and was a dancer.

Fleur East
- School
- Dad
- Day
You've just got to sing, do some kind of singing every day. Early mornings and cold weather can mess with that. I drink special teas with cayenne pepper, but I think you're psyching yourself out, really.

Aaron Neville
- Day
- Singing
- Cold
Just like I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.

Vincent Bugliosi
- Like
- Angry
- Two
I think when you compete every week, when you play under pressure daily, you find your rituals to be 100 percent focused on what you're doing.

Rafael Nadal
- Daily
- Week
- Pressure
I studied the lives of jazz singers who would tour Europe, and... what I learned was life was big ride for them. They'd seen the dark side of humanity... but touring the world playing jazz, it was a truly carefree way of living. A great escapism, if you like.

Gary Carr
- Life
- World
- Great
If the artists would just keep hammering away - unify, stick together - then music will become the king again, which is what it should be.

Garth Brooks
- Music
- Together
- King