Larry Mullen, Jr. Quotes

I joined a band to hit things.

I think I look cool. I don't know about the other three but I look cool, I am cool.

It doesn't matter what songs we sing. I'm a drummer. Chicks dig me.

When you're in the music business, everything is very personal, because you are invested in everything; there's a very deep, personal attachment to your music.

If Bono left, we could carry on. If I left, we'd be screwed.

I love the Elvis movies. I used to watch them. In every single one of his movies he wasn't acting as a car salesman - he was acting as a car salesman who loved to play guitar.

Relevance, for me, is about being creative and doing things that you believe in, whether that's music or acting or painting a picture, or whatever that is.

The big issue with rock stars becoming actors is that sometimes it's not believable, and vice versa with actors becoming rock stars. Sometimes just doesn't fit.

I don't think anybody could imagine the life that I've been lucky enough to have. It's been an incredible journey.

There's a thin line between interesting music and self-indulgence. We crossed it on the Passengers record.

The longer you've been acting, normally, the better you are at it. As a musician, it doesn't work like that.

I've often thought that it would be great to do some acting because nobody would think that I would be able to do it and it scares the living hell out of me.

I will never be a career actor, I don't think. I don't feel that I have the skill set to jump into it that way, although I wouldn't mind giving it a try.

And if I had to spend 20 years in the band just to play that show, I think it would have been worthwhile.

I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.