Quotes About Provocative

All heart surgeons are bastards, and Conway is no exception.

He wasn't cruel. He wasn't even rude, at least not intentionally. He simply evoked extreme feelings in others.

He never used words or reason. He just moved dangerously among us.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

When I did 'Esquire,' I did a lot of celebrity covers, but the celebrity cover was Hubert Humphrey as a dummy, sitting on Lyndon Johnson's lap and aping his feelings about the war. I did celebrity covers that made a difference in what was going on in American culture.

I'm drawn to provocative characters that find themselves in extreme situations. And I think I'm drawn to that consistently.

'Scandal' is great because it's intriguing and sexy, and it has a lot of play with secondary characters in situations, lots of drama.

The naked thing was short-lived. It was only around for about six months because we thought it was shocking. Once people expected us to do it we kind of never did it again.

A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

I'm trying to get under people's skin in a way. I don't like films that go in one ear and out the other.

I love making people uncomfortable, and when people say, 'I cringed watching [that] scene,' that's the biggest compliment you can give me.

I'm gonna make love to you like fifteen men.

I cannot shy away from controversy. I don't know if it's my Irish blood, but I love it.

I love it when my books cause controversy, when people argue violently about the ending.

I love polarizing people.

I like challenging people. I love pop music that can just throw you off.

I love doing things that are titillating. I think race can be very funny, and I think I'm very comfortable discussing it and bringing it up.

You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge is living well. I say it's acid in the face—who will love them now?

To have to be sexy? That I hate. To be outrageously sexy? That I love.

Jesus, I smell like Jeffrey Dahmer's refrigerator.

Thoreau was an idiot.

In 1956 he was found to be carrying a large and diversified collection of pornographic material, and he was invited to take his sordid continental habits elsewhere. Thus he was unable to enjoy, as it were, his own finest erection.

Mussolini was a wanker.

We're all gonna be gay if we get health care!