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Irvine Welsh Quotes

A lot of my characters are anti-heroes that became heroes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: scottish
Birth: September 27, 1961

Topics

Heroes Characters Lot Became

I wish I could never spend another second talking about cancer and all it does to everyone it surrounds, but unfortunately, that cannot be because of my life.

Life My Life Wish Talking Never

I had a harsh lesson in 1996, when I lost four times to Andres Gomez on clay.

Lesson Lost Clay Four Harsh Had

I have always that there ought to be some kind of mandatory national service, not necessarily in the military but to show everybody that freedom isn't free, that everybody has an obligation to the nation as a community.

Robert M. Gates

Community Freedom Service Free Kind

Football is a sport of emotions, and we have to capture that in our films.

Football Emotions Capture Our Sport

Lebanon was at one time known as a nation that rose above sectarian hatred; Beirut was known as the Paris of the Middle East. All of that was blown apart by senseless religious wars, financed and exploited in part by those who sought power and wealth. If women had been in charge, would they have been more sensible? It's a theory.

Women Power Time Rose Wealth Paris

'Human Giant' was a kind of lightning in a bottle. A rare opportunity for us to write and create our own sort of thing, with very few restrictions.

Opportunity Create Kind Human Write

Many African people are smarter than me - kids who could have been better. I have no claim for genius.

People Me Better Genius Claim Kids

I love making characters real and believable, through my own experience and choices.

Love Experience Choices My Own Real

I just finished a Jackie Chan movie, yes. That was an experience. I can mark that off on my bucket list.

Experience I Can Yes Mark Bucket

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.

Winning Awards Nashville Her Because

Young alienation, disappointment and heartache is all a part of the first real growing up that we do.

Disappointment Growing Up Young First

A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.

Great Bad Worst Review Bad Review

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