When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, "This song ["Ordinary World"] makes a lot… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
The poem is the device through which the ordinary world is seen in a new way - engaging, compelling, even beautiful. — Ted Kooser Copy Share Image
“How desperately she wanted to pretend they were waking up in just any ordinary bed, in an ordinary world.” — Aria Kane Copy Share Image
When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
“This is why I write: I believe the ordinary world is filled with extraordinary stories.” — Lucy Ke Copy Share Image
In one of the scenes [in the Ordinary World], you can see a little cameo of my son, who's in the party.… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
Artful without being pretentious, well-made without being staid, Trey Moody's investigations of our weird and ordinary world are a little off, by… — Graham Foust Copy Share Image
“I had always thought that if I just did something extraordinary enough, then people would like me. But that wasn't true. You… — Leila Sales Copy Share Image
Every writer must acknowledge and be able to handle the unalterable fact that he has, in effect, given himself a life sentence… — Peter Straub Copy Share Image
It seems to me that [my films] are talking about very simple and, I hope, universal feelings. And at the same time,… — Lucile Hadzihalilovic Copy Share Image
I threw a big-ass party. It turned out a bit different from Perry's [in That's Ordinary World], but it was pretty nuts.… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
I think that's the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock 'n' roll movies. They're… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
I disregard the proportions, the measures, the tempo of the ordinary world. I refuse to live in the ordinary world as ordinary… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
My benefactor said that when a man embarks on the paths of sorcery he becomes aware, in a gradual manner, that ordinary… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
There were a couple of times, leading up to shooting [Ordinary World], where I was like, "Oh, my god, what did I… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter.… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
I felt permanently exiled from 'normality.' Whether imposed by self or society, this outsider status - and not the disability itself -… — Nancy Mairs Copy Share Image
When my parents were liberated, four years before I was born, they found that the ordinary world outside the camp had been… — Anne Michaels Copy Share Image
This is the way of meditation: encountering the present in all its tremendous beauty, just being in the present. Inside, the mind… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
If there's any kind of morality, for me, it's about reality; what is reality? I have a hard time distinguishing what is… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
As agent asked if I wanted to be represented, and I said, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a shot!" It was never… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
Go back to The October Palace, which came out in 1994, and there are poems with windows, doors, the rooms of the… — Jane Hirshfield Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games are not just ordinary world championships but a quadrennial festival of universal youth. . . celebrated by each succeeding… — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
Medicine people are truly citizens of two worlds, and those who continue to walk the path of medicine power learn to keep… — Paula Gunn Allen Copy Share Image
I definitely related a lot to Perry [from That's Ordinary World movie]. I liked how he put family first. I identified with… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
“I knew that reading that book would take me into another world — the real world, not the ordinary world of washing… — Laura Amy Schlitz Copy Share Image
Everybody likes an extraordinary person or likes to think that they would be great with a superpower in an ordinary world. — Samuel L. Jackson Copy Share Image
You have to have something vicious in you to be a creative writersomething old-adamish, incompatible to the "ordinary world. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
[William Eggleston] sets forth what makes up our ordinary world. What is there, however strange, can be accepted without question; familiarity will… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
![“When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, "This song ["Ordinary World"] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio]."” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/470/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_albums_when-we-were-making-the-record-i-just-de_2680881.jpg)
![“The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9f3/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_church_the-fact-that-i-was-taking-naps-in-churc_1762800.jpg)
![“When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7ee/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_albums_when-i-was-done-with-the-movie-ordinary_920651.jpg)
![“In one of the scenes [in the Ordinary World], you can see a little cameo of my son, who's in the party. You've just gotta bring it all back home.” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f5/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_back-home_in-one-of-the-scenes-in-the-ordinary-wor_1883957.jpg)
![“It seems to me that [my films] are talking about very simple and, I hope, universal feelings. And at the same time, even though they are set in a very weird world with elements that are irrational, at the same time, it's very close to an ordinary world. And I like to have this third feeling of…” quote by Lucile Hadzihalilovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/59c/lucile-hadzihalilovic-33563_elements_it-seems-to-me-that-my-films-are-talking_1594118.jpg)
![“I threw a big-ass party. It turned out a bit different from Perry's [in That's Ordinary World], but it was pretty nuts. It wasn't me that threw it though, my wife threw me a surprise party. So [unlike Selma Blair's character] she didn't forget.” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9dc/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_ass_i-threw-a-big-ass-party-it-turned-out-a_1079432.jpg)
![“I think that's the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock 'n' roll movies. They're playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock 'n' roll bad together. I also really related to the character, especially when it came to the parenting part. I'm…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b02/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_bigs_i-think-that-s-the-big-difference-betwee_551129.jpg)
![“The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn't really know where it was going to go. It's like I always say, you just follow the music. Not only was American Idiot a special moment for…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/49e/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_artwork_the-record-american-idiot-felt-special-t_2567873.jpg)
![“There were a couple of times, leading up to shooting [Ordinary World], where I was like, "Oh, my god, what did I get myself into? Hopefully, I don't ruin this guy's precious script." And then, after a couple of days of shooting, I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/5c7/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_couple_there-were-a-couple-of-times-leading-up_482786.jpg)
![“The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He's having a mid-life moment, and it's a small moment, really. I think that the character actually really loves where he's at, in his life. He's just trying to have it make a…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/98c/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_bits_the-main-thing-about-the-character-in-th_2595199.jpg)
![“As agent asked if I wanted to be represented, and I said, "Yeah, sure, I'll give it a shot!" It was never something I had really put that much thought into. But then, Lee Kirk reached out and asked if I was interested, and I read the script of the [Ordinary World] and said, "Absolutely!"” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e7f/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_agents_as-agent-asked-if-i-wanted-to-be-represe_2672354.jpg)
![“I definitely related a lot to Perry [from That's Ordinary World movie]. I liked how he put family first. I identified with the exhaustion and klutziness that comes with being a parent, and how he's just a rock-and-roller at heart. For me, it was fun to kind of imagine whether or not this could've…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/95b/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_being-a-parent_i-definitely-related-a-lot-to-perry-from_2212151.jpg)
![“[William Eggleston] sets forth what makes up our ordinary world. What is there, however strange, can be accepted without question; familiarity will be what overwhelms us.” quote by Eudora Welty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d95/eudora-welty-1564_accepted_william-eggleston-sets-forth-what-makes_1813574.jpg)