140 Quotes by Will Oldham

I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.

I think everybody works from a defensive position, for the most part, in the film industry.

I think that what trips up a lot of great musicians is that they become involved with too many things that aren't where their strengths lie.

It's nice to be able to backtrack and not be embarrassed by the music you used to listen to.

Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.

What is normally called religion is what I would tend to call music - participating in music, listening to music, making records and singing.

When I was a kid, I always thought that acting was going to be the way to go.

I don't like going to cities. I don't mind maybe being in a city sometimes for a few hours, but I pretty much don't like cities. I don't even like passing through them.

I write a song to be recorded. And to some extent to be performed, but definitely more to be recorded than performed, because the recording will last longer than a performance.