164 Quotes by Mark Hoppus

There's also this weirdness to California, this darkness, it's a place where people come to follow their dreams and sometimes don't make it.

I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.

No matter what, I think people are trying to better themselves, or to better their situation, or to find something new and exciting.

I like that about human nature, that people are always striving to do better, and find something new.

I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California, and I think that's what this album ['California']feels like - there's endless hope and optimism but there's also a darker side.

I feel like anyone can be a kid forever as long as you have that mindset and attitude towards the world.

California to me as a concept or as an idea always seems like endless optimism and endless opportunity - when people think of California they think of palm trees and blue skies and gorgeous sunsets and beaches and everything else.

True happiness for me is playing a concert in Blink-182, and then hanging out with my friends and my wife and son, and going out for Mexican food.

I firmly believe artists should be paid for what they create.