It's crazy for somebody who's kind of empowered and wealthy like myself to say, "Oh, I don't need to be patronized by… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If the media is just a cheerleader for an authoritarian populist, who isn't that popular, then we're in a sorry state. The… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
You've got first-generation Americans here who are going to be poorer than their parents. That's never happened in the States before, and… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's the UK: We have to get beyond that imperialist state. I think that kind of imperialist, hierarchical, elitist state has made… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Once you've been with each other in a primal, shagging state, it's hard to talk about the weather. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's all been quite a revitalizing process for me, being out there in the States. It wouldn't have happened without Trainspotting. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
The thing about drugs is that it [dealing] gives people an income to deal with, and it also gives people a compelling… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I don't think that the Scots are happy to drift into Britain becoming the poorest of the poor, sub-American 51st state. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Love does not exist, it's like religion, the state wants you to believe in that kind of crap so they can control… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I don't see [ Trainspotting ] as an albatross, I see it more as a calling card. It's got me out to Hollywood, I've… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
He emphasised basic truths: you are not dying yet, you have to live your life until you are. Underpinning them was the belief that… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“Without this kickstart to my day, I'd be lost. A day without a morning run is a day you fumble through, rather than one… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
“There's nae reasoning wi some cats. You say 'reason', they mew 'treason'. Ken?” — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
It's crazy for somebody who's kind of empowered and wealthy like myself to say, "Oh, I don't need to be patronized by the state,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
When you go away, you see where you come from in a different light. I see Scotland, and the rest of Britain, as much… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If it's something that I feel uncomfortable with, that's a reason for me to write it. I kind of like to make myself feel… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than a violent beating from an unremarkable person. Physical violence with someone is too much like shagging them. Too much id… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If I stop working and publishing, and TV, and film and all that, I would be dead within a couple of weeks. I don't… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
I can see why the Russians love Robert Burns, I think that Russians and Koreans have a very similar outlook to Scots. — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
If you continue to transfer the wealth of the population of the planet to a very small amount of people, it becomes untenable at… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
Most middle-class people I know don't really live like me. Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security,… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
![“The thing about drugs is that it [dealing] gives people an income to deal with, and it also gives people a compelling drama in their lives that they used to get from the office and the factory, and they're no longer there. What happens if you have everything in the hands of the state, particularly…” quote by Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ac8/irvine-welsh-843_compelling_the-thing-about-drugs-is-that-it-dealing_2618440.jpg)
![“I don't see [ Trainspotting ] as an albatross, I see it more as a calling card. It's got me out to Hollywood, I've got a good agent, I've got a good manager, I'm getting a lot of work out there and doing a lot of stuff - getting a lot of film projects on the go.” quote by Irvine Welsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/918/irvine-welsh-843_agents_i-don-t-see-trainspotting-as-an-albatros_7750.jpg)
