In fact I thought life was pretty much a losing proposition, and I didn't mind saying so.
Richard HellIt's really interesting with art-movies too, but art especially - to see how your attitude toward artists and works and your level of appreciation of them is always shifting and changing over the years.
Richard HellThere are characters in [punk] that do deliberately go as far as they can in certain kind of taboo areas.
Richard HellThe problem with an autobiography is that all these extra factors make it difficult. You don't want to hurt people's feelings. You don't know how much you can trust your memory. You don't want it to be self-serving. And you have all these issues about how to present yourself. All these factors make it harder to do than a novel.
Richard Hell