No, I wouldn't direct a movie, no. I couldn't. I don't have the patience for it, I don't have the people skills.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The writer who refuses to explore the darker regions of the heart will never be able to write convincingly about the wonder,… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The secret to longevity in the music business is to change, and to be able to change. [...] An actor has to… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I have things that I'm interested in, and I'm not really interested in writing about anything that I'm not interested in. But… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
At the end, we're kind of observers - creative people, I mean. I feel like an observer, and I'm pretty much able… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I have to be able to pull you in. How can I diversify my audiences? What role do I have to play… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Not my biggest fear, but my biggest problem onstage is over-emphasizing what I do. I'm pushing too hard. You need to engage… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I have to be able to see the thing that's going on that I'm writing about, or else it just doesn't make… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm always sort of looking for projects that I can sort of put out into the world, into the public sphere, and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“And I know why our friendship must be kept a secret. Or they will kill You like they killed You in the Bible. And… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“Through these days Bunny made increasingly frequent and protracted visits to the bathroom, beating off with a single-minded savagery intense even by Bunny's standards.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
That's what we [outsiders] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
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