It's like people call me a rock star or this or that. And I go, 'Don't call me that. I don't think of myself in those terms. If you have to call me anything, call me a chameleon.

In The Land of the Pig, The Butcher Is King

You know, people think I named myself Meat Loaf, even though I didn't. And they think anyone who would name himself Meat Loaf couldn't have an IQ higher than four.

I never fit in. I am a true alternative. And I love being the outcast. That's my role in life, to be an outcast.

If the thrill is gone, it's time to take it back.

What about your school? It's defective, it's a pack of useless lies.

I'm an actor. I started as an actor. I started on Broadway doing 'Hair' and Shakespeare in the Park.