I don't get a rush from anything. I did music as hard as I could. Acting for me at least, is a… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I used to fight the pain, but recently this became clear to me: pain is not my enemy; it is my call… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
It's hard to get along with people. As much as you try to like them and accept them as individuals, it becomes… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I recycle and try to be nice to the earth. But flora and fauna have always interested me, and it is because… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
It'll destroy you if you try to make it mean anything to anyone but yourself. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
The bible saw that can get a lot of people killed, so let's try and steer people away from that. I am… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Sometimes it seems the harder you try to hold onto something or someone the more it wants to get away. You feel… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to say I'm a big tough guy... I'm a typical American-waist deep in this violent culture. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I like it better that people aren't throwing stuff at my face and trying to fight me on stage. Like in the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I am the flying saucer man from another world trapped on yours until they come to rescue me. One day the saucer… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
It is amazing to hear grown-up people rationalize homophobia and discrimination. The lengths they go to trying to prove their points take… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm trying to be confrontational and direct. If I lack directness then I only have myself to blame because I lack the… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Why do you think the old stories tell of men who set out on great journeys to impress the gods? Because trying… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to amass people in the streets. I just want them to be more aware. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to amass people in the streets. I just want them to be more aware. So many Americans, for one… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We're just very belligerent, and I'm not trying to put Americans down, by and large I think we're nice people, but we… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I have healthy disagreements with political parties I'm not aligned with, but I don't think it should be to the point where… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't get a lot of choices in movies. It's not like I'm Brad Pitt and I can walk in and go… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Stockholders are used to a certain kind of global capitalism. This version is very hard on the environment and very hard on… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Trying to write music, be in a band and keep it all happening is one of the hardest, morale-destroying, heartbreaking things you… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Americans have been dumbed down to the point where more people watching 'American Idol' than listen to the state of the union… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Watching a documentary with people hacking their way through some polar wasteland is merely a visual. Actually trying to deal with cold… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There are other people, other economies, governments, cultures, religions, and destinies going on at the same time as yours. You have to… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't try to be angry to prove something. I wouldn't try to intimidate you for any reason unless you were trying… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's not catastrophic. Sometimes you only come to the bottom of your coffee cup. Sometimes you have a good day. No… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I think that one of the hardest things in the world to be is a black male. I mean everyone hates your guts. White… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
In the summer of '84, you just couldn't escape the Born in the USA record. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
We spend millions of dollars to remove pain from our lives. It's why so many people get hooked on painkillers. The body becomes addicted… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
There's a lot of mountain climbers trapped inside of bodies of people behind the counter at Kinko's. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I was raised in Washington, DC, very violent place. I grew up with violence. My introduction to music was violent. The years I've spent… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I feel pain everyday of my life. When you see me perform, it's that pain you're seeing coming out. I put all my emotions,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
I don't believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
