Matthew Healy Quotes

Never take a person away from the music they love.

I think one of the dangers of humor is becoming seduced by it and sacrificing the story for a few laughs.

I like the idea of characters without shame, who hold nothing back.

Music drives me insane, the incessant presence of music in my life. It informs how I see the world; it drives me crazy

I’d kill myself without music. Immediately. Life is pointless without music for me.

Along with John Hughes, he’s probably the biggest influence. Would be awesome not only to meet him; he’s one person I’d also definitely like to work with.

When you start becoming a pop star, you think, Hold on a second, maybe my life is different now – maybe all these people that I thought of as celebrities are going to be normal, and when I walk into a room I’m going to be really cool and so is everyone else. But that’s not what happens at all – I was awkward, and then I just retreated from any social engagement for about a year.

There’s a lot that’s happened in my life that maybe I didn’t want to happen, but I suppose it’s led me to exactly where I am now.

I think the less individuality you portray… not individuality but like the more solidarity you have the better.

When I was young I was one of those kids that got pulled onstage at a Green Day concert. That was pretty awesome.

So many characters are governed by the consequences of their actions, and I wanted to have a character who is the exact opposite.

I think that the internet is a beast of burden.