Top 131 Quotes by Nick Cave

When you're making a film, there are so many people involved that you get opinions and notes from people and you don't even know who they are. I find that quite difficult and it wears you down.

When you're on your own, you have all the self-censorship that everybody has when they try and write. All the little voices that say, 'No, you can't write that, what will they think of that?'

I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect.

Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving.

I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.

Musicians are at the bottom of the creative pyramid and authors are at the top, and many people think it's unacceptable for someone to attempt to jump from the bottom to the top of the pyramid.

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.

My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education.

What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in Hollywood.

As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.