Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When you're talking about rock n' roll, myth-making is what it's all about. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
No, I wouldn't direct a movie, no. I couldn't. I don't have the patience for it, I don't have the people skills.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The guitar is something you kind of embrace, and the piano is something you kind of - when you play it, you… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When you're making a film, there are so many people involved that you get opinions and notes from people and you don't… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When you're on your own, you have all the self-censorship that everybody has when they try and write. All the little voices… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm not someone who's particularly in touch with the way they feel. I've heard it said that you should be a 'human… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
What I'm resistant to is the 'Walk the Line' biopic, where you have this redemptive life done in two hours. It just… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The last thing I ever wanted to get involved with is Hollywood. The way it works is that people get an idea… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Songs you can dip in and out of, but a book... well, it can overpower you. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
If beautiful movies can influence you to go out and hug your children, then we have to be honest and say that… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“And I know why our friendship must be kept a secret. Or they will kill You like they killed You in the Bible. And… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“Through these days Bunny made increasingly frequent and protracted visits to the bathroom, beating off with a single-minded savagery intense even by Bunny's standards.… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
That's what we [outsiders] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
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