Terence Fisher Quotes

I had to come to terms about becoming an addict, which, for a long time, I lied to myself about the status of until I couldn't lie any more, 'cause I was either going to die or get better.

Addiction is a terrible thing.

I think anybody who's had an alcoholic in their life, or somebody with a drug problem, realizes that until things get bad enough, there's no incentive to change.

My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?

I do not understand rehab. If it works for people, then God bless them.

It's an addiction... and addiction is something I should know something about.

People who have never had an addiction don't understand how hard it can be.

The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke.

I do not live in the world of sobriety.

What can I say, I'm an alcoholic. It's what I do.

The alcoholic suffers from a disease.

I'm not an alcoholic.

I came to understand that Nic on drugs was not the Nic I knew and trusted. Nic on drugs was somebody else. We were afraid of him.

The scary part of alcoholism and addiction and that is until a person is ready to stop, they're not gonna, and there's nothing anyone can do. There's nothing anyone can say or do. And the unfortunate part is sometimes people die because of that.

Unfortunately, with addiction, there's manipulation and deception.

Well, addiction does start with a choice.

After writing about addiction in a pair of books, I frequently hear from addicts and their family members about serial relapses followed by treatments followed by more relapses. It's not uncommon for addicts to go through a dozen treatment programs.

I've been in a treatment center for drinkin'. I stayed for two days, then escaped.

It's amazing how coke encompasses everything in your life. Addicts cannot confront life because they only think of their next hit. I ruined life for my parents, my sister and all my friends.

If you've never tried drugs, don't. And if you have, pray.

Addiction is a really hard thing to kick.

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

My mother is still battling alcoholism.

I was an alcoholic, for sure. It became a problem steadily over the course of six years.

I think I've definitely had my rock bottom and I think that was probably right before I went into treatment where I said, 'I definitely need help.'