Nick Cave Quotes


You were the local joke, really... It kept sliding further into summer, and the locals were thinking it was going to be really funny watching these people try to make a movie under those conditions. Nobody could even open their mouth without a fly crawling into it. - Nick Cave



This one's got a story rather than being a series of cool vignettes. - Nick Cave



They all have their share of thoughts about what needs to be done. So we just ignored them. - Nick Cave



Our Easters were elaborate productions with these big Easter Egg hunts out in the woods, and it was always, like, major . There was a golden egg and these crazy Easter baskets. My mother had seven sisters, and they all had children, so we'd have like 40 kids doing stuff together. It was a very celebrated time, one of many, and I realize now how it affected me as a kid. - Nick Cave



Oh, I don't know about that. I make the suits, so I don't know. - Nick Cave



I've always had an obligation to creation, above all. - Nick Cave



I've always been interested in both areas. For a long time, they were on a parallel plane, and I didn't dedicate myself to one or the other any less or any more. And then I just reached a revelation that it wasn't just about dance, it wasn't about fine art. It was about these two forces that were important to me, finding a medium that would allow me to investigate both. - Nick Cave