--- title: "9 Addict Quotes By Russell Brand" description: "9 Addict quotes by Russell Brand. Plus more from Russell Brand and more Addict sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-ste_485902.png" --- > [If you're a drug addict, often you're stealing - I've gotten done for shoplifting a few times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-stealing-i-ve-gotten-done-for/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-ste_485902.png) > [If you're a drug addict, then you've always got drugs, so you're a criminal. So you're gonna get into problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/if-you-re-a-drug-addict-then-you-ve-always-got-drugs-so-you-re-a/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c90/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-then-you-ve-alwa_497364.png) > [The priority of any addict is to anaesthetise the pain of living to ease the passage of day with some purchased relief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/the-priority-of-any-addict-is-to-anaesthetise-the-pain-of-living-to/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/949/russell-brand-1242_addict_the-priority-of-any-addict-is-to-anaesth_2304575.png) > [I'm a recovering drug addict, so it's not a subject that I take lightly, but I do agree that the criminalization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/i-m-a-recovering-drug-addict-so-it-s-not-a-subject-that-i-take/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/russell-brand-1242_addict_i-m-a-recovering-drug-addict-so-it-s-not_1159591.png) > [When I first became famous in the United Kingdom it was helpful because it meant there wasn't a spite of 'this bloke's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/when-i-first-became-famous-in-the-united-kingdom-it-was-helpful/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/russell-brand-1242_addict_when-i-first-became-famous-in-the-united_308447.png) > [It is difficult to feel sympathy for these people. It is difficult to regard some bawdy drunk and see them as sick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/it-is-difficult-to-feel-sympathy-for-these-people-it-is-difficult-to-2/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/russell-brand-1242_addict_it-is-difficult-to-feel-sympathy-for-the_844297.jpg) > [The mentality and behavior of drug addicts and alcoholics is wholly irrational until you understand that they are completely powerless over their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/the-mentality-and-behavior-of-drug-addicts-and-alcoholics-is-wholly/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/russell-brand-1242_addict_the-mentality-and-behavior-of-drug-addic_2984826.png) > [All we can do is adapt the way we view this condition, not as a crime or a romantic affectation but as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/all-we-can-do-is-adapt-the-way-we-view-this-condition-not-as-a-crime/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/russell-brand-1242_addict_all-we-can-do-is-adapt-the-way-we-view-t_2581344.png) > [It is difficult to feel sympathy for these people. It is difficult to regard some bawdy drunk and see them as sick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/it-is-difficult-to-feel-sympathy-for-these-people-it-is-difficult-to/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caf/russell-brand-1242_addict_it-is-difficult-to-feel-sympathy-for-the_458188.jpg) ## Other authors on Addict ## More by Russell Brand > [It's difficult to believe in yourself because the idea of self is an artificial construction. You are, in fact, part of the glorious oneness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/it-s-difficult-to-believe-in-yourself-because-the-idea-of-self-is-an/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [“I was already a weary connoisseur of my dad’s pornography and had begun to develop my almost supernatural ability for guessing women’s bra sizes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/i-was-already-a-weary-connoisseur-of-my-dad-s-pornography-and-had/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [The right to free speech is important but it isn't as important as 'we're all human beings together, let's find solutions together.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/the-right-to-free-speech-is-important-but-it-isn-t-as-important-as-we/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [“now believe addiction to be a calling. A blessing. I now hear a rhythm behind the beat, behind the scratching discordant sound of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/now-believe-addiction-to-be-a-calling-a-blessing-i-now-hear-a-rhythm/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [“The most insightful thing I ever heard, was overheard. I was waiting for a rail replacement bus in Hackney Wick. These two old women…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/the-most-insightful-thing-i-ever-heard-was-overheard-i-was-waiting/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [I struggle in these situations not to let my madness govern me, and to let the positive aspects of my character define my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/i-struggle-in-these-situations-not-to-let-my-madness-govern-me-and-to/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [Consciousness exists beyond your head, between our heads, and it can manifest harmony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/consciousness-exists-beyond-your-head-between-our-heads-and-it-can/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [Our basic fundamental desires are overly stimulated. A friend of mine said, "you have a generation of people that have been accidentally marketed to."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/our-basic-fundamental-desires-are-overly-stimulated-a-friend-of-mine/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [Heres one for Russell; angels are seen unaware,, but people all around me see evil everyday clearly,, what does this say about what people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/heres-one-for-russell-angels-are-seen-unaware-but-people-all-around/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [If people have some sort of yearning, dissatisfaction or some itching irritability, then it might because they aren't looking in the right direction for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/if-people-have-some-sort-of-yearning-dissatisfaction-or-some-itching/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [It would have been convenient to be gay. Just because of the grooming, the narcissism, stuff like that. But I have this kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/it-would-have-been-convenient-to-be-gay-just-because-of-the-grooming/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [I think many of the boundaries that convention has placed upon us are arbitrary, so we can fiddle with them if we fancy. Gravity's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/i-think-many-of-the-boundaries-that-convention-has-placed-upon-us-are/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [One of the great sadnesses of modern life, because of our disenfranchisement and disillusionment with religion, is that we don't have access to these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/one-of-the-great-sadnesses-of-modern-life-because-of-our/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [The need to find out what will happen if I don't relent or moderate my actions has been a constant source of difficulty and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/the-need-to-find-out-what-will-happen-if-i-don-t-relent-or-moderate/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) > [I also do a lot of Kundalini yoga.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/i-also-do-a-lot-of-kundalini-yoga/) [Russell Brand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-brand/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/addict/russell-brand/#itemlist", "name": "9 Addict Quotes By Russell Brand", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're a drug addict, often you're stealing - I've gotten done for shoplifting a few times.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Russell Brand" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-brand/if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-stealing-i-ve-gotten-done-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-ste_485902.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-ste_485902.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91b/russell-brand-1242_addict_if-you-re-a-drug-addict-often-you-re-ste_485902.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you're a drug addict, often you're stealing - I've gotten done for shoplifting a few times.” — Russell Brand", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you're a drug addict, then you've always got drugs, so you're a criminal. 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