KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Clive Barker Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Clive Barker

Showing 1-10 of 57 Quotes by Clive Barker

All I've ever wanted to do is darken the day and brighten the night.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Brighten Day Ever Night Wanted

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My imagination is my polestar; I steer by that.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Imagination Steer

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I don't feel there's any reason to apologise for having a wicked imagination. I think it's important as a maker of fantasy and of horror.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Any Fantasy Feel Having Horror Imagination Important Maker Reason Think Wicked I Think

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I was always aware of the ticking clock of time, always. I was very aware that I had a lot to do, and I wanted to do those things in the best possible way that I could and probably the biggest way I possibly could.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Always Aware Best Biggest Clock Could Had Lot Possible Possibly Things Those Ticking Time Very Wanted Way

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


We actually say in 'Nightbreed,' 'God is an astronaut, Oz is over the rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters go.' There's a lovely sense in which there's a simple thesis being played out here. These are things you understand as a child out on the play yard.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Actually Astronaut Being Child Go God Here Lovely Monsters Out Out Here Over Oz Play Played Rainbow Say Sense Simple Thesis Things Understand Where Which Yard You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I firmly believe that a story is only as good as the villain.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Believe Firmly Good Only Story Villain

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die - it's a major offence.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Die Died Dog Fanatic Great Little Little While Major My Own Offence Own Personally Take Things Very While

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


The thought of making a movie in which the monsters were the good guys was just financial suicide.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Financial Good Good Guys Guys Just Making Monsters Movie Suicide Thought Were Which

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Be Brave Better Brave Even Just Plan Try You

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I have the normal complement of anxieties, neuroses, psychoses and whatever else - but I'm absolutely nothing special.

~Clive Barker

Topics: Absolutely Absolutely Nothing Anxieties Complement Else Neuroses Normal Nothing Special Whatever

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: October 5th, 1952

Links

Find Clive Barker on Amazon

Related Authors

Douglas Adams
Joseph Addison
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Agatha Christie
Arthur C. Clarke
Rudyard Kipling
Thomas Paine
John Ruskin

Popular Authors

Joseph Campbell Lewis Carroll Sandra Cisneros Ellen Degeneres Hubert H. Humphrey John Mccain Carl Sagan Zig Ziglar

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1694 - Voltaire

1768 - Friedrich Schleiermacher

1787 - Bryan Procter

1863 - Arthur Quiller-Couch

1870 - Alexander Berkman

1886 - Harold Nicolson

1889 - Hugh Kingsmill

1898 - Rene Magritte

1904 - Coleman Hawkins

1907 - Jim Bishop

Birthdays on November 21st
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Courage Experience Fear Future Health Learning Nature Strength