Quotes About Openness

I love the fact we do break taboos.

Being in the public eye makes you frightened to talk openly about things - which is precisely why you should. You can really make a difference and open up subjects that are taboo.

I don't like taboo subjects and I don't like elephants in the room. If there's an elephant in the room, I really want to absolutely examine it.

Every day is a new experience and I take it as it comes.

I take time to open up with people. But once I know you, I'm fine. I'm a shy person.

My plan is to have no plan. If you know what plan you have, life has its own ideas and will take you in any direction it pleases. So my idea about life is to just be open to it and to go with the flow and go with my gut.

Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.

Colonialism bred an innate arrogance, but when you undertake that sort of imperial adventure, that arrogance gives way to a feeling of accommodativeness. You take pride in your openness.

I just want people to take a step back, take a deep breath and actually look at something with a different perspective. But most people will never do that.

Take advantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think what else it might be.

I think you always have to keep your eye open and take advantage of anything that may come your way.

I can tell you that I'm getting open and I'm trying to take advantage of every opportunity that comes my way.

As an actor, I've grown considerably. For example, it's taken me years to get comfortable doing a romantic scene and dancing on stage in front of a live audience. I do it a lot better than I ever did. I've really opened up a lot. And I'm glad I have because I'm being appreciated for it.

I always thought on my own that what is a huge part of being an actor, or what made me a better actor, was just really living life. Not being closed in on life, but being more open to experiences and to people and taking risks and exposing yourself to things.

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

I surround myself with a talented group of people that are opinionated and interesting. I try to remain very open to what others have to say.

There's nothing worse than a director who feels more like a cop than a comrade, so I try to never give orders or create an environment where it's 'my way or the highway,' because actually allowing talented people to bring their originality and insight always brings more depth and complexity than if everyone has to do what you tell them to!

I just think you ought to talk straight with your people.

We've reached a point where people are actually afraid to talk about what they want to say, because somebody might be offended. We've got to get over this sensitivity and it keeps people from saying what they really believe.

I'm open about having bipolar disorder. I'm open about being of mixed race. I'm open about being bisexual, and I have this wantingness to talk about it, and for me, it's about more than being a role model for any specific community.

I would do another talk show if it was the way that I wanted to do it. Like, you can't tell me what we're talking about, and I want to hear real stuff.

I'm a talkative person because I like to get to know a person and I like you to get to know me.

I'm not a secretive guy. I'm talkative.

When I started Facebook from my dorm room in 2004, the idea that my roommates and I talked about all the time was a world that was more open.