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" It's easy for me to play bad guys because it's a very linear acting. Bad guys aren't empathetic. Being a bad guy is great because you're not friendly and you don't have to do much with your face. "

Henry Rollins

Great

Face

You

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" I have not the smarts or patience for political office. "

" In the summer of 1991, I was on the first Lollapalooza tour. Nightly, I would watch Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell go out in front of a sea of people and within minutes have all of them in the palm of his hand. I have never seen anything like it since. "

" When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive. "

" I'm a big Germs fan; most people are. "

" 'The Great Gatsby' is a book I have read a few times, and it seems to get heavier every time I come to visit. "

" My father did not rock. He just earned and hated. Don't end up like this man. "

" I think more tolerance, more people having more access to a chance to be literate, and a chance to stay healthy makes for a more peaceful planet. "

" In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. "

" Amy Winehouse was not a person I ever met, and I can't say that I am overly conversant in all of her music. I do have her albums, and years ago, when I first heard her sing, I thought she was extraordinary. The tone of her voice, her phrasing, her raw appearance - these qualities were extremely captivating to me. "

Henry Rollins

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" It's why real men just go out in the woods and howl. I must do it and get paid. "

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Just

Men

" Giving a good performance, giving it all is what it's all about. I love to perform. "

" You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other. "

" Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward. "

" America sold VX nerve gas and anthrax to Iraq for years, even after the Halabja gas attack, which killed thousands of Kurds. "

" As the middle class is predated upon with an ever greater malicious intensity, their children stand to lose more and harder than their parents ever did. "

" I don't hate the government. I don't think the Second Amendment is being infringed upon. "

" I spend several days at a time without enough sleep. At first, normal activities become annoying. When you are too tired to eat, you really need some sleep. A few days later, things become strange. Loud noises become louder and more startling, familiar sounds become unfamiliar, and life reinvents itself as a surrealist dream. "

" The Bad Seeds are a band I will travel a great distance to see whenever possible. "

" 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. "

" I get letters from young people telling me that they're broke and download my albums for free. They ask me what I think about that. I now have a standard line. I tell them, 'I would rather be heard than paid.' "

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People

Free

" This is my 25th year of being on stage. A lot of people who I kind of toed up to the starting line with are no longer in this position. I feel very, very lucky. "

" I'm a professional food eater. "

" Pizza makes me think that anything is possible. "

Henry Rollins

Pizza

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" In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move. "

" To our enemies all over the world who plan America's demise, please take my advice. Give up now. No matter what, you will lose. You will lose it all. "

" I just get things done instead of talking about getting them done. I don't go out and party. I don't smoke, drink or do drugs and I'm not married, that leaves a lot of time for my work. "

" Some music really does suck! "

" August used to be a sad month for me. As the days went on, the thought of school starting weighed heavily upon my young frame. That, coupled with the oppressive heat and humidity of my native Washington, D.C., only seemed to heighten the misery. "

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Thought

Young