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“Whenever you have the chance, go and find a horizon. It opens up the brain.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“More than anything I hope that this book resonates with you. And I can only hope that you will take away a sound belief that if you’re searching for where you belong you always have a home within yourself. The past dozen years has taught me that being a vagabond is not defined by distance traveled, or the many places I’ve called home. It is about adopting a certain attitude towards life. Much like a painter might consider what to do with a blank canvas, or a gardener with a blank space in the backyard, a vagabond looks upon the world as a field of potential and possibility, where beauty can be not just found but created, and adventure awaits any and all who are willing to seek it out.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“And my own way was to sprinkle a bit of mischief onto even my most villainous roles, just as I brought a little mischief into my encounters with my mother: doing whatever I could to make the darkness sparkle.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“But I'm not interested in your romances. And specifics about my affairs of the heart or the bedroom are -respectfully- none of your fucking business.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“I appreciate that villains are often the characters that threaten to sweep you off your feet. Bad guys are sexy. And if I look dashing in the costumes, forgive me; I just can’t help it.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“Everybody has a well of hurt and darkness somewhere. Many people never find a means to channel it, whereas I’ve flushed it out often, for a living. People are often terrorized by family members but don’t get the opportunity to use that for their own creativity. I, on the other hand, was able to turn moments of having been frightened into being frightening—but in my own way. And my own way was to sprinkle a bit of mischief onto even my most villainous roles, just as I brought a little mischief into my encounters with my mother: doing whatever I could to make the darkness sparkle.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“A few things are crucial to consider: First, he fucks everybody in the play.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“People often ask me if I have a certain preference or fondness for playing villains, and my go-to response has always been that villains are better written than heroes, which I still believe to be true. They’re less predictable. There’s more variety. They’re also fun to escape into, they command attention, and audiences find them fascinating, even liberating.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“I’ve dabbled with every variety of attitude about my lot in life, and consistently land on the “bright side of life.” For yourself and for anybody you’re with, it’s dull and annoying to dwell in total darkness. Without mischief, without charm, without laughter, you’re no fun to be or to be around.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“I like the notion of playing somebody so frightening that you can't look, but also can't bear to look away.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“This is a big reason why I’ve come to believe—or at least to happily convince myself—that I can survive anything. Like some kind of toad. (I don’t know if toads can survive anything, but I believe they’re quite hardy and would fare well in their fair share of disasters.) Maybe a dinosaur is a better analogy. Except they didn’t survive anything. Though they had a good run, I suppose, and some of them turned into birds. I wouldn’t mind turning into a bird.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“Much like a painter might consider what to do with a blank canvas, or a gardener with a blank space in the backyard, a vagabond looks upon the world as a field of potential and possibility, where beauty can be not just found but created—and adventure awaits any and all who are willing to seek it out.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“A fearless mentality can serve you very well as an artist. It also makes it easy to lose control.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“She had to break down at one point and was determined to be deeply moving… it was an epic fail, really. But she didn’t know that.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“And I can only hope that you will take away a sound belief that—if you’re searching for where you belong—you always have a home within yourself.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“You believe me, don't you?”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“Iggy Pop lived there as well”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“Contrary to village gossip, I am still very much alive.”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond

“told a large crowd at a Rocky Horror Picture Show convention that I was comforted to know that there are so many people in this world sicker than I am. But the truth is that I sincerely hope it continues liberating”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir

“This world can quickly veer into being a very boring place”
― Tim Curry, Vagabond: A Memoir