I choose to believe that there is good in people and that everything is a lesson. Our place on Earth is to go deeper, to somehow get wiser. To have spirit. — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
Everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Busking, you learn people, you learn about reading people. You learn about reading the atmosphere of the street. If you stand still in any city long enough, you see everyone pass you by. It's almost like you get to know personality types, just by… — Glen Hansard Copy Share
I think ultimately, people are selfish in that department [blues], in a good way - the reason we're attracted to art is because it… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in the morning,… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
The moment of drifting into thought has been so clipped by modern technology. Our lives are filled with distraction with smartphones and all the… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
Certain songs have a life, and certain songs don't. A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
My life at home is super simple. My local bar with my mates, cooking for my mother, making tables, planting vegetables: It's the classic… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
You know, when I was a kid waiting on the bus, I remember that was when I imagined my life. I imagined everything that… — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings. — Glen Hansard Copy Share Image
![“I think ultimately, people are selfish in that department [blues], in a good way - the reason we're attracted to art is because it somehow reflects us. And I think, ultimately, we're a tribal people by nature. We're not individualistic. We almost like to hear that there's other people in a worse…” quote by Glen Hansard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/538/glen-hansard-13793_art_i-think-ultimately-people-are-selfish-in_186053.jpg)
