Glenn Gould Quotes

I've made so many people angry that they kind of blur into one unpleasant memory of people staring at you with somewhere between passive aggression and active aggression.

Hypersensitivity has become a weapon.

I've definitely seen people get angry or really uncomfortable with stuff I've made in the past. And my stand-up, if you could call what I do stand-up, is quite aggressive, too.

I get angry when people bring derisory actions against me.

Our very first gig in Melbourne was a confrontation.

Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my Browning!

I mean if someone you know pushes a button you're gonna strike back out.

When people tell me that I'm a hothead, I have one response, 'You got a problem with that?'

If you rile a tiger, he's going to show his claws.

If you want to be noticed, attack somebody.

I didn't just screw Ho Chi Minh. I cut his pecker off.

I am frequently attacked.

Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.

I'm more alarmed by people reacting violently to the violence in my films than I am by the violence in films.

When a person attacks, it's rough.

I was waiting for a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. My knee was hurting, so I asked a young man for his seat. He replied, 'There's one over there'. I said, 'Please', and when he refused I poured my water over him.

For me, I'm going to try to do the same thing to you no matter if I like you, no matter if I hate you, no matter if it pops up. You're not going to be able to say one thing, and now I really want to kick you.

If my mum or my wife says that something isn't funny, I know I've struck gold.

I sometimes lose my calm for a moment, but only when I notice that an opponent is deliberately trying to injure me.

If somebody says or does something to me first, then I'll respond, and I go overboard with it, and it seems like I'm the one that has beef with somebody.

If they're acting like a dog, sometimes you're forced to treat people like dogs.

Where would anyone in publicity be if they allowed sensitivity, restraint, breeding or good taste to stand in their way?

What do you do with all this bank, Josie? Be a lot easier if you just lifted your skirt.” “The only reason I’d lift my skirt is to pull out my pistol and plug you in the head.

Sure. Knock yourself out. No, really. Hammer to the head, works every time.” Claire

One insult pocketed soon produces another.