Henry Rollins

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

I'm awkward at these things. Just being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Karate Kid was a real surprise and I was a little uncomfortable.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

The weird thing about grief, for me at least, was when each of my parents died, for a year or two afterwards I was pretty wildly brave - just willing to take life on.