I have a little name. That's why people can remember it.

I wanna try and stay a student for life.

I think punk rock, especially for me, was a big middle finger to this whole talent thing.

You need bad things to make good things. It’s like with farming— if you want to grow a good crop, you need a lot of manure.

The only thing new is you finding out about something. Like nothing's really new, but you reinvent it for yourself and find your inner voice.

Imitation is being rewarded. They're learning that if you fit right in the mold, you get rewarded. Music is no longer a form of expression - it's a means to a lifestyle.

Punk is not really a style of music. It was more like a state of mind.

Some things never die, and they often get way better.

Life is definitely not a rehearsal, this is it.

I want to be a student for life.

You know there was always a confusion that punk was a style of music.

The sun does not rise abruptly, but perseveres until it rules the sky.

Anger is not an accepted thing for women. And, you know, I do get angry. I feel it's a very honest emotion.

Of what story or stories do I find myself a part?

Men often think it's the bad boys who get the hot chicks. But I'm living proof that the good guys win.

I chose a pseudonym, Chris Marker, pronounceable in most languages, because I was very intent on traveling.

Someone who gossips well has a reputation for being good company or even a wit, never for being a gossip.

I did theatrical caricatures.

The search for the word gets no easier but nobody else is going to write your novel for you.

He who travels in search of something which he has not got, travels away from himself and grows old even in youth among old things.

She walks well, she looks good. Let's see how she kisses.