“This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with ...” — Glen Hansard Quote

“This weird thing that musicians have... it's got something to do with approval, and not feeling good enough, and therefore going out and being great somehow makes your life valid.”

“I pick up my guitar and play. Something might come, and then the pen comes out. Then an edit, until something comes out that you're actually satisfied with.”

“I've always felt that if I ever got cynical, I would have to stop making music because I'd just be poisoning the air.”

“Sometimes you give birth to something or you're part of a team that gives birth to an idea, and it grows and has a whole life of its own, and you feel grateful. It's just so humbling.”

“I won't say I've closed the door on acting.”

“Keeping the pen out of your hand as much as possible is the best way to write a song, in my estimation. But the pen must come in to tighten it up.”

“Much of Mr. Bush's 28 percent approval rating is born not of 'failed policies' - of which there are many - but of the ill-gotten gains pilfered from a pre-Bush inauguration strategy to send the message to Republicans that the Democrats play politics harder and better.”

“For many years, the only thing I wanted in the world was the approval of Alberto Salazar. I still loved him. Alberto was like a father to me, or even like a god.”

“I've searched all of my life for approval from my dad who is not around. So if I can get approval by his fans or from peers and critics, it helps me.”

“Obama has succeeded in descending even below George W. Bush in approval in the Arab world. It's minuscule, few percent.”

“Acting... was the biggest charge I ever had. What other artist has it so good? Approval so quick?”

“It took many years to accept that fantasy is the fuel for my storytelling passion, and without that, I really am a hack, writing for money or approval rather than for the pure delight of storytelling.”