I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a prefrontal lobotomy.
TOM WAITSAll the donuts have names that sound like prostitutes
More Tom Waits Quotes
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I’ll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past.
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I always thought songs are movies for the ears and films are like songs for the eyes.
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When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
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I’m trying to get music ideas that come and keep them alive. It’s like carrying water in your hands. I want to keep it all, and sometimes by the time you get to the studio you have nothing.
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I do some acting. And there’s a difference between “I do some acting” and “I’m an actor.”
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I’m just trying to make a buck like everyone else.
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All that you’ve loved is all you own.
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But it’s so hard to dance that way when it’s cold and there’s no music.
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Not the kind of wheel you fall asleep at.
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The way you do anything is the way you do everything.
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There’s always free cheddar in the mousetrap, baby.
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You have to keep busy. After all, no dog’s ever pissed on a moving car.
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Never trust a man in a blue trench coat, never drive a car when you’re dead.
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Most of the things you absorb you will ultimately secrete.
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I admit that I ain’t no angel, I admit that I ain’t no saint – I’m selfish and I’m cruel and I’m blind. If I exorcise my devils, well my angels may leave too. When they leave they’re so hard to find.
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