Had I left those images hidden in the emotions, I might have been torn to pieces by them.
Really good music isn't just to be heard, you know? It's almost like a hallucination
My parents wanted to light my artistic candle. But over time, the definition of 'the arts' began to stretch. And as I got older, they suddenly realized, Oh, my God, we're the parents of Iggy Pop.
If I had to depend on what I actually get from sales, I'd be tending bar between sets.
Sex may be a little more factual than love. You know whether it's good or bad. You know whether you liked it or not. You're not going to change your mind about it ten years later.
You know what I think you get scared of more - especially me, after touring for so long and being in bands for so long - you start to associate certain behavior with the music. It's like people associate having a cigarette with having a cup of coffee, or lunch.
What do you do with a lifetime of work? Face it in the morning.
I wanna be the best at what I do. I wanna sing, I wanna dance, I wanna act. That's about it.
To me, thoughts are fun and art is fun. The strength of our society should not be idle entertainments but the joy of pursuing ideas.
I just can't afford to get bored, because if you've been blessed with a generous imagination, which a lot of actors have, to be engaged, to be stimulated, is to liberate your imagination.
If you're beautiful, you're led to believe that you can't also be smart.