Roger Scruton Quotes

One of the most inexplicable characteristics of the Germans is their love of kitsch.

Now and then I find a kitschy series I love.

At Christmas, 'It's a Wonderful Life' makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it's coming.

I'm bringing the 2000s back.

I'm sentimental to a fault.

There's a soft spot in my heart for the color and fantasy of the '80s.

This is an old film from donkeys' years ago, but the first film I ever… the first time I ever cried watching a movie was when I was watching 'The Champ.'

My goal in music is to create nostalgic moments.

For me, true kitsch has nothing to do with irony. It's very honest. It represents what people like, their dreams.

I'm always buying glasses and teacups. I have way too many to use, but I just love them, particularly anything vintage.

I'm from the '80s, man. I got ideas; that's what we do.

Everyone looks cool in the '90s.

I love the garishness of the '90s - the giant platform shoes, the sparkly butterfly tops, the chokers.

Men fill up their heads and drawers and sheds with stuff from their teenage years.

I'm a recovering jersey wearer who can't bear to get rid of the blaze-orange Knicks warmup top that makes me look like James Carville on a highway repair crew.

I was a huge 'Mad Men' fan.

Deep down inside, I'm a cheeseball and still listen to Bryan Adams and all that stuff.

The 80s was an outstanding era.

When it comes to the '90s, there's nothing I want to repeat.

My Glitterball still has pride of place in my living room!

I hated the '80s for years, and now I look back and think, actually, there was something really cool about it.

When I was growing up in the eighties, there was a real nostalgic streak for the fifties. Look at 'Back to the Future.'

The first song I wrote was called 'Baby Darling Darling Girl,' and you know what's funny? It went, 'Baby darling darling girl, I really love your Jheri Curl.' I thought it was tight as hell.

If I had to go back to something, I would go back to the 'Victory Tour' of the Jacksons, because I love me some Michael Jackson. I'd get my one glove, and my high water pants on, and my sparkly socks and black loafers.

A lot of people call horror movies 'campy,' and I can certainly see why they think that they are, but being a product of the 80s, I didn't notice that they were campy - I came from a campy generation. I mean, Ronald Reagan is campy. But I don't think they're campy.