Quotes About Masking

divides over cultural and identity-group issues often mask—in fact may be deliberately used to mask—unanimity at the top of the system when it comes to condoning or participating in corruption.

The tiny conversation they'd had would reveal no evidence of her frayed edges.

to present a relatively placid, untroubled appearance to others, while suffering extreme distress on the inside."c

Everyone is having a harder time than it appears.

whitewashed

She had held her life to an even keel by killing all deep feeling, by living upon the surface of life.

If we rub a fabric too often, it will quickly grow threadbare; and Nobu's words had rasped against me so much, I could no longer maintain that finely lacquered surface Mameha had always counseled me to hide behind.

There are times when I'm doing QI and I'm going, 'Ha ha, yeah, yeah,' and inside I'm going 'I want to fucking die. I … want … to … fucking … die.' (Source : RHLSTP #18 - @87min32s)

Make-up covers a multitude of sins.

Their faces were zealously blank, their eyes filled with bland fire.

It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn't matter, if no one knew.

I act like shit don't phase me. Inside it drives me crazy, my insecurities could eat me alive.

The way to get through normal life is to pretend it isn't getting to you. If you let on that you're hurt, the other animals will turn on you and tear you to pieces. Don't attract the attention of predators.

The 'equilibrium' that people see in me is really an illusion. I am as flawed as anyone. It's only that I seem to have the knack of hiding.

Upset? I'm not upset. You have no idea how much pain I'm in. It's like being cut open every day, bleeding onto the stones. I can't understand how any of you failed to see the blood....

If you were chopping up hookers or eating runaways, you'd try to look normal.

rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me.

I often don't say things out loud, even when I should. I contain and compartmentalize to a disturbing degree: In my belly-basement are hundreds of bottles of rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me.

In my belly-basement are hundreds of bottles of rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me.

often don't say things out loud, even when I should. I contain and compartmentalize to a disturbing degree: In my belly-basement are hundreds of bottles of rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me.

Being anonymous is a great luxury. It's a big loss to lose that. Mostly, the loss is the ability to observe others without being observed yourself. And as an actor, that is your key tool.

No one can wear a mask for very long.

But she would not allow her thoughts to show on her face. She kept her lips tightly pressed together and her expression impassive.

And that is something else you do . . . You joke a great deal about yourself so that no one can get close to really knowing you.