Quotes About Passion

My favorite was Magic Johnson. Talk about a man who loved to play basketball and who enjoyed it the most. And growing up I was big Katie Smith fan.

Grey characters don't only mean broody characters. A totally smitten lover boy can be equally grey if written that way.

I was always smitten by the mainstream Hindi commercial cinema.

I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.

I think the song itself, 'Smoke and Fire,' is just a metaphor for the feelings that you feel in a relationship.

You don't see me in the club. And the reason is because I would rather be in the studio mixing these musical potions. Now sometimes they blow up in my face, and there's a lot of smoke. But that's who I am. Music is what I do.

I had the Slash 'How to Play Guitar' DVD. I just wanted to be the best guitarist, like, ever. My brother played guitar, and he taught me 'Smoke on the Water,' and I played it over and over again for ages.

Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.

I used to give up writing like some people would give up smoking.

My dad used to sing in a quartet. He loved everything: adult contemporary, anything smooth. He'd listen to the quartets.

I know I play with a lot of passion, but from the outside looking in, people say, 'He's passive. Doesn't play hard.' And others say, 'It just comes easy to him. He's smooth.' That's just how I play. Always been the same person.

I think everyone knows what it is like being in love. It's never a smooth thing. Whether you are happily together or not.

Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and, I was lucky enough to go along.

I really think I like poisonous snakes.

I love snakes.

They're one of - crocs and snakes are two of my favorite animals. They're so good.

Once we decided not to get pregnant, I snapped back into work mode, and now I have just been really enjoying my career.

I just think that there is something that keeps us together, to keep doing what we're doing. I can't really put my finger on it other than each record is like a little snapshot of my life at that particular moment, the way I play, the way I sound, the way I wrote, the way I sing, I can hear it.

Rudimental snare work is something I've always loved.

I like loud snare, and I like really treble-y guitars, and that's just never going to change.

Just really be yourself, and if being yourself means you play two snare drums and nothing else, then play two snare drums and nothing else! Really figure out who you are and how you want your drums to feel because it's a very emotional instrument.

On the first album, it was me and a producer in a basement going though hundreds of snare drum sounds to find the right one.

I'd love to work with Sir Anthony Hopkins, but if that doesn't happen, I'd sneak on to a film set and watch him at work. He is a compelling actor.

If people sneak into my show, that's a sign of a good show, you know? If people want to risk getting in trouble with the law to come see you play music, that's a sign you're doing something right.