You’re not telling people to think, you’re telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn’t want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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It’s not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it’s more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
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I also really related to the character, especially when it came to the parenting part. I’m a pretty klutzy parent.
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A man once asked me, what’s punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that’s punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That’s just trendy.
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I wrote a song called “Green Day” because I was smoking a lot of dope.
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When someone is in a car accident and they’re driving at 100 mph, drunk, who’s tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
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She smashes her knuckles into winter As autumn’s wind fades into black She is the saint of all the sinners, the one whose fallen through the cracks… (iViva la Gloria!)
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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No one’s really happy anyway, it’s not human.
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I think that’s the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock ‘n’ roll movies. They’re playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock ‘n’ roll bad together.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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I like to keep my girlish figure
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I’m the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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