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Quotes
I just felt that if I
went into Speed 2, I just... wouldn't have come up out of the water.
I
like writing songs. I like the camarderie of the and. I like touring. I
love playing bass. And then there's free beer.
I'm
a meathead. I can't help it, man. You've got smart people and you've got
dumb people.
On
a good night, I get underwear, bras, and hotel-room keys thrown
onstage... You start to think that you're Tom Jones.
The
simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.
What would happen if you melted? You know,
you never really hear this talked about much, but spontaneous
combustion? It exists!...[people] burn from within...sometimes they'll
be in a wooden chair and the chair won't burn, but there'll be nothing
left of the person. Except sometimes his teeth. Or the heart. No one
speaks about this, but its for real.
My name can't be that tough to pronounce!
When I don't feel free and can't do what I
want I just react. I go against it.
When told, You'll just have to bite the
bullet", his reply was, "Yes, but I don't have to eat the
whole rifle
I'm a meathead, man. You've got smart
people, and you've got dumb people. I just happen to be dumb.
I'm sorry my existence is not very noble or
sublime.
[On being a star] It can still be very
surreal. It's easy to become very self-critical when you're an actor.
Then you get critiqued be the critics. Whether you agree with them or
not, people are passing judgement on you.
[On drugs] I've had wonderful experiences. I
mean really wonderful. In teaching. Personal epiphanies. About life.
About a different perspective -- help with different perspectives that
you have. You know what I mean? Relationships to nature. Relationships
with the self. With other people. With events.
I used to have nightmares that they would
put 'He played Ted' on my tombstone said during an interview when
the interviewer asked Keanu if he had any fears.
I'm Mickey Mouse. They don't know who's
inside the suit.
Here comes 40. I'm feeling my age and I've
ordered the Ferrari. I'm going to get the whole mid-life crisis package
It's always wonderful to get to know women,
with the mystery and the joy and the depth. If you can make a woman
laugh, you're seeing the most beautiful thing on God's Earth.
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