Quotes About Vulnerability

I've always been a very sensitive person, and people tell me that if I'm in a certain mood, and I go into a room, my mood will permeate the room. It's not on purpose - I'd rather be invisible in those moments - but I'm really bad at faking how I feel.

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.

I hate jealous guys! Everyone can be jealous. We all have that in us. Push the demon down or it's going to drive the other person away.

Normally, we push away the things we're scared of.

Criticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive.

As a kid, I would push my shoulders forward in order to hide my heart from being hurt.

Marriage brings up all the things I pushed to the back burner - the fears, the mistrust, the doubts, the insecurities. It's like opening Pandora's box.

I'm fine with being beat-up and pushed around, but I'm really scared of heights and scared of ledges.

Very often when a story really holds us, it gets pushed away because it's too close for comfort.

I pushed people away that probably shouldn't have been pushed away, but I just couldn't trust anyone.

I'm really proud of the roles that I've played and pushing myself to be brave enough to play them.

I'm gonna put a curse on you and all your kids will be born completely naked.

I want the public to know how it feels, the fear of being scrutinized, of being outed. The fear of what happens when you come out and the media puts you under a microscope. It's crippling. You get lost.

The maid that loves goes out to sea upon a shattered plank, and puts her trust in miracles for safety.

Sadly, I'm one of those people who emotionally puts things off and then gets caught very blindsided at the end.

I always believe in truth. Sometimes I know truth others don't. That puts me in a little bit of jeopardy sometimes.

You understand what your eyes mean to you, but it's different when you have to go through something like I did, where it's a possibility you could have lost your eyesight. It puts things back into perspective for you and humbles you a little bit.

Part of being famous is offering up this blank screen upon which people can project everything, and it's a sacred act, putting yourself out there, in a way that lots of celebrities aren't steeled for; they're not prepared for the degree to which people define them.

When I'd hang out with guy friends, I'd say things like 'I just don't get along with other girls.' Just so they could think I was cooler, you know? Shamelessly trying to level myself up by putting other women down. God it's so embarrassing to admit, but it's important cause I want people to know about the growth. That I'm not perfect.

When you see someone putting themselves out there, particularly when you see someone is failing and failing so passionately, it brings up this bittersweet connection to our mortality.

A lot of us think we're invincible... but we have to start putting ourselves on the to-do list.

I think if you are writing an instrumental you are dealing with more of an aesthetic in a sense but a lyric is more of a putting yourself on the line and a much more expensive exercise.

I was nervous and hesitant about putting myself out there for the pie scene. But I went for it and the results were wonderful.

As a grown adult, if you can't look a woman or look a man in the eye and say, 'I have serious feelings for you' and instead you have to say, 'Do you like me? Check yes or no,' like we're in grade school, that to me is a red flag of maturity as far as a relationship goes.