Peter Milligan Quotes

I think, as long as people have a strong opinion, whether they love or hate us, I think we're doing something right.

To be a little divisive is kind of hot.

I naturally want to be provocative.

I feel like people either love me or hate me, which is good, because that was the point of what I do. The point of M.I.A. is to be - it's either to be loved or hated. At least you evoke that much of a strong opinion about music.

I seem to always inspire a strong reaction one way or the other.

I don't think I ever intend to provoke outrage, but I don't mind being provocative in content.

It's fun to be the guy that can be so polarising and have that effect on so many different people.

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have them feel something about it than dismiss it.

If you're not polarizing, you failed, in my opinion.

I like to provoke. I'm very French.

That's probably why I've become popular, because everyone's view of me is extremely polarized.

We don't want to be the standard thing. We're more interested in having people hate us than glaze over us. We'd rather have a reaction than be in the middle.

I don't see how you can write anything of value if you don't offend someone.

I have a philosophy that everything you write doesn't have to be good for everybody. There are going to be people that get irritated by some of the things I write-including my parents. And then there are going to be people that you draw in because of the pointedness of certain things.

A label's typical plan would be to put something out that's safer and get fans, and then push buttons, but my idea is to push buttons first, scare off the people who are gonna be scared off, and then the right people will like you for who you really are, and stay with you.

I'm an extremist so I'm either hated or loved. I think it's down to when I first got to Formula One not always knowing what I was saying, saying things that mean one thing but people were taking the other way and then people don't forget.

I have never written out of a desire to be controversial.

I've always been someone who some people like and some people don't like.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

All good art is an indiscretion.

Sometimes the truth is inflammatory.

We've been polarizing for different reasons. For one thing, my voice is very polarizing. It sits in this place that either appeals to people or really puts people off. I can understand that.

I'm a provocateur.

I'm a provocateur.

I don't want people to say, 'So, what do you think about that Cher?' and for them to reply, 'She's okay.' Okay is not good enough. I want them to either love me or to completely despise me - I mean, call me all the names under the sun. I love it.