Henry Hopper Quotes

We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life.

I'm not interested in my legacy. I made up a word: 'live-acy.' I'm more interested in living.

I believe life is a gift, and I want to live it productively. I am not into this numbers game.

Basically, I would be happy with any profession where I got to be creative and make things.

To do what you wanna do, to leave a mark - in a way that you think is important and lasting - that's a life well-lived.

Every man dies. Not every man lives.

I've been painting and making things since I was little.

I want to create things while I have time on Earth, and the art of costume and culture has always inspired me.

I know that one day I'm going to die. I want to accomplish as much as I can before I do.

It's not age that makes a life. It's what you do with it.

I am only here on this earth for a short period of time, like the rest of the country and citizens, and I want the time that I spend here on earth to matter.

That's what I care about most. That more people are making and more people feel like they are creative.

I'm not afraid to die. But I'm afraid to not live.

Oftentimes, it feels like we spend so much of our life waiting to make art, waiting for somebody to let us do something. You don't really have to do that. You can make it all the time. And 99 percent of the time, it's not going to be a big deal on a global scale. But 100 percent of the time, it's going to make you feel amazing.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

We only live once, but once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation, rather than a question mark signifies it!

If you were to say to me that I couldn't paint, I would write. If I couldn't write, I would be a set designer. As long as I'm creating something, I'm happy.

I'm not one of these people who likes to do as little as possible. I really do feel the hot breath of time on the back of my neck these days. And there are certain things I want to do before my time is up.

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully.

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

Every human is an artist. The dream of your life is to make beautiful art.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

I've always been creating my whole life, you know. I've just had a need to create, whether it was sculpting or writing or directing. It's just ever since I was a kid, I don't know.

What interests me is being alive and being with friends that I care about and being as creative as I can given circumstance.

I do say things that I think will shock people. But I don't do things to shock people. I'm not trying to be the next Tupac, but I don't know how long I'm going to be on this planet. So while I'm here, I might as well make the most of it.