The Weeknd (Abel Makkonen Tesfaye) Quotes
Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.
Quotes to Explore
-
When I was, like, 16, I went in to the head of Disney, and I hadn't taken acting class really at all, and I didn't know what I was doing, and it was really embarrassing. Of course, you think Disney wants over-the-top and funny, and I was just trying to be over-the-top and funny, and it just wasn't working, and that was the worst.
-
You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.
-
A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
-
My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin.
-
The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
-
The very first time a politician puts you in his target is sometimes a disappointment, because perhaps you thought you were friends and getting along well... But it is not something that you dwelled on. At least, I did not.
-
I'm as addicted to 'Power' as I am 'Empire.' I'm just grateful. We get a chance to have two phenomenal shows that we can enjoy. So when 'Empire' is over, 'Power' starts. When 'Power' is over, 'Empire' starts.
-
Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.'
-
I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works.
-
Love is the one wild card.
-
I knew David Lynch going to television was going to be something. It was either going to not work, nobody was going to get it and it would disappear, or it was going to be something special and really stand out.
-
The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
-
The latter 1940s and early '50s were a time of tense, explosive conflict, in the world at large and in the politics of our nation.
-
Guard units in the U.S. are suffering severe equipment shortages which will affect their ability to respond to emergencies in their home States, such as Katrina.
-
Let blockheads read what blockheads wrote.
-
In a way, it's good not to be recognised as much off screen.
-
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
-
Now there are certain things you have to prepare - like dialect and special skills. But in the moment, interaction between two characters on the page doesn't need - for me, I don't need to prepare that.
-
The biggest misconception about me was that I was some kind of wild, crazy rock'n'roll firework. It was an easy image to pick up on, but I'd like to think I was a little deeper than that.
-
It's such an honor to do this job because I love it. And I get to work outside, and what can beat that?
-
There is a difference between writing and being an author. Authors talk. I'm standing here talking now. This has nothing to do with writing.
-
I was a completely normal kid, the school nerd. In Year 8 and 9 I got picked on. I was a freak- no one understood me. I was the kid who wanted to be abducted by ET. Then all the losers left in Year 10. But I was quite good at school, and very artistic. In Year 11 it turned around. I became one of the coolest kids in school. I was in school musicals- the kid who could sing. It was bizzare. I loved school. It's an amazing little world. The rules inside the school are different from the outside world.
-
I really don't know the Chicago School. You see, I never walk. I always take taxis back and forth to work. I rarely see the city.
-
Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.
