Gerard Way
Alan Moore is a prophetic writer.
'Watchmen' is a politically charged story, and it explores exactly what a hero is, how the world would treat them and how they would react. It was the first time I read a superhero story that explored that situation. These are very real people with very real problems.
My music is - I don't want to say my main focus, but it's what comes most naturally to me.
The thing about 'Watchmen' that people should know is that when it came out there was absolutely nothing like it. Up until then, comics were about the same thing: a guy in tights fighting another guy in tights and saving the girl - that was it.
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.Collection: Inspirational
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it's worth watchingCollection: Inspirational
It's okay to love something a little too much,as long as it's real to you.Collection: Love
Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person.Collection: Inspirational
NOTHING is worth hurting yourself over. NOTHING is worth taking your life over, DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!Collection: Hurt
Anything can be art. Anything can be self-expression . Now you take the weapon and run with it.Collection: Running
Hey, girls, you're beautiful. Don't look at those stupid magazines with sticklike models. Eat healthy and exercise. That's all. Don't let anyone tell you you're not good enough. You're good enough, you are too good. Love your family with all your heart and listen to it. You are gorgeous, whether you're a size 4 or 14. It doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, as long as you're a good person, as long as you respect others. I know it's been told hundreds of times before, but it's true. Hey, girls, you are beautiful.Collection: Beautiful
Be yourself, don't take anything from anyone, and never let them take you alive.Collection: Being Yourself
Tears are words the heart can't expressCollection: Sad
All your quirks and all your problems - even your depressions and your failures - that’s what makes you you.Collection: Problem
So people keep asking me what this badge is for... this badge makes me the sheriff, the sheriff of Emo town, so get your straight irons and eyeliner ready!Collection: Emo
To all those whove tried to belong, and just didnt fit inyou are loved. To all those whove tried to stand out and be heardyoure admired. To all those whove tried to be themselves, only to be shut downyou are supported. To all those whove tried to kill themselves because lifes unfairyoure NOT alone. Love your friends, love your enemies, because in the end, theyll all be kissing your ass when you make it.Collection: Love You
The best thing about wearing black is that you can hide pretty easily, unless you're in like Hawaii, then you can't hide.Collection: Wearing Black
As soon as I go into a Starbucks I take off my sunglasses. I want to be recognised and I want free coffee.Collection: Coffee
I Just Got So Emo That I Just Fell Apart!!Collection: Emo
I am living proof that no matter how bad life gets, it gets better.Collection: Get Better
You're going to come across a lot of shitty band, and a lot of shitty people. And if anyone of those people call you names beacause of what you look like or they don't accept you for who you are, I want you to look right at that motherf*****, stick up your middle finger, and scream F*** YOU!Collection: Names
Don't ever let the media tell you what your body is supposed look like. You're beautiful the way you are. Stay beautiful, keep it ugly.Collection: Beautiful
In those perfect moments you find beauty you never knew existed. You find yourself and you friends all over again, you find something to fight for, something to love. Something to show the world.Collection: Fighting
I pity you all... Most of you will die---scratch that---ALL of you.Collection: Scratches
Real revenge is making something of yourself.Collection: Revenge
Let's have a day in the life of Gerard." Going to get coffee! Going to get coffee!' That's all it would be.Collection: Coffee
I think normally people think that they're afraid to die but I actually think people are more afraid to live. People are more afraid to make the choices that they want because they're very hard decisions to make in order to be happy. I think a lot of people are really afraid of that. It's easy to be in a band because you have a lot of things to hide behind so that's really not always living...that doesn't always constitute as living life the way you want. But at times you have to make decisions that sometimes hurt others in order to live.Collection: Hurt
Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most [borrowed from Mark Twain]Collection: Missing
It's important to keep up momentum, when I'm home alone I get stagnant, I go crazy and have to see my therapist. Being on the road keeps me busy. I'm okay when I'm busy.Collection: Crazy
One time, Bert and I were making out for so long it wasn't even funny..But then it was funny.Collection: Long
I was talking to Cecil [Castellucci], who writes Shade, and I was saying to her, and she was saying the same thing, that I'm not even the same person who wrote the first issue of Doom Patrol, and that was six months ago. I'm a totally different person now, already. It's weird to look back at stuff, but it's an honor that there's a legacy of people who still keep it in their heads. It's really cool!Collection: Writing
My favorite band at the moment is the Dresden Dolls, they're from Boston. It's a guy and a girl. She plays piano and he plays the drums and she also sings. You can find them on the web they're incredible.Collection: Girl
It tastes like somebody stole my wallet. Ya know?Collection: Taste
Shut up and let me see your jazz hands.Collection: Jazz Hands
If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see, you can find out first hand what it's like to be me.Collection: Music
Rock'n'roll is not red carpets and MySpace friends, rock'n'roll is dangerous and should piss people offCollection: Music
It's always a longer walk to the men's room, buckaroo.Collection: Men
It takes a while to tell stories, I think it's because I was drunk for three years.Collection: Thinking
If you don't go to highschool you will definately go to jail.Collection: Jail
When youre touring and the minute you tell someone that youre from Jersey its the equivalent of telling them you just got out of jail.Collection: Jail
I'm not used to saying I'm gonna do something and i don't do it.Collection: Used
I feel like theres so many people out there who have the kids in the palm of their hand, listening but there are so few people saying somethingCollection: Kids
Give me a shot to remember And you can take all the pain away from me A kiss and I will surrender The sharpest lives are the deadliest to lead A light to burn all the empires So bright the sun is ashamed to rise and be And I'm in love with all of those vampires So you can leave like the sane abandoned meCollection: Music
We like to kidnap them in a van, and take then somewhere dangerous... SURPRISE!!Collection: Surprise
I'm just a man, not a hero. just a boy, who wants to sing this song.Collection: Song
Who wouldn't want to catch a guy in a bear suit?Collection: Guy
I don't wanna be that kind of guy that just sits there and announces things.Collection: Guy
It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.Collection: Fairy
Don't piss your life away with suicide...it's a bullshit way out.Collection: Suicide