Quotes by Belgian authors

"I'd be interested in finding out if there is a light you walk into, and if you do meet people from your life and walk hand in hand with Jesus. I would hate for my death to be tragic: I'd like to be old when it happens. But hopefully a young death is unlikely"

"Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage"

"We live in a strange bubble"

"I'm tired of being around men all the time. I'm going to start a band called Skirt with three girls and I'll play the guitar and sing backing vocals in drag. I went window shopping when I was in New York, saw a lot of amazing dresses"

"I feel very comfortable with the way I look, and I feel very comfortable with the kind of confusion that it creates in people's minds"

"Placebo is music for outsiders, by outsiders and our gigs are like conventions of outcasts, which is cool"

"Being so honest in my writing is cathartic"

"I love being a freak. It's great!"

"I guess the line between being paranoid and being a rock star is smaller than one would expect"

"I believe very strongly that when it comes to desire, when it comes to attraction, that things are never black and white, things are very much shades of grey"

"The more you'll dress up the more fun you'll have"

"So, then you find yourself in a situation where you have to do things because they're on offer to you, because you don't have much self-respect left. You just can't say no, even to something that you've never done before. You just can't help yourself"

"Imitation is the highest form of flattery, but clones kind of get it wrong because we are promoting individuality and being proud of being yourself"

"I refuse to be held responsible for bringing back a wave of pasty-faced people into the world"

"There's a hell of a lot of freedom in this rock and roll circus... it's where all the freaks go - it's the environment for me"

"My mouth has a tendency to get me into trouble, but because I'm so small and I take on people who are lager than me. If someone punched me, I'd get my drummer beat them up"

"In an action film you act in the action. If it's a dramatic film you act in the drama"

"What really helps a guy to become an action hero today is the directing of the movie. All those fast cuts"

"I've become 40, my audience is partly the same age"

"What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real"

"God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple"

"God gave me a great body and it's my duty to take care of my physical temple"

"There is no miracle cure for the many problems of the world"

"Where do you find the strength to brave a barrage of enemy fire and to bring your wounded friends to safety at great risk to your own life? Conviction"

"The idea that the world can unite without being regulated is clearly an illusion"

"We don't want protectionism at the heart of the European Union"

"Crises are challenges, not calamities"

"Brothers in suffering, brothers in resistance, brothers in ideals and conviction. It is now our duty to further strengthen this bond in order to secure this hard-won freedom for future generations"

"That which concerns everyone must also be discussed and approved by everyone"

"Let us face it: in the world today, money and economic strength remain more powerful arguments than the number of people you represent"