I threw a big-ass party. It turned out a bit different from Perry’s [in That’s Ordinary World], but it was pretty nuts. It wasn’t me that threw it though, my wife threw me a surprise party. So [unlike Selma Blair’s character] she didn’t forget.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGPeople are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they’ve grown old.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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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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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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I’d love to go to art school. I’d love to learn how to draw. I’d love to be fluent in Spanish. I’d like to be a brain surgeon.
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The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.
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I can’t sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
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I’m not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac’s working!
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I 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.
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I don’t want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
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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 like to keep my girlish figure
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Madisyn [Shipman] was great. She’s a really talented kid. We got along great. It was fun, in between scenes, I’d pull out my iPod and show her different old rock ‘n’ roll and punk stuff, and she was really into it.
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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love being a rookie at stuff. It makes it feel vital. I love doing things I’ve never done before, and I love making stuff.
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One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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