Henry Rollins Quotes

I will keep playing as long as my body lets me, and as long as I'm wanted by my listeners. Because music is the only thing that keeps me going.

I stay excited 'cause for me, this is something I love to do. I'm like Coca Cola with it. I been here for a long time, I just gotta keep it nice and stay up to date and also give them that quality taste that they been looking for. It's nothing to me. When you built for it, you born for it, you do it cuz you wanna do it, not cuz you have to.

I see bands that have been around for a long time who go through the motions. They're tired and they shouldn't really be doing it any more. We are doing it because we like it.

Talent is a feeling that you want to play.

Motivation gets you through the day, but inspiration lasts a lifetime.

A couple years ago I was going to back off and actually thought about retiring, but it keeps calling me back, and I'm going to keep going back as long as it calls me. I really think it has something to do with the good vibes that I feel I've spread through my performance and through the time that I've spent with fans.

Nothing splendid was ever created in cold blood. Heat is required to forge anything. Every great accomplishment is the story of a flaming heart.

If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too.

When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.

If you're not passionate about what you want to do, you won't be good at it.

It's that one thing that you're passionate about, that you end up developing tunnel vision for and everything else tends to fall by the wayside. Passion is appealing and universal.

Once something is a passion, the motivation is there.

I get very driven by certain themes and ideas.

I don't see any reason to quit playing. I'll be doing this at least till I get to a hundred and something. You know, I ain't got far to go. But I'm still going to be playing, as long as I have good ideas, and can play as I do.

Passion for what you do is essential to success in any profession. That passion naturally keeps you interested and aware of everything that is going on around you, anything affecting your craft.

I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here.

I wouldn't dream of working on something that didn't make my gut rumble and my heart want to explode.

I've always loved performing and, especially, love for the people. That's what keeps me going.

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

I still feel like I'm doing this for the same reasons and working just as hard.

Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who are really excited about doing something.

Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life.

Love what you do. There's always going to be someone else who's smarter than you, but there's no substitute for passion. People who are passionate always work the hardest, and that sets them apart.

For me, acting is not a job. It is something I love. I don't do these things for awards or rewards. I do them because I love challenges.

If your heart's not into what you're selling, you're not going to make it.