Russell Brand
Russell Brand
Russell Edward Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth4 June 1975
CityGrays, England
spiritual pain self
Say I feel all sad and self-indulgent, then get stung by a wasp, my misery feels quite abstract and I long just to be in spiritual pain once more - 'damn you tiny assassin, clad in yellow and black, how I crave my former innocence where melancholy was my only trial'.
journey thinking democracy
I think, you're not blagging me on this ridiculous journey, with this bit of paper. I think if you want to change things, it's not with an X on a piece of paper, it's with an X on someone's forehead.
jobs progress news
I didn't take a job on Fox News because I'm interested in progress. I'm interested in shouting and pointing and simplifying things!
jobs recovery cat
It is 10 years since I used drugs or drank alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and generally a bright outlook.
beautiful real meditation
It's highly psychological, and very beautiful, and overwhelming, and real, and trippy!
beautiful meditation serenity
I'm quite a neurotic thinker, quite an adrenalized person. But after meditation, I felt this beautiful serenity and selfless connection.
down-and patient murderer
Murderers! Stop murdering. Everyone will die eventually. Just sit down and be patient.
lines crosses
I didn't cross the line, you drew it in after I traversed it.
love-is joy enemy
If love is something you cherish, it is hard to glean much joy from death, even in one's enemies.
love-is insult true-love-is
The one measure of true love is: you can insult the other. --Slavoj Zizek
dad ideas identity
From quite early on, I had this idea of compartmentalized identities - 'this is how you are when you are with your mum, and this is how you are when you are with your dad' - so it seemed like I could never absolutely be myself. And the image of myself as compromised and inconsistent made me want to withdraw from the world even further. I had a sense of formulating a paper-mache version of myself to send out in the world, while I sat controlling it remotely from some smug suburban barracks.
buying-things people goal
I'm buying things for people I don't even know. I'm like Willy Wonka, but more manipulative. Imagine if Willy Wonka had a devious goal.
ocean different sometimes
I missed him, of course, but sometimes close friendships have a tidal beat that pulls you towards different shores though the ocean that connects you remains.
ideas drawing paper
See all these buildings, Russell? All these buildings were once a drawing on a piece of paper, and before that they were an idea in someone’s head. Any idea that you have, you can make manifest.