Quotes About Rebellion

I've always been a rough kid.

I was the biggest Public Enemy fan - I think it's what inspired the aggression of N.W.A. We just took a different route lyrically.

I grew up in a little seaside town that I thought was absolutely rubbish and I couldn't wait to leave.

There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule.

I don't take well to rules.

I like to play by my own rules.

No one comes to my shows so they'll feel safe and comfortable.

I think I'm attracted to outlaws because they make me feel safe inside, like a little child.

It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'

Every movie I've ever made says the same thing. They all find comedy in people trying to live their lives without any rules.

I want to bring love handles and eating sandwiches back.

I haven't got a problem with sheeple calling me crazy. What's sane? What is crazy?

We can no longer save the world by playing by the rules.

I don't care what anyone says.

We were not folk-rock. We would scare people.

I wish the rock 'n' roll scene to be back in.

I never liked being told what to do, so even in school plays, I never liked being an actor.

I wasn't good with authority, went to lots of schools, didn't like the fact that there was no autonomy.

Good scientists will fight the system rather than learn to work with the system.

Our work is a scream of freedom.

You put on eyeliner, and people start screaming at you. How strange, and how marvellous.

I never paid attention to what was contemporary or what was commercial, it didn't mean anything to me.

I was paid to be cheeky and people clapped me for it.

I paint stupid things; that's what I do. I can't think of anything more boring than a really beautiful thing. You have to mess it up. There has to be something a little kinky to keep their attention.